PART ONE: That Is Not What The Historical Record Says I have sat quietly — more or less, but mostly more (really, ask around) — in Newburgh City Council meetings for seven years. I have watched budget presentations that obscured more than they revealed. I have listened to city managers explain away FOIL non-responses with […]
Topic: City Affairs
Two Crises, A City Manager, One Way Forward
Note to reader: This is long, and I apologize. Usually, for an essay of this depth, a magazine will have an editor, a copy editor, a researcher, a fact checker and a lawyer supporting me. I really need that editor! But for now, I am one guy, writing within 48 hours for a deadline: the […]
The Man Who Stayed For The Show
His mom was seated in the front row. Representatives from Senators Schumer’s and Gillibrand’s offices sat behind them. So too were officials from state, county and municipal levels, as well as executives from the business and non-profit sectors. It must have been several dozen in all, who had driven up to an hour or more […]
