Kessel Asides Last month, NYPA CEO Richie Kessel downplayed the announcement that NYPA Trustee, Elise Cusak, a Pataki appointee and former Erie County legislator, had gone straight from the NYPA Board, where she served for seven years, to employment at NYPA as a community liaison for $77,500 per year. Cusak had voted against Kessel’s appointment [...]
Archive for May 2010
Oyster Bay: At the mercy of ‘incumbocrats’ – By George J. Marlin
May 21, 2010The following appears in the May 21-27 issue of the Long Island Business News: For 15 years, the Town of Oyster Bay leadership has stonewalled a proposed roughly $500 million investment by Taubman Centers in an upscale mall which would create hundreds of construction and permanent jobs and generate millions in tax revenue for hard-pressed [...]
Natural Law – and Neuroscience
May 20, 2010This article I wrote appears on The Catholic Thing web site on May 20, 2010.
Dr. Death Takes Hollywood – By George J. Marlin
May 5, 2010This article I wrote appears on The Catholic Thing web site on May 5, 2010.
Nassau tackles expensive assessment mess – By George J. Marlin
May 4, 2010The following appears in the May 7-13 issue of the Long Island Business News: During the eight years Tom Suozzi served as Nassau county executive, very little headway was made in dealing with the 800-pound assessment beast hovering over the county, despite plenty of talk and numerous press releases. In fact, the annual amount borne [...]
