J.M. Spalding, Writer

From the City Room Blog at nytimes.com
The plan would allow for a state takeover of the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges, which have historically been free to motorists.
If this happens, motorists will likely be charged a toll to cross the above-mentioned bridges.   Actually, not all motorists–city and state employees have a nasty habit of [...]

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Ken Rudin’s solution to the Plaxico Burress mess:
My solution: Have the [New York] City Council change the law, but just for Plaxico Burress. It’s sort of like what Bloomberg did with the city’s term-limits law, something that voters have twice passed. But since Bloomberg wants to run for a third term next year, and since [...]

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