Category Archives: Government & Politics

The Sports Authority

By Maurice Pinzon Yesterday the Mayor’s Office announced that U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton had agreed to participate in New York’s Olympic bid presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Singapore. In Singapore Senator Clinton will join about 40 … Continue reading

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Queens Now Central to New York’s Olympic Bid

By Maurice Pinzon At an unusual Sunday night news conference at City Hall, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that New York City would submit a revised Olympic stadium plan to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), locating the proposed Olympic stadium … Continue reading

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The Other Sports and Convention Center

By Maurice Pinzon Yesterday’s dismissal by a New York State judge of a lawsuit that questioned the legality of the MTA’s bidding process when it sold development rights over the West Side rail yards to the New York Jets is … Continue reading

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