Jim Callaghan

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Firetraps Ignored, And Two Men Die

by Jim Callaghan
Mar. 13th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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The untimely and gruesome death of anyone should give us pause, but when it involves a firefighter c  read more »

Stadium Proposal A Really Dome Idea

by Jim Callaghan
Jan. 23rd, 2005, 8:00 pm
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In March 1956, as the baseball Dodgers and Giants planned their abandonment of the city that had giv  read more »

Pumped-Up Excuses For a Wet Rush Hour

by Jim Callaghan
Oct. 3rd, 2004, 8:00 pm
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The Greek philosopher Zeno of Cittium hasn’t been seen in about 2,300 years, but rumor has it that  read more »

Ferry Security Isn't Very Secure

by Jim Callaghan
Aug. 15th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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A security company criticized in a state audit last year has a $3.6 million annual contract with the  read more »

A Boot Camp For the Media

by Jim Callaghan
Jul. 11th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Administrators at the City University of New York announced recently that they would open a graduate  read more »

Suburbs Benefit From City Spending

by Jim Callaghan
May. 16th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Thirty years ago, eight city officials-the Mayor, the Comptroller, the City Council president and th  read more »

Bush 'Protects' U.S. From Haitian Exiles

by Jim Callaghan
Mar. 7th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Anyone who wants to know what's wrong with the Republican Party these days need only listen to Georg  read more »

Racial Arsonists Look to Burn a Cop

by Jim Callaghan
Feb. 29th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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There is scant reason to look for good news when a 19-year-old is killed in a tragic accident.  read more »

Why the Delay In Ferry Probe?

by Jim Callaghan
Feb. 8th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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With the imminent release of a $700,000 safety study of Staten Island ferry operations, New Yorkers  read more »

It's a Sure Bet: Rose Doesn't Get It

by Jim Callaghan
Jan. 18th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Media-hyped distractions are as common as politicians under investigation these days, but none seeme  read more »

A Moving Solution: Second Avenue Buses

by Jim Callaghan
Dec. 14th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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As a first-time candidate for public office in 2001, Michael Bloomberg said that the Mayor should ha  read more »

Where Are Liberals On Gay Marriage?

by Jim Callaghan
Nov. 30th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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Two news events that broke on the same day in mid-November summarized what we as Americans and New Y  read more »

Congressman Says Mayor Stonewalls In Ferry Inquiry

by Jim Callaghan
Nov. 9th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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On the day when New Yorkers went to the polls to vote on Mayor Bloomberg's plan to institute nonpart  read more »

Fractured Ferry Tale

by Jim Callaghan
Oct. 26th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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In the immediate aftermath of the Staten Island Ferry catastrophe, Mayor Bloomberg's top aides were  read more »

Gather Round, Folks! Get Your Reparations!

by Jim Callaghan
Oct. 12th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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They closed lower Broadway to traffic on Oct.  read more »

Stinky Sports Deals Cost City Big Bucks

by Jim Callaghan
Sep. 28th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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While the battle between the Mayor and Governor over refinancing city debt continues to wind its way  read more »

What Happened To Big Ideas?

by Jim Callaghan
Sep. 7th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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Lost in the self-congratulatory media frenzy focusing on the "calmness" of New Yorkers during the bl  read more »

Justice for Sale In Unmarked Bills

by Jim Callaghan
Aug. 17th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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The judicial scandal unfolding in Brooklyn, raising the issue of whether judges paid bribes to polit  read more »

Staten Island, Without Apologies

by Jim Callaghan
Jul. 27th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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A few weeks ago, a friend of mine, a politically active New Yorker for 35 years, complained that May  read more »

Getting the Rich To Share Our Pain

by Jim Callaghan
Mar. 23rd, 2003, 8:00 pm
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Baseball season is upon us again, and my hope is that our billionaire Mayor steps up to the plate an  read more »

Beame's Revenge: He's Still Here, and He Matters

by Jim Callaghan
Jun. 4th, 2000, 8:00 pm
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While doing interviews for a biography of Paul O'Dwyer, the late civil rights lawyer and political a  read more »