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The COLA Conundrum: Social Security Payment Doesn't Really Reflect Inflation

NY Daily News
Author: 
MICHAEL GECAN AND ERIC KINGSON
Publication Date: 
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Until this month, it was the Young Turks on the right and technocrats in both parties who thought that they could strip seniors of their benefits as easily as bankers had foreclosed on millions of American homeowners.
News Link: 
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-22/news/29707015_1_social-security-short…
News Media Category: 
Seniors

New York Rising

NY Daily News
Author: 
Editorial
Publication Date: 
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/04/13/2011-04-13_new_york_rising.html
News Media Category: 
Housing

Living on the Edge: East New York & Bay Ridge of off Script

City Limits
Author: 
Jake Mooney
Publication Date: 
Thursday, March 3, 2011
News Link: 
http://www.citylimits.org/news/articles/4291/living-on-the-edge-east-new-york-ba…
News Media Category: 
Housing
Safety

Brownsville tenants team with developers and community to change their lives

NY Daily News
Author: 
Jason Sheftell
Publication Date: 
Friday, February 25, 2011
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/brownsville-tenants-team-devel…
News Media Category: 
Housing

Preacher Sons Seek Their Father's Voice. And Heart

The New York Times
Author: 
Samuel G. Freedman
Publication Date: 
Friday, October 22, 2010
News Link: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/us/23religion.html
News Media Category: 
Leaders & History

Irrational Exuberance Comes Home

The New York Times
Author: 
Jayne Merkel
Publication Date: 
Monday, August 23, 2010
News Link: 
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/irrational-exuberance-comes-home…
News Media Category: 
Housing

2 Sides Clash at City Hall over Domino Housing Plan

The New York Times
Author: 
Charles V. Bagli
Publication Date: 
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
News Link: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/nyregion/23domino.html
News Media Category: 
Housing

In show of faith, banks should limit interest to 18 percent

Boston.com
Author: 
Editorial
Publication Date: 
Friday, April 16, 2010
News Link: 
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/04/…
News Media Category: 
Financial Accountability

Massachusetts moving money out of 3 big banks to protest credit card rates

The Washington Post
Author: 
Ylan Q. Mui
Publication Date: 
Thursday, April 15, 2010
News Link: 
http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/
News Media Category: 
Financial Accountability

Leaders must pay the price: Good things can happen if pols pull funds from banks hurting Nyers

NY Daily News
Author: 
Rev. Patrick O'Connor & Michael Gecan
Publication Date: 
Friday, April 9, 2010
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/04/05/2010-04-05_lenders_must_pay_the_p…
News Media Category: 
Financial Accountability
Opinion Editorials

Obama's Chicago Tactics

Boston Review
Author: 
Mike Gecan
Publication Date: 
Monday, February 22, 2010
News Link: 
http://bostonreview.net/BR35.2/gecan.php
News Media Category: 
Financial Accountability
Opinion Editorials

These Rates Would Shock a Loan Shark

The New York Times
Author: 
Jim Dwyer
Publication Date: 
Thursday, November 12, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/nyregion/25about.html
News Media Category: 
Financial Accountability

Mayor Mike Bloomberg's Next Big Test: He and Klein Have to Prevail on Fair Student Funding

NY Daily News
Author: 
Raymond Domanico
Publication Date: 
Monday, October 12, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/10/12/2009-10-12_mayor_mike_bloombergs_…
News Media Category: 
Education
Opinion Editorials

Letting Go, Gradually, of a Life Embracing the Ministry

The New York Times
Author: 
Samuel G. Freedman
Publication Date: 
Saturday, July 11, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/us/11religion.html
News Media Category: 
Leaders & History

Pols Give Up, Others Pitch In

NY Daily News
Author: 
Rev. David K. Brawley & Michael Gecan
Publication Date: 
Monday, July 6, 2009
News PDF: 
PDF icon 2009 July 6 Pols Give up others pitch in NYD Rev. David K. Brawley and Mike Gecan.pdf
News Media Category: 
Housing
Opinion Editorials

Preservationalists at odds with City over ballfields in Ridgewood Reservoir

NY Daily News
Author: 
John Lauinger
Publication Date: 
Friday, May 22, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/preservationists-odds-city-ballfields…
News Media Category: 
Parks and Recreation

The Trouble with Democrats

The Nation
Author: 
William Greider
Publication Date: 
Friday, May 22, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.thenation.com/article/trouble-democrats
News Media Category: 
Financial Accountability

A Diverse Set of Voices Struggle to Be Heard on School Control

NY Daily News
Author: 
Javier C. Hernandez
Publication Date: 
Sunday, March 22, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/nyregion/22control.html
News Media Category: 
Education

The 12-day house: Affordable Housing History Gets Made in Brooklyn's East New York

NY Daily News
Author: 
Jason Sheftell
Publication Date: 
Friday, March 20, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/real-estate/12-day-house-affordable-housing-history-b…
News Media Category: 
Housing

Under Mayor's Control, the Schoolkids are Doing Alright

NY Daily News
Author: 
Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood
Publication Date: 
Sunday, February 8, 2009
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/mayor-control-schoolkids-article-1.390709
News Media Category: 
Education
Opinion Editorials

Adopting Park Could End Feud, Save it For All - NY Daily News

NY Daily News
Author: 
Op-Ed
Publication Date: 
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
News PDF: 
PDF icon 2009 Adopting Park Could End Feud, Save it For All - NY Daily News.pdf
News Media Category: 
Opinion Editorials
Parks and Recreation

After Obama Victory, Test for Black Clergy

The New York Times
Author: 
Samuel G. Freedman
Publication Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2008
News Link: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/us/15religion.html
News Media Category: 
Leaders & History

In a Sea of Foreclosures, an Island of Calm

The New York Times
Author: 
Jim Dwyer
Publication Date: 
Saturday, September 27, 2008
News Link: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/nyregion/27about.html
News Media Category: 
Housing

Rudy Giuliani's Rage Returns

NY Daily News
Author: 
Michael Gecan
Publication Date: 
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/09/16/2008-09-16_rudy_giulianis_rage_re…
News Media Category: 
Opinion Editorials

Taking Faith Seriously

Boston Review
Author: 
Michael Gecan
Publication Date: 
Monday, September 15, 2008
News Link: 
http://www.mafhoum.com/press7/233C33.htm
News Media Category: 
Opinion Editorials
Leaders & History

The Future of Ridgewood Reservoir: Birds or Baseball?

Gotham Gazette
Author: 
Anne Schwartz
Publication Date: 
Friday, July 18, 2008
News Link: 
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/parks/20080718/14/2583
News Media Category: 
Parks and Recreation

To Remain Vital, the Church Needs Non-Catholic Partners

NY Daily News
Author: 
Msgr. John Powis
Publication Date: 
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/04/23/2008-04-23_church_needs_noncathol…
News Media Category: 
Opinion Editorials

There'll Never be Another Rev. Jack

NY Daily News
Author: 
Denis Hamill
Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
News Link: 
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-03-04/local/17894406_1_immigrants-poor-soci…
News Media Category: 
Leaders & History

First Working Families Move Into East New York Affordable Apartments

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Author: 
Linda Collins
Publication Date: 
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
News Link: 
http://brooklyneagle.com/archive/category.php
News Media Category: 
Housing

In Fight for Starrett, No Amateurs Needed

NY Daily News
Author: 
Michael Gecan & Johnny Ray Youngblood
Publication Date: 
Thursday, August 16, 2007
News Link: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/08/16/2007-08-16_in_fight_for_starrett_…
News Media Category: 
Housing
Opinion Editorials

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