Christine Quinn

Crains: Businesses fight uphill battle against tobacco bills

New York City stores are losing more than $250 million a year to illegal sellers…”We are trying to destroy terrorists. Why don’t we target the black market as well?”

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Inhospitable De Blasio Goes After Quinn

Bill DeBlasio

The NY Times is reporting about the growing battle between Speaker Quinn and Public Advocate de Blasio on the question of helping small business. We have already commenting critically on the speaker’s uncomfortable proximity to the mayor-and in particular, the fact that mayoral representatives were present at her press conference. When you invite folks from […]

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Support Small Business: Election Time Serenade

Christine Quinn

With the next election cycle just around the corner it is no surprise that those elected officials hoping to rise into positions of greater authority are coming out strong on behalf of small business. But, as Machiavelli once observed about politicians, it is better to appear good than to be good-and the election promises too often fade once power is attained.

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Mike Bloomberg’s Extortion Racket

Mayor Bloomberg

As the NY Post is reporting, the city health department has absolutely no concern about the health of the restaurants in NYC. DOH is using the eateries as a lucrative piñata-and the fines have nothing to do with health

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Soda Ban: Strategy Going Forward

Michael Bloomberg

Today is the scheduled hearing on the mayor’s ban on large sized sodas-and Hizzoner has all the kangaroos lined up for the expected rubber stamp of the idea.

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