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March 2, 2026 It has been reported that Iran may have vastly more
missiles and drones in stock than the USA and Israel has. How
effective they are remains to be seen, however reports are coming in
that in some cases, seven or eight counter missiles are being used to
shoot down one Iranian missile.
March 2, 2026 A report indicates that over 75 percent of Americans
are against the United States war fighting Iran.
March 2, 2026 Reports indicate that two Iranian drones were shot down
near a British air base on Cyprus.
March 2, 2026 Iran has targeted one of the largest oil refineries in
the world in Saudi Arabia. Reports indicate a massive fire in the complex.
March 2, 2026 Three very advanced American F15 fighter bombers were
shot down over Kuwait. The USA is reporting that it was friendly fire
that shot down all three of these advanced, 35 million dollar airplanes.
March 2, 2026 Iran has bombed the U.S. fifth navel base in Bahrain
coursing significant damage. Some reports indicate the base is out of
commission. This base is key to the American fleet in the region
since it is where missiles can be reloaded onto American warships.
Without this base in operation, American warships must travel as far
as the U.S. base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean that is a five
day journey.
March 2, 2026 Iran has retaliated in a massive way against the
Israeli and American attack on their country by bombing every single
United States base in the Middle East, including all of the
neighboring countries. Apparently the level of destruction is significant.
March 1, 2026 Earlier President Donald Trump of the USA stated that
Iran had called to come back to the negotiating table. Iran however
disputes this and has stated that they have no desire to continue negotiations.
March 1, 2026 It has now been released that over 150 very young
school girls have died after Israel targeted the two girls grade
schools in Iran.
March 1, 2026 Iran has retaliated against the United States and
Israel attack on their country by sending hundreds of missiles into
Israel and American bases in the Middle East.
March 1, 2026 Apparently, the attack on Tehran, Iran by Israel
followed by the United States, killed a large portion of the Iranian leadership.
March 1, 2026 It has come to light that yesterday, Israel, in it's
attack on Iran, bombed two grade school girls schools, killing at
least 75 five to eleven year old girls and injuring scores of others.
March 1, 2026 The Chinese New Year, the year of the horse, ended
today with a long parade with many Chinese, NYC government offices,
and schools around the city participating in.
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Curtis Sliwa, the
founder of the "Guardian Angels " and also the recent
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SPECIAL
WAR February 28, 2026 Israel followed by the United
States has attacked and bombed multiple targets in Iran in a
preemptive strike / sneak attack, similar to Japan's attack on
December 7, 1941, while Japan and the USA were still negotiating.
Iran and the USA were still in the process of negotiating when this
apparently massive attack occurred.
February 23, 2026
The snow storm continues. Depending on the region of New York City,
the snow has been recorded from 15 inches to almost 30 inches.
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The past few weeks
has been so cold in New York City that the East River froze. This has
not happened in at least 20 years. 200 years ago, this freezing was common. |
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Probably not a
good idea to be standing on the East River ice flow! |
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This new Corvette
sports car is snowed in. |
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Batteries in
electric cars lose some of their capacity in the cold weather. |
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The high winds
created large snow flows and also knocked some trees down, such as
this tree on Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn. |
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The tree on
Duffield Street crushed this parked car. Luckily, no one was injured. |
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Frozen East River. |
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Geese have a heavy
layer of fat that allows them to keep warm in the ice cold weather. |
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Believe it or not,
this photographs shows wild deer in New York City! This photograph
was taken in Great Kills Harbor Park on Staten Island...about 17
minutes from lower Manhattan! |
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February 22, 2026
7:00PM Long delays in plowing New York City streets. The snow has
been falling in NYC for almost two hours, yet snow plows have yet to
be seen. The Manhattan Bridge still has not been plowed. This lack of
snow plowing has not been seen since the early 1970's when Mayor John
Lindsay was in power. Mayor Lindsay and current Mayor Zohan Mamdani
had/have similar views and both attempted to freeze rents. As a
result of former Mayor John Lindsay's policies, NYC experienced
massive building abandonment, particularly in marginal areas since
the landlords were not able to increase rents while at the same time
heating, taxes, utilities and other repairs vastly increased in price.
February 22, 2026
State of emergency & blizzard conditions declared in New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts as snow hits; flights
delayed or canceled, schools closed.
February 22, 2026
Severe weather disrupts flights at NYC area airports with thousands
delayed or canceled due to storm impacts.
February 22, 2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders citywide travel ban ahead of major
snowstorm, shutting highways and streets to non-essential travel.
This action is almost unheard of and goes along with the Mayor's
agenda of limited private property and transportation.
February 22, 2026
The 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony took place at Verona Arena,
signaling the end of the Games.
February 22, 2026
War with Iran? Why? Several reasons why Iran is being threatened by
the USA. One reason is that allegedly Iran may be working towards
building an atomic bomb, however the USA conducted an attack on
Iran's nuclear research centers and allegedly "totally
destroyed" them in December , 2025. Another reason given is that
allegedly Iranian opposition rioters were killed by the Iranian
government. Some western countries claims that 30,000 or more were
killed, but there is no proof to this. Others claim several thousand
were killed, while other claim that less than 200 were killed. The
question is, does a foreign country have the right to tell another
country how to run their affairs?
 
Protestors
protesting in front of Capital One Bank for allegedly supporting
various issues including war against Iran.
February 22, 2026
War with Iran? The United States has stationed a massive military
force surrounding Iran, including two aircraft carriers, a number of
submarines, many of the latest fighter planes and bombers including
the F35's fighters and the B2 bombers as well as refueling aircraft.
However many countries including England and several European and
Arab countries have stated that they will not permit U.S. fighters
from taking off or crossing their territories for any attack on Iran.
This includes England forbidding the USA from taking off from the
Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. China obtains a significant
amount of their fuel from Iran and China has said that it does not
want the USA to control their fuel supply. Both Russia and China has
recently given Iran advanced military technology. Any attack on Iran
might be met with a strong retaliation and can potentially develop
into a regional war or worse.
February 21, 2026
U.S.–Iran tensions escalate as Trump’s advisers warn of
possible conflict, urging economic focus.
February 21, 2026
Supreme Court ruling reshapes U.S. global tariffs and political
reactions follow.
February 21, 2026
Indonesia stands ready for outcomes after U.S. Supreme Court rejects
global tariffs affecting trade.
February 21, 2026
Berlin Film Festival award: Marriage Drama “Yellow Letters”
wins top prize.
February 21, 2026
Blizzard conditions and high winds forecast for NYC & East Coast,
urging residents to stay off roads.
Beautiful NYC
sunset skyline
February 20, 2026
President Trump announces that he will visit China focusing on trade
tensions and diplomacy later this spring.
Febrary 20, 2026
Bronx man sentenced 24 years for killing NYPD transit officer’s
wife A Bronx judge sentenced Argenis Baez to 24 years in prison for
the 2022 slaying of his estranged wife.
Febrary 20, 2026
Transit suspects repeatedly arrested and released due to bail reform.
NYPD reportedly arrested four known transit offenders in 24 hours
only for most to be released without bail under current bail-reform
laws, highlighting ongoing frustrations among police.
Febrary 20, 2026
Gunman in subway shooting surrenders after week on the run. Alberto
Frias gave up to police nine days after allegedly fatally shooting a
man in a Bronx subway station on February 10; the case is the
city’s first subway murder of 2026.
Febrary 19, 2026
NYC City Council speaker backs year-round outdoor dining. City
Council Speaker Julie Menin announced plans to allow outdoor dining
sheds to remain open year-round, supported by Mayor Zohran Mamdani,
expanding outdoor restaurant options beyond the traditional
April–November season.
Febrary 14, 2026
MTA early February transit alerts (track fires & delays). Alerts
noted overnight disruptions to 4, 6, and other lines due to track
incidents and FDNY responses, with riders advised of delays and reroutes.
February 12, 2026
The 62nd Munich Security Conference is held, bringing international
leaders together to discuss global security issues.
February 12, 2026
International news briefs report U.S. Senate GOP leaders moving
toward allowing Department of Homeland Security funding to lapse over
immigration agent restrictions.
February 12, 2026
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers reported without heat during a
severe cold snap, sparking criticism of city response.
February 11, 2026
Carrie Prejean Boller, who is Catholic, was removed from President
Trumps White House Religious Liberty Commission by Texas Lt. Gov Dan
Patrick (R), who is the chair of the committee. Mrs Boller had been
appointed to the position by President Trump. A Rabbi was giving
testimony on religious liberty and was asked if anti-Zionism (the
concept of the Jewish people being entitled to a homeland, but is not
a part of the Jewish faith) was anti Semitic. The Rabbi said that to
be anti-Zionism is the same as being anti Semitic The Catholic Church
with 1.4 billion followers and the major Orthodox Christian
organizations, with 600 million followers, do not accept Zionism.
Mrs. Boller's removal has made many Christians feel that their
religious freedom had been violated.
February 6, 2026
Multiple global crises reported: famine spreads in Sudan’s
Darfur, mass killings in Nigeria prompt army deployment, a bomb blast
hits a mosque in Islamabad, and U.S. layoffs reach their highest
level since 2009.
February 5, 2026
Interestingly, there has been very little dramatic news worldwide.
Many had expected an attack on Iran by the USA, but this has not
happened yet, and it would seem, that it may not happen at all.
February 5, 2026
The price of Silver, that had shot up to a record high of slightly
over $121 per Troy ounce in late January, has dropped to just above
$71 per troy once. A Troy once weighs about 9% more than a standard
once, commonly used in daily measuring.
February 5, 2026
The recent release of a stunning 3 million Epstein documents by the
U.S. Department of Justice, has created fallout worldwide with
industrial and political leaders scrambling to explain their
inclusion in the files. The U.S. Department of Justice still has many
more files that have not been released and there is much speculation
as to what they may contain.
February 5, 2026
The United States Vice President, J. D. Vance told a popular pro
White commentator Nick Fuentes and declared that Mr. Fuentes should
"eat sh-t ". Most conservatives are shocked by Mr. Vance's
vulgar language. Mr. Fuentes, who is part Mexican American, has often
been criticized for his pro White stance. His argument is that every
racial group can say what they want except Whites.
February 4, 2026
Pizza Hut has announced that it is closing hundreds of "under
performing " stores.
February 4, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is probing the
sneaker company Nike in response to allegations of discrimination
against white employees.
February 3, 2026
Minute Maid's frozen juices are being discontinued. From the late
1940's, till the mid 1970's, most people purchased frozen orange
juice and then mixed it with water. Part of the reason was that
transportation, and global food exchange was not nearly as all
encompassing as it is today and so to freeze orange juice and another
juices as well as fruit, such as blueberries, strawberries and others
was the norm. Fresh food was not nearly as common back then as it is
today and was normally only available during harvest times.
February 3, 2026
The DHS will withdraw 700 officers from Minnesota, leaving only 2,000
officers to assist in deporting illegal travelers living in Minnesota.
February 3, 2026
North American bomb cyclone (Gianna) brings heavy snow, flooding, and
dangerous conditions across the U.S. Southeast and mid-Atlantic.
February 1, 2026
Massive layoffs are occurring in many major companies and news
agencies. Some of this has to do with the rapid development of
Artificial Intelligence, that can do many, if not most so called
"White Collar" jobs.
January 31, 2026 A
woman who was pushed to transition to a "man " when she was
a teenager has successfully sued the surgeon and others and has been
awarded $2 million dollars. The lady is now again living as a woman,
however the surgery has deprived her of her sex organs. It is
expected that this is the beginning of a huge number of such suits.
January 31, 2026
WWE Royal Rumble 2026 is held in Riyadh, marking the first
traditional Royal Rumble event staged outside North America.
January 29, 2026
Winter storm impacts continue across the U.S. with dozens of deaths
reported; Spain announces an amnesty for nearly 500,000 undocumented immigrants.
January 25, 2026
Iran’s nationwide protests escalate, with reports of mass
casualties and arrests as severe winter weather continues to strain
North America.
January 23–26,
2026 Historic North American winter storm (Fern) causes widespread
power outages, travel shutdowns, and at least 150 deaths across the
U.S. and Canada.
The Slovakian Republic consulate on 167 East 73 Street in
Manhattan often has interesting cultural events.
January 17, 2026
U.S.–Denmark tensions over Greenland continue, with protests and
diplomatic talks surrounding U.S. proposals on the island’s future.
January 15, 2026
World Economic Forum in Davos focuses on global economic stability,
security, and rising geopolitical tensions.
January 12, 2026
Iran unrest dominates headlines, with mass detentions and reported
high casualties; the U.S. and Qatar announce a new economic
cooperation framework.
January 9, 2026
Ukraine war intensifies as Russia launches long-range missile
attacks; Iran cuts internet access amid expanding protests.
January 7, 2026
Merry Christmas to the almost one billion Orthodox Christians
worldwide who celebrate Christmas using the early Julian Calender,
rather than the Gregorian Callander.
Russian
Orthodox Christmas at St Nicholas Cathedral on East 97 Street in Manhattan
January 6, 2026
This evening is Christmas Eve for millions of Orthodox Christians
throughout the world, who celebrate Christmas using the Julian
Calender, rather than the Gregorian Calender, instituted by Pope
Gregory, that most of the world presently uses today.
January 6, 2026
Iranian government intensifies crackdown on protesters, imposing
communication blackouts and reporting heavy casualties.
January 5, 2026
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro faced a judge today regarding the
allegations put forth by the American Government of Mr. Maduro being
a drug trafficker, among other charges. President Maduro told the
court that he is still the president of Venezuela, and said that he
was and still is being kidnapped and he further said that he is
innocent of the charges and that he is a good person. The 91 year old
American judge said that there will be plenty of time for him to
mention these issues in the future.
January 4, 2026
Many countries around the world are criticizing President Trump's
seizure of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, from
their presidential palace in Venezuela. Some countries are demanding
that the seized president and wife be returned to Venezuela.
January 4, 2026
Global condemnation grows following U.S. military action in
Venezuela, straining diplomatic relations across Latin America.
January 3, 2026
The United States military conducted a daring raid on Venezuela and
has captured and taken into custody Venezuela president Nicolas
Maduro and his wife and is bringing them back to the United States to
face American Justice. President Maduro is alleged to be behind some
type of drug export scheme. It should be noted that Venezuela is one
of the largest producers of oil. Venezuela has not recognized Israel
since 2007 and has been critical of the Israeli attack on Gaza.January
3, 2026 U.S. forces intervene in Venezuela, capturing President
Nicolás Maduro and announcing temporary administration of the
country.January 2, 2026 International tensions rise as U.S. and
Iranian leaders exchange warnings amid expanding protests in Iran and
concerns over Taiwan.January 1, 2026 Bulgaria officially adopts the
euro, becoming the eurozone’s 21st member, while Cyprus assumes
the EU Council presidency.
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The Metro Car ends
on January 1, 2026. Now you must use your credit or debit card or buy
a new Omni Card. Personal privacy of course is compromised since your
subway activity is recorded. Perhaps we should go back to the subway token! |
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Chinatown is
always interesting. |
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The famous Saks
department store in front or Rockefeller Center. |
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Do criminal's
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January 1, 2026 A
massive fire in a Swiss night club has killed over 40 New Years Eve
celebrating patrons and injured over 100 people, including many with
sever injuries.
January 1, 2026
The daycare system in Minneapolis, Minnesota has come under great
scrutiny with some saying that massive taxpayer fraud, in the amount
of over 4 to 7 billion dollars may be involved.
January 1, 2026
Mayor Mamdani has issued an executive order eliminating all of former
Mayor Eric Adam's recent executive orders.
January 1, 2026
Mr. Zohran Mamdani has been sworn is as Mayor of New York City. Mr.
Mamdani, who is a Muslim of Indian background, from a privileged
family, was born in Angola, became a U.S. Citizen in 2017 and is a
self declared Democratic Socialist. Mr. Mamdani has pushed many
socialist ideas including heavy taxation of wealthier people,
property confiscation through taxation, wealth redistribution from
the haves to to have nots and similar ideas, that have not been
successful in any other country. It should be noted that often the
wealthier people tend to be the people who advance society and create
the jobs, businesses and goods that everyone enjoys. Mr. Mamdani has
stated that he is for transgender rights, transitioning for children,
rent freezes, free busses, free daycare and other social causes. Mr.
Mamdani seems to favor recent entries into the United States over the
bulk of the citizens who created and made the country into the
glowing gem that it is. In Mr. Mamdani's inaugural speech, he stated
that he favors the "glow of collectivism over cold
individualism". For the record, the USA was built by individual
doers who created the industries and great country that it is today.
Happy
New Year!
January 1, 2026
Happy New Year!
December 25, 2025
Merry Christmas to the almost two billion Christians who celebrate
Christmas on December 25, using the Gregorian Calender. Christmas
runs from the evening of December 24 to the Epiphany or Three Kings
Day on January 4 or January 6 or January 7, depending on the
Christian denomination.
Christmas
2025 (December 24 to January 6, 2026)
December 13, 2025
SantaCon Starts today and runs till tomorrow throughout New York
City. SantaCon is a relatively recent event (20 years old), whereby
thousands and thousands of people dress like Santa Clause. The event
is often marked by parties and heavy drinking.
December 11, 2025
A woman tourist from California was stabbed in the back and arm in
Macy's Department Store on 34 Street by a homeless woman. She was
rushed to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
December 10, 2025
Starting next year, tourists entering into the United States will be
required to provide information about all of their on line and social
media activities going back 5 years.
December 10, 2025
The United States State Department has published for opinion a desire
to take DNA samples from all visitors to the United States. This
would include those who are simply in the United States to catch a
connecting flight to another destination. Often foreign countries
copy American directives and it is highly probable that other
countries will start doing the same including taking DNA samples from
Americans. Foreign counties often share their information with other
countries, including the United States. Many people have already
expressed that taking DNA samples from citizens or anyone is an
invasion of privacy. Further, it is not clear what will happen to the
DNA information. For example, will it be sold or given freely to
private companies such as insurance companies? In the future, will
Americans be required to give DNA samples to get a passport or a
federal ID card? Will providing a DNA sample become standard policy
by companies in order to get a job? Many questions and concerns
surround this very possible new policy.
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and commentary, primarily from
New York City:
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2021 September
October 2021
July
August 2021 Defeat
in Afghanistan, NYC Vax passport, new rules to prevent unvaccinated
from entering restuarants, social events
June
2021 New York Opens up for summer and about the Tokyo Olympics
Late
May 2021 NYC
is coming back to life.
Early
May 2021
Covid hysteria is dying down and people are beginning to live life
April
2021 NYC and the World
March
2021 Life
in NYC getting back to a new normal
February
2021 Snow,
cold, people getting used to the so called "New Normal".
Relative calm in NYC
January
2021
Protests around the United States including in Washington DC, NYC
Snow storms, eating outside in the cold in NYC
Christmas
Time 2020 Christmas
time 2020, election results between Donald Trump and Joe Biden,
Protests and more
Summer
and Fall 2020
Happenings around New York City in relative calm
May
and June 2020 Massive
protests, looting and rioting by the groups Antifa and Black Lives
Matter. Also shows the after effects of a boarded up city.
March
and April 2020
An empty, silent New York City from March and April, 2020
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months and years
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New York City Building Photographs from 1995 to 2005 (Pre Street view)
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According
to Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), if you do not read the news, you
will be uninformed, but if you do read the news, you will be misinformed.
"The
government that governs best, governs least"--
Thomas Jefferson,
third president and an original founding father of the United States.
From the right,
Frank Didik, Chairman of News1.net, Dr. Eric Bitterman, Chairman of
Deutche Welle, Dr. Jachem Reppmann, and publisher Walter at the Von
Steuben formal event in New York City. Though Frank Didik does not
have any German background, he enjoys the inginuety and drive of the
German people.
Bicycle
Lanes favors the young and healthy, while inconveniencing
older citizens, drivers and delivery trucks. Further, for the most
part, they are rarely utilized during the winter months... read
more
Time
to start enforcing the laws covering motorcycles,
powered bicycles and powered scooters:
  
The laws covering
motor vehicles (gas, steam, electric), must be enforced including
having proper registration, insurance and make sure that the driver
has a proper drivers license and skill to drive the motorcycle. NYC
has become like the wild west. Here we see unregistered, uninsured,
motorcycles and their unlicensed riders, using the bicycle lane over
the Manhattan Bridge. Electric scooters are extremely dangerous but
are very popular. They really are unlicensed, unregistered
motorcycles. Originally the State of New York, Vehicle Traffic and
Safety Laws permitted human/motorized hybrid vehicles, primarily
wheelchairs, for disabled people, including veterans after the
Vietnam war. But now the rule is completely abused. It is time to
license and insure bicycles and electric assist, human powered vehicles.
Helicopters
It
is time to reconsider private helicopters flying into and out of
Manhattan and certain areas of Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten
Island. The take off and fly over noise of these aircraft often
disrupts the entire community. This is clearly apparent in
communities such as Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge Park and
elsewhere. Why should the convenience of a few, disrupt the lives of
an entire community?
DNA
to
enter the USA? What
is happening to this country? Is it a country of the people, by the
people and for the people? Extra judicial killings, without an
indictment, trial by ones peers? Has the USA become a dictatorship?
The USA was for over 200 years, the symbol of freedom and justice.
Have we lost this?
The United States
State Department has published for opinion a desire to take DNA
samples from all visitors to the United States. This would include
those who are simply in the United States to catch a connecting
flight to another destination. Often foreign countries copy American
directives and it is highly probable that other countries will start
doing the same including taking DNA samples from Americans. Foreign
counties often share their information with other countries,
including the United States. Many people have already expressed that
taking DNA samples from citizens or anyone is an invasion of privacy.
Further, it is not clear what will happen to the DNA information. For
example, will it be sold or given freely to private companies such as
insurance companies? In the future, will Americans be required to
give DNA samples to get a passport or a federal ID card? Will
providing a DNA sample become standard policy by companies in order
to get a job? Many questions and concerns surround this very possible
new policy. What is happening to this country?
Freedom
of the Press
Recent public
disclosures have indicated that the United States government,
operating under the federal agency USAID, has been giving funds to as
many as 7,000 journalists and hundreds of news outlets across the
globe, including in the United States. Published reports indicate
that the BBC receives millions of dollars per year from USAID,
amounting to over 8% of their budget. Further, it is alleged that the
New York Times, among others, have also received millions of dollars
from USAID. The problem of government arbitrarily giving money to
news outlets is the potential to manipulate the news and to influence
foreigners and American's alike. If it turns out that this funding is
accurate, this amounts to creating the news narrative and the
potential for the the readers to be steered or influenced to the
governments perspective. News1.net is 100% opposed to government
manipulation of the press and we have never, nor will we ever accept
government payoffs. We are for a free press.
AI
will kill innovation If
people begin to completely rely on "Artificial
Intelligence" or ÄI", and not rely on their own
intelligence and intuition, society will stagnate and not move ahead.
People will not innovate and create new ideas, technologies and
inventions. To rely on AI will bring society to a new non innovative
dark ages with a stagnated society.
Is
it any wonder why Mr. Zohran Mamdani has won the NYC mayoral election?
Mr. Mamdani is a handsome, well spoken, clean cut individual and has
promised the struggling people hope for the future. The collapse in
the standard of living in the United States has been massive over the
past 60 years. In 1963, the average man with a high school diploma at
age 39 could afford a wife who did not work, a house in the suburbs,
a car for himself and a car for his wife, three or four children and
have enough money left over for a family vacation or perhaps a cabin
in the country or a boat. Today, two highly educated people with
advanced college degrees, can perhaps afford a one or two bedroom
apartment, one child, no cars and both people must work. Further,
many people with college degrees are burdened by student debt, can
not find jobs or often work in jobs below their educational level,
such as grocery stores, coffee shops and similar basic work. Often
people in their mid 30's live in shared apartments and have barely
enough money to make ends meet. Mr. Mamdani has said things that most
young people wanted to hear such as free buses, a freeze in rent and
much more. Of course this shifts the cost to established blue collar
workers and the middle class. It remains to be seen if Mr. Mamdani's
vision will be successful.
Against
all odds, Mr. Zohran Mamdani has won the NYC mayoral
election by a majority of 50.4% of the voters.
Mr. Mamdani is a Democratic Socialist and has promised free buses,
free child day care, to freeze the rents, encourage and protect
trans-gender individuals and to increase the taxes of "wealthy
people "to pay for his proposed programs, which could amount to
billions of dollars. These proposals by Mr. Mamdani is very appealing
to struggling young people who are burdened by high student debt,
unaffordable housing and the sense that they do not have much of a
future. On the other hand, many middle class people feel that an
increased tax burden will fall upon them to pay for what they
perceive as a wealth redistribution to help, as they see it, less
productive people. Mr. Mamdani has also stated that he wants to
increase real estate taxes on properties in some areas that have gone
up in value, but may have been bought years ago by blue collar and
middle class people. Mr. Mamdani has also declared solidarity with
the Palestinians in Gaza for their ordeal under constant Israeli
bombardment. This has angered some Jewish people, however it would
seem that many Jewish voters voted for Mr. Mamdani. Mr. Mamdani is 34
years old and is the second youngest person to be elected mayor of
New York City.
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OP-ED
In
1826, John Quinsy Adams, the president of the United States, was
asked about the freedom of
the
press. He responded "It wasn't in the past, it isn't now,
but I sure hope it will be in the future".
Subway
barriers: New
York, NY February 6, 2026 With falling and being pushed onto the
subway tracks becoming a daily occurrence, it is time to promptly
install subway barriers / gates on all 480 subway and elevated
stations. Frank Didik, who has been desperately pushing subway gates
to the MTA and other agencies since over a decade points out that
hundreds of people could have been saved over this period of time.
Further, thousands of people could have been spared hideous, life
transforming injuries, including by MTA workers. Further, the MTA
could have avoided paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in
liability, that could have already paid for the entire subway gate system.
Subway
Safety-Subway Gate Every year hundreds of people are
killed or severely injured when they fall onto the tracks of trains
and subways. The prevention is cost efficient and greatly reduces liability ...
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more ...
Greatly
reduce train noise A significant
amount of train noise is caused by the train wheels rolling over the
expansion joint of the tracks. This vibration creates noise,
vibrations, an less pleasant ride and also reduces the life cycle of
the train. The solution is relatively simple and cost effective..read
more
 Frank
X. Didik with former NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio and first lady Chirlane
McCray, at Gracy Mansion. Former
Mayor DeBlasio served two terms in office and then as per term
limits, had to leave office at the end of his second term. Mr
DeBlasio original birth name (May 8, 1961) was Warren Wilhelm Jr. and
later used the name Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm and then finally adapted
his mother's maiden name DeBlasio and today is commonly known as Bill
DeBlasio. Mr.DeBlasio was succeeded as mayor on Jnuary 1st, 2022 by
Mayor Eric Adams, who himself was succeeded as mayor by Zohan
Mamdani,wo became New York City's 111 mayor.
Film
Vs Digital
A Fuji 6x9 (2 1/4 x 3 x 1/4) film camera with many
rolls of Fuji Velvia 50 film, which sadly is very hard to buy today. Fuji
Claims that the finished positive (slide) film will
last up to 100 years.
Cell
Phone Etiquette
Advice for the modern person -
December 9,
2016 read
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Time
to Rethink Bike Lanes
Advice for bicyle based cities
- August
3,
2016 read
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Congestion
Pricing favors the upper income people and has reduced
local business, while pushing middle class drivers to shop elsewhere
that does not have this burdensome tax. Ultimately this will work
against the city. New York City has 25% less cars than ten years ago.
This is partly do to a decline in real income but also because bike
lanes, which are under-utilized in the winter and bad weather, has
made driving in NYC slower because of the reduced number of lanes.
The sensors that bill vehicles, are only at the entrance points in
Manhattan and thus can only bill incoming cars, not cars already in
Manhattan. Thus, presently, only outsiders will be billed for tolls.
New York City is ONE CITY, consisting of Manhattan (Borough of New
York), Brooklyn (Kings), Queens, Staten Island (Richmond) and the
Bronx. Shouldn't every New Yorker have free access to all parts of
the city? Didn't the unification of Brooklyn with Manhattan in 1897
specify this as being one city?
It is time
for the New York City to take action to control bicycles Lets
face it, the quality of life in New York City is suffering
from bicycles, electric powered bikes and scooters. The riders feel
that they are above the law or don't even know the law. These vehicle
almost without exception, never obey traffic laws, go through red
lights and even go through crosswalks while people are crossing. It
is time to start requiring all bicycles to have registration, and
clearly visible license plates, and insurance. If cars and trucks
have to "share the road" with bicycles, bicycles must also
pay their fair share and obey the law. read
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Share
the road: This NYC sign says "Share the road".
Good idea! Perhaps it is time for bicycle riders to obey traffic laws
and also pay a road tax, just as the car drivers have to do. Indeed,
share the road!
App based taxi ride services often block traffic
traffic while picking up customers. read
more
Vision
Zero is without vision. Is the well
intended Vision Zero New York City program started under former Mayor
DeBlasio to reduce pedestrian deaths from vehicles working? Some of
the actions taken was to reduce the speed limit in NYC from 30 miles
per hour to only 25 miles per hour. In addition, when the cross walk
light says walk, the traffic light for cars changes a few seconds
later, allowing pedestrians to start to cross before cars start. In
some areas, there has also been guides put on streets so that cars
must make a larger diameter turn. Has these measures work? Actually
these measures have not helped at all. Our speculation as to why
these measures have not worked are as follows. The crossing
pedestrians have come to take it for granted that the cars will
always allow them to cross and unfortunately, the pedestrians do not
look both ways. Further, many pedestrians are oblivious to their
surroundings because they are staring at their smart phones and do
not take a moment to carefully look to see if all is clear to cross
and also many pedestrians wear ear buds playing music or talking on
the phone that further reduces their attention to traffic. It should
be noted that many years ago, the brother of this writer was hit and
killed by a car.
Fact
Checkers "Fact Checkers" present an opinion
rather than absolute fact. Further,
who will fact check the fact checkers"? Recently read
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Sunglasses
Dangerous?
Sunglasses
reduces reaction time, since it takes
longer for the brain to process a darker image then a well lit image.
This could lead to potentially dangerous situations. Some early
Stereo 3D systems used a dark glass and a lighter glass for two
different eyes to achieve the 3D effect, though polarized glasses are
more common. Tinted windows in cars also increase reaction time of
the drivers.
Digital
Currency
will represent a loss of freedom and privacy. Digital
Currency will mean the total control of your money by the government.
Thus what you (are permitted to) buy will be under the complete
control of the government. Further, everything you do and buy will be
known to the government and anyone who has access to this
information. Thus everything that you buy or sell or are permitted to
buy or sell will be known and potentially controlled.
-April 11, 2023
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