School Case Now Goes to Spitzer
April 7, 2007
The New York Sun
November 21, 2006 Tuesday
School Case Now Goes to Spitzer
BYLINE: SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEW YORK; Pg. 1
A ruling from the state’s highest court that the state owes only a fraction of the money demanded in a long-running lawsuit on behalf of New York City schools shifts the issue onto Governor-elect Spitzer.
The decision appeared to end the 13-year-old lawsuit by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity by affirming previous rulings that New York City has been unable to provide the sound, basic education required by the state constitution because of funding shortages.
NY School Suit May Produce Billions Less
April 7, 2007
The New York Sun
October 11, 2006 Wednesday
N.Y. School Suit May Produce Billions Less
BYLINE: SARAH GARLAND -, Staff Reporter of the Sun
SECTION: NEW YORK; Pg. 1
CFE Lawsuit May Produce Billions Less
DATELINE: ALBANY
A coalition suing the state to force it to spend more money on New York City public schools may get billions of dollars less than they hoped for when the state’s highest court makes a decision in the 13-year-old case this winter.
At a hearing yesterday at the state Court of Appeals, judges pressed lawyers for the coalition, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, to explain the rationale behind the $4.7 billion to $5.6 billion increase in annual state operating aid they have argued is necessary for New York City to provide a sound basic public school education.
Breakup of Major Heroin Smuggling Ring
April 7, 2007
The New York Times
June 22, 2006 Thursday
30 Are Arrested in Breakup of Major Heroin Smuggling Ring
BYLINE: By SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: Section B; Column 3; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 4
Law enforcement officials yesterday announced the arrests of 30 people in New York, Florida and Colombia accused of being members of a major heroin smuggling ring. It ended what the officials said was the biggest heroin trafficking investigation in New York history.
Free Love, Hate at Commune Ambush
April 7, 2007
The New York Times
June 1, 2006 Thursday
Free Love, Hate and an Ambush At a Commune on Staten Island
BYLINE: By ANDREW JACOBS and SARAH GARLAND; Nate Schweber contributed reporting for this article.
SECTION: Section B; Column 1; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 1
A few rules exist at Ganas, a collection of 100 souls who live on Staten Island in what may be New York City’s only commune.
Shared meals and wife-swapping are O.K.
Freeloading, violence and pointless negativity are not.
The New York Times
May 5, 2006 Friday
Mistrial Called In Federal Case Of Man Who Knew Hijackers
BYLINE: By MICHAEL BRICK and SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: Section B; Column 5; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 1
Mistrial in Case of Man Who Knew Hijackers
After six days of angry deliberations audible through courtroom walls, the trial of a man accused of lying to a panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks ended yesterday in a mistrial after all but one juror asked the judge to dismiss the lone holdout for acquittal.
Landslide Buries My Car
April 7, 2007
Newsday (New York)
May 13, 2005 Friday
THE FOLD: PARKWAY LANDSLIDE;
Parked in rough spot
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A46
When a wall collapsed on my car yesterday where it was parked along the Henry Hudson Parkway, my first response was a sigh of relief. The engine burned oil and the dented hood I never fixed must be pulverized now, but I crossed my fingers and hoped that my insurance covers landslides.
At first I thought my car, a red 1993 Honda Civic, might be the one sticking halfway out of the rubble. Then I found Ann Alston, 70, who claimed that the half-buried car was hers, a red Toyota Corolla she had just repaired for $5,000.
“This is terrible. That red color is hard luck,” said Alston, a resident of 1380 Riverside Dr.
My red car was parked farther north along Riverside Drive, now underneath two trees and 20 feet of dirt.
It turns out we were all lucky. Alston had parked her car an hour before the collapse and her neighbor, Joan Donovan, had pulled in just behind her.
“I saw they were inspecting the wall the day before, but I asked and they said it’s just a couple of loose bricks,” said Donovan, who said she has noticed engineers taking photographs and monitoring the wall for several years. “I asked if I should park here and he said, ‘Yes, it’s fine.’”
Finding a parking spot in Washington Heights is a nightmare, so when I found a spot along the entry ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway after cruising the streets for 45 minutes, I was ecstatic. I never noticed the loose bricks in the wall above. Instead, I halfheartedly jammed The Club onto my steering wheel, not bothering to lock it in the hope that some unsuspecting thief might steal the car and relieve me of my burden. I never dreamed I would get this lucky.
Chris Kane, a firefighter who responded after the collapse, said it would take a long time to dig the cars out. After I described my car to him, he congratulated me on my good fortune. “It’s going to be worthwhile,” he said.
Donovan and Alston were not as chipper as they waited to hear word of their vehicles. But they brightened when Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrived to express his condolences for our loss. They said they were happy to see him, and Donovan even suggested she would throw her support to him in the mayor’s race.
“I’ll vote for you if you get me a new car,” Donovan said.
