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Corey's commentary on public affairs and public policy - The
Public Ought to Know - appears below. He also posts comments,
statements and testimonies on civic and related
public affairs issues, transportation and transit and
issues of concern to the Jewish
community on several other websites. View Corey's YouTube
Channel for video commentary.
Corey's column, The Public Ought to Know, ran in the
award-winning TimesLedger chain of
weekly newspapers, from June 2003 through May 2005 which then included
these editions: The Astoria Times, The Bayside Times,
The Flushing Times, TheForest Hills Ledger, The Fresh
Meadows Times, The Glen Oaks Ledger,The Howard Beach
Times, The Jackson Heights Times, The Jamaica
Times, The Laurelton Times,The Little Neck Ledger,
The Queens Village Times, The Richmond Hill Times,The
Ridgewood Ledger, The Whitestone Times, and The Woodside
Times.
Find other published op-eds appear in this website's
Publications section (found in Projects).
In July 2009, Corey brought back The Public Ought to
Know as a forum for additional on-line commentary:
Can Congress Do Anything? - guest commentary by Bill Dauster, Deputy
Chief of Staff for Policy, US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
(January 6, 2012; posted January 8, 2012)
Corey's Top 10 2011
Concerts
(December 31, 2011)
ATU Local 1056 Demands
City & MTA Increase Bus Safety - guest commentary by ATU Local 1056
President I. Daneek Miller
(December 6, 2011)
A 10-point plan for
monitoring the NYPD - Daily News Be Our Guest Op-ed
(November 30, 2011)
Re-engineer the CCRB to Police the NYPD - new The Public Ought
to Know commentary
(November 23, 2011)
Queens
Chamber-advocated Queens Convention Center included in NYC Regional
Economic Development Council Plan - guest commentary by Queens
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jack Friedman
(November 16,
2011)
ATU Local 1056 Questions
MTA on Safety at City Council hearing - guest commentary by ATU
Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller
(October 31, 2011)
Bellerose Community
Commentary on Assertions by ICCC & ICCC proponents - guest
commentary by Bellerose-Hillside, Bellerose-Commonwealth, Creedmoor,
North Bellerose, Queens Colony, & Rocky Hill Civic Associations
(October 24, 2011)
ATU Rallies in D.C.
to call on Congress to pass the President's jobs plan - guest
commentary by ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller
(October
15, 2011)
ATU Marches on Wall Street
for Economic Justice - guest commentary by ATU Local 1056 President
I. Daneek Miller
(October 5, 2011)
Queens
Chamber to NYC Regional EDC: Build A Convention Center in Queens -
guest commentary by Queens Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jack
Friedman
(October 4, 2011)
New Yorkers WEAR RED to
support federal funding for public transportation infrastructure -
guest commentary by ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller
(October 3, 2011)
ATU Local 1056 Declares
Impasse Petitions PERB - guest commentary by ATU Local 1056
President I. Daneek Miller
(June 1, 2011)
Comments opposing the Water Board's rate gouge reported in May 19
Queens Chronicle
(May 22, 2011)
Water
Rate Hikes: Very Bad for Queens Businesses Testimony to NYC Water
Board by the Queens Chamber of Commerce
(May 10, 2011)
Water Rate Hikes: Just Another
Tax Hike for Queens Businesses Testimony to City Council Committees
on Finance and Community Development by the Queens Chamber of
Commerce
(May 6, 2011)
WHY NOT CHANCE REAL PROPERTY TAX REFORM? Testimony to City Council
Finance Committee on NYC's Real Property Tax and Assessment system
(May 2, 2011)
Insurance Fraud
affects all of us - guest commentary by Queens Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director Jack Friedman as it appeared as a Daily News
op ed
(April 27, 2011)
The
Latkes side in the venerable Hamantaschen v. Latkes
debate presentation to Temple Sholom congregation
(March 19,
2011)
ATU Local 1056 Testifies on
MTA response to December 2010 Blizzard - guest commentary by ATU
Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller
(posted January 14, 2011)
ATU Local 1056 Slams City
Hall response to Snow Storm - guest commentary by ATU Local 1056
President I. Daneek Miller
(posted December 28, 2010)
Unsafe, Unreliable,
Illegal Commuter Vans Offer No Alternative To Bus Service - guest
commentary by ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller
(posted
August 24, 2010)
City Charter Revision
Reform Proposals from Community Board 13 Queens (Adopted June 28, 2010,
presented by CB13Q's Charter Revision Committee, Corey Bearak,
Chair)
(June 28, 2010)
Queens
Needs Its Buses - guest commentary by ATU Local 1056 President I.
Daneek Miller
(June 7, 2010)
Water
Rate Hikes: Very Bad for Queens Businesses - guest commentary
presented as testimony to NYC Water Board by Queens Chamber of Commerce
(May 11, 2010)
Keep America
Moving Again - guest commentary by ATU Local 1056 President I.
Daneek Miller
(May 3, 2010; posted 2010-05-04)
City Hall Keeps
Gouging Us on Water Use
(April 9, 2010; updated 2010-04-20)
"It really
is the material, stupid."
(March 15, 2010)
Unrepentant Extremist
Robert Friedrich: Republican-Conservative candidate plays by the
Newt-Lott-Cheney-Tea Party book
(Febuary 25, 2010)
Message to Assembly
wannabe: Restrain Yourself
(January 26, 2010)
IBO fiscal
brief raises need for non-resident income tax
(December 27,
2009)
OK, But What
About Us (On the Mayor's "new" transit scheme)
(August 21,
2009)
Concrete Findings
(August 2, 2009)
Maybe Send the
Management "Back to School"
(July 31, 2009) The Public Ought to
Know returns: Credit Not Necessary
(July 29, 2009)
The Public Ought to Know Columns from the TimesLedger
newspapers
Columnist bids
farewell for political assignment
(May 26, 2005)
Political candidates field various questions
(May 19,
2005)
Let the mayor know about your priorities
(May 12, 2005)
CCRB
must be made fully independent
(May 5, 2005)
City Council must vote for five-boro waste
plan
(April 28, 2005)
Public must protest big water rate hikes
(April 21, 2005)
People deserve share in City Charter Review
(April 14,
2005)
Unwanted flyers can't be stopped
without a fight
(April 7, 2005)
Not choosing Queens a major mayoral issue
(March 31, 2005)
CB 13 must demand 2nd precinct for 105th
(March 24, 2005)
City must give better notice for hearings
(March 17,
2005)
U.
N. considering boro for temporary home
(March 10, 2005)
The Public Ought to Know: Budget hearings deal with projects,
services
(March 3, 2005) Council to hold public hearings on budget
(February 24,
2005)
Don
't link Stadium to city Olympic bid
(February 17, 2005)
Mayor's
budget spares the ax in city election year
(February 10,
2005)
Stadium referendum may stay off ballot
(February 3, 2005)
West Side
Stadium plan could strain city budget
(January 27, 2005)
Property tax
inequities unfair to modest owners
(January 20, 2005)
City still
bears burden of heavy expenses, deficit
(January 13, 2005)
Medicare drug card needs more
discussion
(January 6, 2005)
City plans will also
have environmental impact
(December 30, 2004)
City charter revisions must have public input
(December
23, 2004)
Property undervaluation affects homeowners' tax
(December 16, 2004)
Land - use-review process can help stadium issue
(December 9, 2004)
Is juvenile curfew really necessary for youth?
(December 2,
2004)
No thanks to the MTA this Thanksgiving Day
(November 25,
2004)
Queens Civic Congress platform a useful tool
(November 18,
2004)
City must explore trash options
(November
11, 2004)
Why we should
pay more attention to city budgets
(November 4, 2004)
Boro domestic
violence victims have helping hand
(October 28, 2004)
Fall heralds
city hearings on issues for the aging
(October 21, 2004)
Uncleaned catch basins contribute to flooding
(October
14, 2004)
Jets stadium
plan inappropriate for far West Side
(October 7, 2004)
Schools,
libraries would benefit from free software
(September 30,
2004)
City must bolster enforcement of sign-posting
laws
(September 23, 2004)
Peaceful
protesters should not have to fear arrest
(September 16,
2004)
Panel should
shed sunlight on ed policy decisions
(September 9, 2004)
Singers
raise their voices for presidential change
(September 2,
2004)
Residents
deserve affordable, quality health care
(August 26, 2004)
Poor NYC transit equals unhealthy U.S. economy
(August 19,
2004)
City needs to
improve freight access to Kennedy
(August 12, 2004)
GOP
protesters take alternate route to free speech
(August 5,
2004)
Commission must check board appointments
(July 29, 2004)
Public should
"annoy" to get ed projects in motion
(July 22,
2004)
Queens' cultural groups get budget relief
(July 15, 2004)
Adequate funding enables vital school programs
(July 8,
2004)
City Hall must take steps to help the homeless
(July 1,
2004)
Willets Pt.
stadium supporters must rev up voices
(June 24, 2004)
Queens
tourism efforts deserve officials' attention
(June 17,
2004)
Community
sees fruits of its efforts in Glen Oaks
(June 10, 2004)
Queens
residents need fairer property tax system
(June 3, 2004)
Queens
residents must look closely at bus takeover
(May 27, 2004)
Monserrate's bill offers promising graffiti solutions
(May 20,
2004)
City's
Snapple deal shows need for contract reform
(May 13, 2004)
Federal, local tax cuts hurt Queens' services
(May 6, 2004)
Willets
Pt. is more sensible choice for Jets stadium
(April 29,
2004)
Queens
delegation to hear residents' budget worries
(April 22,
2004)
Queens
parks starving for bigger slice of budget pie
(April 15,
2004)
LIC firehouse
closure shows need to reveal data
(April 8, 2004)
Queens councilmen support racial-profiling
bill
(April 1, 2004)
Council should heed Ferrer-Vallone anti-terror bill
(March 25, 2004)
Boro Jewish
residents focus on Middle East divide
(March 18, 2004)
Boro
residents need easy access to government info
(March 11,
2004)
Boro
residents need better police complaint system
(March 4,
2004)
Weprin bill would promote water conservation
(February 26,
2004)
Nolan, Carrozza bills would keep seniors afloat
(February 19, 2004)
Queens fire
services must not get burned in budget
(February 12, 2004)
Boro old, young should be left out of budget
dance
(February 5, 2004)
Non -absentee boro
property owners need tax relief
(January 29, 2004)
Boro
residents must not take pure water for granted
(January 22,
2004)
Sears' bill
deserves more attention in City Council
(January 15, 2004)
Glen Oaks
Library project must become a priority
(January 8, 2004)
Boro senior
services must be saved from budget ax
(January 1, 2004)
Boro residents deserve improved noise-control
laws
(December 25, 2003)
Property tax system in Queens must be reformed
(December
18, 2003)
Sanitation lacks tools to clean Queens traffic malls
(December
11, 2003)
DOE must
intervene in teacher disciplinary issues
(December 4, 2003)
DOT must take
steps to make Queens streets safer
(November 27, 2003)
"
Stinkers" can clear air via city budget modification
(November
20, 2003)
Cuts to
Queens libraries not an educated decision
(November 13,
2003)
Public must be included in land use decisions
(November
6, 2003)
Port
Authority deal contains sweeteners for Queens
(October 30,
2003)
Willets Point
meets criteria for Olympic stadium
(October 23, 2003)
Public should
request a piece of city budget pie
(October 16, 2003)
Lack of
Buildings inspectors puts safety at risk
(October 9, 2003)
Non -partisan
elections damage democratic process
(October 2, 2003)
Congress, Council must act
to stem gun violence
(September 25, 2003)
Schools could
help increase voter participation
(September 18, 2003)
Tax-free week
provides little relief for New Yorkers
(September 11, 2003)
School
changes must not shift focus from learning
(September 4,
2003)
City contracting system should be overhauled.doc
(August
28, 2003)
Bus travel in Queens poses ultimate challenge
(August 21,
2003)
Closing of
unused city jails would save millions
(August 14, 2003)
Cost - effective recycling is within NYC's reach
(August
7, 2003)
City must
redirect funds to address housing issues
(July 31, 2003)
Clean fuel
a breath of fresh air for choking masses
(July 24, 2003)
Positive
change to City Charter must be instituted
(July 17, 2003)
Beeps must
strategically tackle city spending plans
(July 10, 2003)
City can take
certain steps to ease fiscal woes
(July 3, 2003)
CCRB needs
resources to increase its effectiveness
(June 26, 2003)
Renters soon
to feel sting of property tax increase
(June 19, 2003)
Cash goes down the
drain as water fees rise
(June 12, 2003)
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