GOVERNOR CUOMO: RIPPING DOWN ALL OF OUR TZ SIGNS IS A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR RIPOFF OF ALL NY TAXPAYERS—PLEASE CEASE AND DESIST!

GOVERNOR CUOMO: RIPPING DOWN ALL OF OUR TZ SIGNS IS A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR RIPOFF OF ALL NY TAXPAYERS—PLEASE CEASE AND DESIST!

Ever since 1777, when New Yorkers elected Brigadier General George Clinton as the first governor of New York State, it’s hard to find a governor who could match the record established by Andrew Cuomo in ripping down thousands of signs, either because the federal government ruled them illegal, as in the case of the “I […]

THE OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Breaking News from MIT

THE OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Breaking News from MIT

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman As an MIT alumnus and former mathematics instructor at the Institute, Ombudsman Alert has been granted permission from Editor David Rotman to quote directly from the most recent cover story of the MIT News, featuring Dr. Aviv Regev in the article “The Cartographer of Cells.” “Aviv Regev helped pioneer single-cell […]

Letter to the Editor: Robocalls are a nuisance

Letter to the Editor: Robocalls are a nuisance

RE: Ombudsman Alert’s August 16 article – Reader says robocalls are a nuisance To the Editor, I get at least two Robo calls a day on my landline at home. Thursday’s are worse. Besides the usual robocalls, I get several calls from Monsey, Williamsburg and Monroe area. They are in Yiddish. Most I don’t understand, […]

OMBUDSMAN URGENT ALERT: ROBOCALLERS MAY NOW BE STEALING YOUR IDENTITY!

OMBUDSMAN URGENT ALERT: ROBOCALLERS MAY NOW BE STEALING YOUR IDENTITY!

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Last week’s article in this column, “How to Put an End to Annoying Robocalls” sparked many complaints to this Ombudsman, the most shocking of which revealed the fact that Robocallers have regularly practiced “disguising” their identities by “stealing” the telephone numbers (both landline and wireless) from their former “victims” with the obvious intention of tricking […]

THE OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Preventing Heat Stroke for Children Left in Cars

THE OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Preventing Heat Stroke for Children Left in Cars

By Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman The Ombudsman Alert has worked with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Of Illinois who has co-sponsored bills with our own Congresswoman Nita Lowey on matters of auto safety strongly supported by this column more than a year ago. As a result of our relationship, the congresswoman has now directly sent me a […]