BALCONY, the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, represents more than 1,000 New York businesses, labor unions, and trade associations.
BALCONY seeks common ground in the public policy debate in New York. BALCONY‘s members believe that never-ending partisan wars have sapped New York State of its premier role: creating an economy that can benefit all New Yorkers. We intend to present a fresh approach, outlining practical, realizable projects to help both business and labor contribute to renewed strength and economic vitality in our
04/09/2017
Reminder! New Broadcast of BALCONY Common Ground Radio at 5PM tonight!
This week’s BALCONY/WOR Common Ground radio program features discussions focusing on President Trump’s proposed budget and how it could impact New York Infrastructure, and the proposed MTA fare reduction for low income New Yorkers.
04/08/2017
Tune in tomorrow, Sunday April 9th at 5PM on WOR 710AM for BALCONY Common Ground.
Featured guests include:
- Marvin Holland, Political and Legislative Director, Transport Workers Union Local 100
-Mark Green, Author and Chief of Staff,
-David Jones Esq, President and CEO of Community Service Society of New York, MTA Board Member
04/02/2017
Reminder! New Broadcast of BALCONY Common Ground Radio at 5PM tonight!
This week’s BALCONY/WOR Common Ground radio program features discussions focusing on the NY State Assembly, the failure of the GOP to pass their proposed replacement for the ACA, Jeff Sessions' threat to pull funding from sanctuary cities, and how the Trump Administration’s policies are impacting Federal government employees.
03/30/2017
4.2.17-Full Episode of BALCONY Common Ground Radio on WOR 710AM This week’s BALCONY/WOR Common Ground radio program features discussions focusing on the NY State Assembly, the failure of the GOP to pass their proposed replacement for the ACA, Jeff Sessions’ threat
03/30/2017
Tune in to BALCONY Common Ground Radio, Sunday April 2nd at 5pm on WOR 710am.
This week features discussions with:
-Robert J. Rodriguez, New York Assembly Member
-Jeffrey R. Lewis, President and CEO of Legacy Health Endowment
-Adriano Espaillat, US Congressman, Serving NY's 13th Congressional District
-J. David Cox, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees
03/26/2017
Reminder! New Broadcast of BALCONY Common Ground Radio at 5PM tonight!
This week’s BALCONY/WOR Common Ground radio program features discussions focusing on passing of legendary NY columnist, Jimmy Breslin, the proposed American Health Care Act and the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
Featured guests include:
-Denis Hamill, Novelist and Contributor to the Daily Beast
-Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senator and leader of the Democratic Conference
-Brenda Wright, VP of Policy & Legal Strategies for Demos
-Roger Milliner, Director of Marketing, Metro Plus Health Plan Inc.
03/23/2017
Tune in to BALCONY Common Ground Radio, Sunday Mar. 26th at 5pm on WOR 710am. This week features discussions with:
-Denis Hamill, Novelist and Contributor to the Daily Beast
-Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senator and leader of the Democratic Conference
-Brenda Wright, VP of Policy and Legal Strategies at Demos
-Roger Milliner, Director of Marketing, MetroPlus Health Plan Inc.
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The Affordable Care Act Under the Trump Administration
Supreme Court and The Department of Justice
guests include
Robert Hayes, President CEO , Community Healthcare Network
Eroll Pierre,VP Medicare and Commercial Markets Healthfirst
Mark Rifkin, Partner, Wolf Haldenstein Law Firm
Mark Hannay, Metro New York Health Care for All
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08/29/2016
Golf Outing 2016 - Sponsorship and Pricing WE INVITE UNDERWRITER AND SPONSOR PARTICIPATION AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND WELCOME MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AS SPONSORS
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TOMORROW! Join and for a special Health Care breakfast forum. 8am @ the BALLROOM 4 w. 43rd St. NYC
04/21/2016
All our 77WABC radio shows are now available on SoundCloud. Thanks for tuning in, we've been getting great reviews!
BALCONY "Common Ground" Check us out on the web at www.balconynewyork.com to learn more about BALCONY, sign up for blasts, updates, news, podcasts, and notifications about upcoming events. Common Ground: Building and Cari
Don't miss a brand new episode of "Common Ground: Building and Caring for the Future of New York" on Sunday at 10pm on 77WABC radio! If you are not near a radio or in the vicinity you can also listen live at www.wabcradio.com by clicking the play button at the top left corner of the page.
The show is hosted by BALCONY Director Lou Gordon and BALCONY Communications Director Nicholas Kapustinsky and features Lesyllee White from the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) and NYC Councilman Ben Benjamin Kallos discussing affordable housing and homelessness in NYC and BALCONY founder and NYSUT Executive Vice President Emeritus Alan Lubin discussing the CWA Verizon strike and the condition of the labor movement in 2016.
The episode will be available as a podcast on Monday at www.balconynewyork.com