Support small businesses year-round

A cyclist passes in front of Liebman's store on Main Street in New Rochelle, N.Y. The leaders of small and mid-size companies are increasingly optimistic about the state of the U.S. economy and their own abilities to increase sales, according to a new survey by JPMorgan Chase. hile holiday turkey and time with family are at the forefront of many minds across the country this weekend, Americans shouldn't overlook another holiday that follows closely after Thanksgiving.

Schneider: It’s time to retire Social Security numbers

On Dec. 1, 1936, government administrator Joe Fay walked over to a stack of cards in his Baltimore office, plucked the first piece of paper off the top, and made a historic announcement. Written on the card was the name of John David Sweeney, a 23-year old shipping clerk from New Rochelle, N.Y. By having his name announced, Sweeney was the first record entered into a new government program called "Social Security."

Time to retire Social Security numbers

On Dec. 1, 1936, government administrator Joe Fay walked over to a stack of cards in his Baltimore office, plucked the first piece of paper off the top, and made a historic announcement. Written on the card was the name of John David Sweeney, a 23-year old shipping clerk from New Rochelle, N.Y. By having his name announced, Sweeney was the first record entered into a new government program called "Social Security."

NHL puts on Classic show between Rangers and Sabres at Citi Field

... most of the game and really enjoying it, looking around when I could," said Kevin Shattenkirk, a Mets fan from New Rochelle who fired the power-play shot on net that resulted in a rebound and J.T. Miller's goal at 2:43 of overtime. "It was a lot of ...

Opinion: Frank talk about hot dogs

When Eugene Warrington died at the age of 95 last week, hundreds of people laid flowers at his site. Not the site of his grave, but of his grill, the home of the greatest hot dog money can buy, just minutes from my childhood home in New Rochelle, N.Y. When I was young, it didn't take much money: two dogs for a quarter and a watery orangeade for another dime.

Will America ‘build a wall’ in sports?

The US and Mexico men's national teams pose for a group photo before a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Ohio on November 11, 2016. Amy Bass, a professor of history at the College of New Rochelle , has written widely on the cultural history of sports, including the book " Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete ."