Politicians

Jose Peralta Wins Queens Special Election

Jose Peralta Wins Queens Special Election »

Assemblyman Jose Peralta has won Tuesday’s special election for the 13th State Senate District. He will now represent parts of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and Corona. It was a heated race between Peralta and his main challenger,...

March 16 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Former NY Governor George Pataki Endorses Rick Lazio

Former NY Governor George Pataki Endorses Rick Lazio »

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio received a boost of political support Wednesday from former governor George Pataki. Pataki, a three-term governor, said Lazio is the right choice to clean up the dysfunctional government in Albany. “I believe...

March 11 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

News

Jose Peralta Wins Queens Special Election »

Jose Peralta Wins Queens Special Election

Assemblyman Jose Peralta has won Tuesday’s special election for the 13th State Senate District. He will now represent parts of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and...

Mar 16 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

AG Andrew Cuomo Taps Judith Kaye To Oversee Paterson Probe »

AG Andrew Cuomo Taps Judith Kaye To Oversee Paterson Probe

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has stepped aside in the ethics investigations of Governor David Paterson. Cuomo has named former State Chief Judge Judith Kaye to...

Mar 11 2010 / No comment / Read More »

NY Police Chief Pedro Perez Steps Down As Paterson Scandal Grows »

NY Police Chief Pedro Perez Steps Down As Paterson Scandal Grows

The state’s top cop is out after just seven days on the job – the fourth victim of the scandals swirling around Gov. Paterson. State...

Mar 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »

NY Archbishop Timothy Dolan Visits Scandalized Capitol »

NY Archbishop Timothy Dolan Visits Scandalized Capitol

On his first trip to the state’s scandal-scarred Capitol, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan had a message that government isn’t the savior for society’s...

Mar 10 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Issues

Chuck Schumer Questions Background Checks at Nuclear Plants »

Chuck Schumer Questions Background Checks at Nuclear Plants

Charles Schumer is calling for a probe of security safeguards at nuclear plants following revelations that a suspected al-Qaida operative worked at six U.S. atomic facilities. Sharif Mobley is now in custody in Yemen following a shootout at a hospital there. The 26-year-old is a U.S. citizen...

Mar 14 2010 / No comment / Read More »

State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz Introduces Bill to Ban Salt in NY »

State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz Introduces Bill to Ban Salt in NY

Do you care how much salt State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has in his food? Well, he cares about how much you have in yours. The Brooklyn Democrat has introduced a bill that would completely ban the use of salt in every restaurant kitchen in New York...

Mar 11 2010 / 6 comments / Read More »

Governor Paterson Pardons Immigrant Slated For Deportation »

Governor Paterson Pardons Immigrant Slated For Deportation

Governor David Paterson has pardoned an immigrant slated for deportation for having spent time behind bars for crimes he committed as a teenager. Qing Hong Wu, 29, was officially pardoned on Saturday but he was released from detainment in a New Jersey correctional facility Tuesday night. Wu,...

Mar 10 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »

Real-estate

Vantage Properties Pays $1 Million to Settle Harassment Allegations »

Vantage Properties Pays $1 Million to Settle Harassment Allegations A New York real estate group has agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it harassed tenants as part of a campaign to...

Feb 12 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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David Paterson

Governor Paterson Pardons Immigrant Slated For Deportation

Governor Paterson Pardons Immigrant Slated For Deportation

Governor David Paterson has pardoned an immigrant slated for deportation for having spent time behind bars for crimes he committed as a teenager. Qing Hong Wu, 29, was officially pardoned on Saturday but he...

Mar 10, 2010 / More »

Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn Endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor

Christine Quinn Endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor

Eight days before Election Day, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the city’s leading Democrat, has endorsed William Thompson for mayor. Quinn, a longtime backer of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has been criticized by some for...

Oct 26, 2009 / More »

Kirsten Gillibrand

Bill Clinton To Reportedly Support Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate Bid

Bill Clinton To Reportedly Support Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate Bid

As she tries to shore up support for her election bid, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has reportedly received the backing of one of the country’s most powerful Democrats. Former President Bill Clinton is supporting Gillibrand’s...

Jan 29, 2010 / More »

Malcolm Smith

Senate President Malcolm Smith Defends Regional Offices

Senate President Malcolm Smith Defends Regional Offices

Senate President Malcolm Smith, D-Queens, on Wednesday defended the Senate’s regional offices and said his conference was not getting enough credit for legislation it had passed. The Senate operates an office on East Avenue...

Jan 14, 2010 / More »

Hiram Monserrate

State Senate Votes To Expel Hiram Monserrate

State Senate Votes To Expel Hiram Monserrate

Queens senator Hiram Monserrate was formally expelled Tuesday from the State Senate following a 53-8 vote. The resolution takes effect immediately. Sources say there were two resolutions being considered by state senators as they met...

Feb 10, 2010 / More »

Michael Bloomberg

Mayor Bloomberg Clueless Over Diverted Donations

Mayor Bloomberg Clueless Over Diverted Donations

Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that he had no idea that $750,000 of the $1.2 million he donated to the state Independence Party last year for poll-watching would end up at a hastily formed...

Feb 3, 2010 / More »

William Thompson

Bill Thompson Endorsed By El Diario and Amsterdam News

Bill Thompson Endorsed By El Diario and Amsterdam News

City Comptroller William Thompson picked up a pair of newspaper endorsements today in his quest to become mayor. El Diario and the Amsterdam News both announced that they are backing the Democratic candidate. In endorsing...

Oct 15, 2009 / More »

Pedro Espada

Advocates Push to Replace Pedro Espada as Housing Chair

Advocates Push to Replace Pedro Espada as Housing Chair

Pedro Espada is the State Senator representing New York’s 33rd District in the northwest Bronx, as well as the Democratic Majority Leader. He’s also a businessman under investigation by the state attorney general...

Jan 20, 2010 / More »
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