Donald G. Hobel, a Conservative Party member best known as a frequent critic of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, announced Wednesday that he is running for the 62nd District State Senate seat currently occupied by State Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane. Hobel, 78, has run for office in the past, including races for 6th [...]
With Republicans struggling to find a replacement for the disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella, Curtis Sliwa thinks he may have found the GOP’s perfect angel – himself. The WABC radio talk show host and Guardian Angels founder said Wednesday he’d be willing to run for the 13th Congressional District seat – which covers Staten Island and [...]
The Department of Buildings said yesterday that it is easing up on a policy put in place after the crane collapse two months ago. In response to the deadly accident on the east side of Manhattan, the DOB had required inspectors be present when cranes are moved at building sites. Now, the department says it [...]
Gov. David A. Paterson has directed all state agencies to begin to revise their policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, like Massachusetts, California and Canada. In a directive issued on May 14, the governor’s legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed the agencies that gay couples married elsewhere “should be afforded the [...]
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has issued a report claiming that the city’s Industrial and Commercial Incentive Program improperly benefits companies that create limited gains to the local economy and run counter to public health initiatives. Elements of the city’s largest subsidy program for commercial development are wasteful and counterproductive, according to a report to [...]
Add Dyker Heights Assemblymember Peter Abbate to the growing list of Democratic contenders considering a run against bruised but still unbowed Rep. Vito Fossella. The long-time Albany legislator told this paper Friday that he is seriously considering a run, especially after several people have vowed their support if he makes a play for the 13th [...]
Cold Case Squad Detective Dennis Delano today announced his candidacy for the State Senate against long-time Democratic incumbent William T. Stachowski, acknowledging he has no real answers about how to change the ways of Albany. But the veteran detective, who gained fame cracking cases that freed two wrongfully incarcerated inmates in the last year, vowed [...]
So says Tony Avella, the first City Council member to call for ending the system allowing his colleagues to dole out funds to nonprofit groups of their choosing. Avella (D-Queens), a maverick and long-shot mayoral candidate, also wants to strip the Council and its speaker of control over annual pots of discretionary budget funds that [...]
The race for the 118th Assembly District seat is starting to heat up as another candidate looks to fill the seat left by Darrel Aubertine. Police Chief Tim Currier announced Tuesday he plans to run. Currier has been the village police chief for almost 15 years. He’s running as a Democrat, although the party has [...]
Brian X. Foley’s candidacy for state Senate opens up the possibility of a special election for Brookhaven Town supervisor in which Republicans could widen their one-vote majority on the town council. The town would hold the election in January or February if Foley, a Democrat, succeeds in unseating 36-year Republican incumbent Caesar Trunzo. Local Republicans [...]
