Foley Launches Campaign With Big Name Endorsements
June 17, 2008
Holbrook– Brookhaven Town Supervisor Brian X. Foley was joined by dozens of supporters to kick-off his campaign for the 3rd Senate District on Saturday. Foley received the endorsements of several prominent elected officials from throughout the district, including Representatives Steve Israel and Tim Bishop. Other elected officials who joined Foley for the announcement included State [...]
A June surprise: Contested state Senate race
June 17, 2008
Challenging the status quo and calling for change worked for Barack Obama against some huge political odds. Now Elmira’s mayor, John Tonello, seems poised to employ the same strategy against a household name in Southern Tier politics, state Sen. George H. Winner Jr.
The race for the 53rd District that Winner represents could be one of [...]
City Council Shuns Bottles in Favor of Water From Tap
June 17, 2008
The City Council has become the latest government agency to take a stand against bottled water.
Last week, the speaker’s office announced that it would stop buying bottled water for the Council’s downtown offices, which went through at least 6,000 single-serving bottles last year. As a result, bottled water will no longer be available at City [...]
Senate, Assembly near authorities reform
June 17, 2008
Senior New York legislators say they are near agreement on landmark reform of state authorities that can borrow hundreds of millions of dollars, set fares and tolls, and sell off state assets such as property development rights.
Sen. John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican and Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Westchester Democrat say negotiations will lead to [...]
Governor Paterson undergoes laser procedure for eye
June 17, 2008
Legally blind New York Gov. David Paterson has undergone a short laser procedure to relieve pain in his left eye.
Paterson spokeswoman Risa Heller says the governor experienced the glaucoma-related pain on the way to his son’s graduation in New York City on Monday.
Heller says Paterson was evaluated at Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he learned [...]
Public Housing Residents Face Loss of Their Community Centers
June 17, 2008
The community center at Parkside Houses, a public housing complex in the Bronx, has one floor, four rooms and many uses.
Adults work on their résumés on one of 10 computers or play Scrabble on Friday nights. Teenagers congregate around the pool tables in the game room or train for competition as part of the Parkside [...]
Dan Bazile staying with Jim Tedisco
June 13, 2008
Dan Bazile, former local TV newsman-turned-spokesman for Assembly Republican Minority Leader Jim Tedisco, is staying put. Earlier this year, there was a lot of speculation that Bazile planned to take on Democrat Bob Reilly for an Assembly seat — talk of which was fueled by this web site.
But Bazile yesterday told me he’s decided not [...]
Senate minority leader gives 40% of funds to groups outside borough
June 13, 2008
State Sen. Serphin Maltese (R-Glendale), who led the borough’s state Senate delegation in distributing $2.44 million in funds to nonprofits, doled out about 20 percent of that amount to organizations outside of Queens, state budget records showed.
Member items, also called discretionary funds, are allotted to legislators from a pot created in the state budget to [...]
State Takeover In The Works For OTB
June 13, 2008
A state takeover is in the works for the city’s Off-Track Betting Corporation.
Governor David Paterson is set to make an announcement this afternoon, which will likely involve the appointment of Queens State Senator John Sabini to run the state’s Racing and Wagering Board.
Part of Sabini’s responsibilities could be the state’s assumption of control of more [...]
Construction Crackdown
June 13, 2008
In the wake of two fatal crane accidents and the abrupt departure of city Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster, the city is requiring that details of all construction-related injuries and deaths be posted on the Department of Buildings’ Web site.
And under a separate measure, the agency will have to alert the state to all disciplinary action [...]
