Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand made her turnaround on a key gun-control issue official this week: She signed a letter seeking repeal of the NRA-backed Tiahrt Amendments, even though she sought to make them permanent just last June. The letter, made public yesterday, asks Attorney General Eric Holder for his support for the repeal of Tiahrt, an [...]
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money will replace state funds slated to be cut from local education aid and could leave some extra cash for schools. But school advocates argue that’s well short of what was promised in a 2007 state law and Gov. David Paterson’s administration insists the stimulus [...]
A bill that could end Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bid for a third term is reportedly picking up steam in Albany. According to the New York Times, the State Assembly Committee on Election law has enough votes to approve a bill that would effectively undo the law that allows the mayor and City Council members to [...]
Tenants of 10,400 rent-regulated apartments in Nassau will have to schlep to Queens to get to the nearest rent office if a proposal to shut down the Hempstead location goes through. The offices help tenants file grievances about rent increases, evictions, and repair and maintenance. Gov. David A. Paterson‘s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal [...]
Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith’s 24-year-old son was arrested for carrying marijuana, police said Tuesday. Cops picked up the Albany power player’s son, Julian, on 177th St. and Murdock Ave., just blocks from the Smith family’s Jamaica, Queens, home on Sunday evening. He was taken to the 113th Precinct stationhouse in Queens and sent home [...]
Special elections were held on Tuesday for three City Council seats in Queens and on Staten Island to fill vacancies left by candidates who were elected to other offices in November. Eric A. Ulrich won in the 32nd Council District in Queens and Julissa Ferreras won in the 21st Council District, also in Queens. With [...]
Voters in Queens have chosen two new City Council members, while a third race on Staten Island remains too close to call. Ken Mitchell is holding a slight lead over Deborah Rose, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, in the race for the 49th District City Council seat. Mitchell has already declared victory; however, the [...]
Rupert Murdoch has issued an apology over the controversial cartoon that appeared in the New York Post last week. “Last week, we made a mistake. We ran a cartoon that offended many people,” said Murdoch in a statement in today’s paper. “Today, I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended and even [...]
New York will receive $2.07 billion on Wednesday as the first installment of the federal governments commitment to provide an additional $12.6 billion for Medicaid to the poor over the next 27 months. During a White House meeting with governors on Monday, President Barack Obama announced the infusion of Medicaid funds to the states as [...]
A state panel is recommending a racino and hotel be built at Belmont Park race track to generate jobs and revenue for the state. Gov. David Paterson embraced the recommendations from Racing & Wagering Board Chairman John Sabini and Empire State Development Corp. President Marisa Lago weeks ago, but kept it under wraps until their [...]
