New York’s top court has upheld Gov. David Paterson’s power to appoint a lieutenant governor, reversing a lower court’s decision. Paterson’s lawyers argued that a provision of state law allows the governor to fill vacancies, including Paterson’s July 8 appointment of Richard Ravitch. Paterson tapped Ravitch to help break a monthlong Senate leadership struggle. Senate [...]
The city is set to receive $2 million in federal stimulus funds that will be earmarked for greener technology in the subways. Officials say they plan to install wireless control points linked to third rail heaters. The project will allow the heaters to be remotely turned on and off from a central control hub, depending [...]
Governor Paterson put on a defiant face Sunday, insisting he is going to run for office in 2010. “I have said time and again that I’m running for governor next year,” Paterson said. Paterson did not confirm nor deny reports that the Obama Administration has asked him to sit out the race. The governor said [...]
Mayor Bloomberg says he believed Fire Department written exams were not biased against minorities because that’s what FDNY brass and firefighters told him, court papers reveal. Bloomberg was grilled for three hours by lawyers for black firefighters who are trying to determine how he responded to the lack of diversity in the largely white department. [...]
When she cleans the rooms of patients with swine flu symptoms, Jana Newton, a housekeeper at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, has to suit up for her own protection in a mask, gloves, gown and hairnet. But she still does not want the one thing that would give her a far better defense — a [...]
Arguments are set to get underway today in the assault trial of embattled Queens Senator Hiram Monserrate. Monserrate has elected for a bench trial, instead of a jury trial. The lawmaker was arrested in December after prosecutors say he slashed his girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, in the face with a piece of broken glass. Both claim [...]
Republican Rick Lazio is expected to formally announce his candidacy for governor today in Times Square. The four-term Republican representative ran for Senate against Hillary Clinton back in 2000. Lazio says he’s running whether or not former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani enters the race. Giuliani has long been rumored as a potential candidate. Source: NY1
The number of reported construction accidents and injuries in New York City has increased — but there have been fewer deaths this year. The number of reported accidents increased by more than 40 percent through last Friday compared to the same period in 2008. Reported injuries rose by more than 30 percent during that time, [...]
