New York has shortchanged highway and bridge projects by billions of dollars over nearly two decades, siphoning off funds set aside to pay for repairs and upgrades to cover other state expenses, New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday.
He said almost $4 billion will have to be transferred by the state to the Highway and [...]
A Queens Assemblyman is planning on challenging Hiram Monserrate for his State Senate seat.
Sources tell NY1 Democrat Jose Peralta is expected to announce his candidacy today.
The Queens Democratic Party is expected to throw its support behind Peralta. It’s an unusual move considering Peralta would have to take on the incumbent Monserrate in a primary.
Numerous Democrats [...]
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo endorsed Democratic candidate William Thompson for mayor today.
The endorsement happened while Thompson was welcomed in the Bronx by State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. and the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization.
Cuomo told the assembly, “Bill Thompson’s years of dedicated public service, his vision for a better future for our City, and [...]
The Museum of Modern Art’s proposal for a new 82-story tower has cleared its final hurdle.
The New York City Council voted Wednesday to approve the plan for a 1,000-foot tall, mixed-use tower on West 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. It was the final hurdle for the plan’s approval process.
The museum already has its [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson has declared a state of emergency because of the rise in swine flu cases.
The executive order means that far more health care professionals – including dentists – will be permitted to administer vaccines with only brief training. The order is needed to suspend provisions of state law.
State officials say the number [...]
Democrats are heading to court in New York’s 23rd House race, seeking to have voting machines impounded on election night.
June O’Neill, executive committee chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, says they have obtained an order to show cause requiring it. Parties usually seek to impound machines the day of an election in a close race, [...]
The two candidates sparred over education, with the mayor attacking Thompson’s record as head of the Board of Education. For his part, Thompson compared the mayor’s Department of Education to Enron and claimed students are being prepared to do nothing more than take state tests.
“He didn’t get the job done. He failed the students. He [...]
Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark has been one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s most vocal supporters this campaign season, stumping with him on at least four occasions, including a whirlwind tour of black churches in Queens on Sunday.
Perhaps Mr. Booker was trying to show some gratitude.
On April 17, Mr. Booker, a Democrat, crossed party [...]
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate’s fiancée is asking a judge to lift an order of protection, despite his misdemeanor assault conviction.
In a letter to state Supreme Court Justice William Erlbaum, Karla Giraldo’s attorney says the couple wants to resume their “intimate relationship” as soon as possible.
Attorney Glenn Marshall says the basis for the order, the charge [...]
The first phase of H1N1 immunizations in city schools got underway this morning.
According to the Department of Education, 125 elementary schools across the city with enrollment of less than 400 students began giving vaccines to children during regular school hours.
Parents were given the vaccination forms last week, but officials say response has been low, with [...]
