Assemblyman Jose Peralta has won Tuesday’s special election for the 13th State Senate District.
He will now represent parts of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and Corona.
It was a heated race between Peralta and his main challenger, former State Senator Hiram Monserrate who ran as an Independent hoping to win back his old seat.
Monserrate was expelled from [...]
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has stepped aside in the ethics investigations of Governor David Paterson.
Cuomo has named former State Chief Judge Judith Kaye to look into the two scandals plaguing the governor.
Reports say that Paterson allegedly helped cover up a domestic violence investigation involving his top aide and allegedly lied under oath about asking for [...]
The state’s top cop is out after just seven days on the job – the fourth victim of the scandals swirling around Gov. Paterson.
State Police First Deputy Superintendent and interim boss Pedro Perez abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday, a week after former chief Harry Corbitt quit March 3 to flee the firestorm.
“My retirement is not [...]
On his first trip to the state’s scandal-scarred Capitol, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan had a message that government isn’t the savior for society’s ills.
Dolan says the scandals show people must look for answers spiritually, not through government.
It’s the first visit to Albany by a New York archbishop in 12 months, almost to the day [...]
The New York Senate has passed a resolution opposing trials of terrorists being held in New York City.
The resolution passed Tuesday urges President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to move trials of those linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks back to the military tribunal system.
Republican state Sen. Vincent Leibell introduced the resolution. [...]
It’s hard to get a fresh face in Albany. Almost all incumbent lawmakers get returned to office every two years. Tuesday’s special election offers the rare opportunity to make a change.
The 15th Assembly District seat in Nassau was vacated when Republican Rob Walker of Hicksville left to serve in the Mangano administration. This district covers [...]
A group of leading United States senators wants to cut off funding for civilian trials of accused September 11th terrorists.
A bipartisan coalition led by Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman introduced the measure yesterday.
President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for next year includes funds for the Justice Department to handle the trial of five alleged terrorists [...]
Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio called on his potential rival Monday to make up his mind about this year’s race for the state house.
After addressing the State Conservative Party in suburban Albany, Lazio appeared Monday on NY1’s “Inside City Hall” where he said State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo should put an end to the [...]
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has set a special election for March 23 to fill an open City Council seat in Brooklyn.
The seat was vacated by Simcha Felder, who left to work for City Comptroller John Liu.
Candidates must be nominated by petition.
The winner serves until the end of Dec. 31, 2010. The seat will be [...]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting fundraising help from President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager as she faces a possible primary challenge from Harold Ford Jr.
David Plouffe will be the featured speaker at a Feb. 22 breakfast fundraiser at a yet-to-be-determined New York City law firm, according to the Gillibrand campaign.
Plouffe led Obama’s winning campaign for [...]
