Governor David Paterson has pardoned an immigrant slated for deportation for having spent time behind bars for crimes he committed as a teenager. Qing Hong Wu, 29, was officially pardoned on Saturday but he...
Mar 10, 2010 / More »
Eight days before Election Day, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the city’s leading Democrat, has endorsed William Thompson for mayor. Quinn, a longtime backer of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has been criticized by some for...
Oct 26, 2009 / More »
As she tries to shore up support for her election bid, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has reportedly received the backing of one of the country’s most powerful Democrats. Former President Bill Clinton is supporting Gillibrand’s...
Jan 29, 2010 / More »
Senate President Malcolm Smith, D-Queens, on Wednesday defended the Senate’s regional offices and said his conference was not getting enough credit for legislation it had passed. The Senate operates an office on East Avenue...
Jan 14, 2010 / More »
Queens senator Hiram Monserrate was formally expelled Tuesday from the State Senate following a 53-8 vote. The resolution takes effect immediately. Sources say there were two resolutions being considered by state senators as they met...
Feb 10, 2010 / More »
Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that he had no idea that $750,000 of the $1.2 million he donated to the state Independence Party last year for poll-watching would end up at a hastily formed...
Feb 3, 2010 / More »
City Comptroller William Thompson picked up a pair of newspaper endorsements today in his quest to become mayor. El Diario and the Amsterdam News both announced that they are backing the Democratic candidate. In endorsing...
Oct 15, 2009 / More »
Pedro Espada is the State Senator representing New York’s 33rd District in the northwest Bronx, as well as the Democratic Majority Leader. He’s also a businessman under investigation by the state attorney general...
Jan 20, 2010 / More »