Democrat David Weprin has conceded the special election to fill the seat vacated by former Congressman Anthony Weiner. In a statement, Weprin congratulated Republican Bob Turner for a “well-fought campaign.” He adds, “He [Turner] will now have the honor of representing Brooklyn and Queens in Congress, and I hope that he will work every day [...]
State Senator Carl Kruger is expected to turn himself into authorities Thursday on unspecified charges brought forth by the U.S. attorney’s office, sources tell NY1. The veteran Brooklyn lawmaker and the former finance chairman of the state Senate has been implicated in an FBI influence peddling probe since 2008. Kruger’s surrender comes a week after [...]
A bill that would end the “last in, first out” layoff policy for New York City teachers passed in the State Senate today, but faces an uphill battle in the Assembly. Introduced late last week by State Senator John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, the bill rules out seniority as the sole factor in determining who [...]
Legislative leaders, citing lame- duck Gov. Paterson’s huge legal troubles and the late release of a massive, $6 billion borrowing scheme, privately concede there’s no chance to get a new state budget adopted by the April 1 start of the new fiscal year. In fact, many predict there won’t be a budget until late June, [...]
The city’s largest landlord has secured desperately needed financing that could help steer it out of the red. Under a labyrinthine deal that federal and state lawmakers and city officials raced to complete in less than six months, the landlord, the New York City Housing Authority, will receive about $230 million for rehabilitating 21 developments [...]
A relative of two New York City politicians has pleaded guilty to charges that he embezzled $115,000 from a taxpayer-funded nonprofit group, then shared some of the ill-gotten gains with his lawmaking kin. Richard Izquierdo-Arroyo is the grandson of New York Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo and the nephew of City Council member Maria del Carmen Arroyo. [...]
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio received a boost of political support Wednesday from former governor George Pataki. Pataki, a three-term governor, said Lazio is the right choice to clean up the dysfunctional government in Albany. “I believe the right person, the best person for the party, and more importantly for the state, is Rick Lazio,” [...]
Do you care how much salt State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has in his food? Well, he cares about how much you have in yours. The Brooklyn Democrat has introduced a bill that would completely ban the use of salt in every restaurant kitchen in New York State. Violations would result in a $1,000 fine, according [...]
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 was released from detainment in a New Jersey correctional facility Tuesday night. Wu, pictured above center, came to the United States [...]
A former state investment officer has admitted helping channel hundreds of millions of dollars in public pension fund money to politically connected investment firms in a “pay-to-play” scheme. David Loglisci pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court Wednesday to a securities fraud charge. Loglisci had authority to recommend how to invest the pension money. Loglisci said [...]
