A poll shows that a New York state senator trying to reclaim the seat he was expelled from last month is trailing by a large margin ahead of Tuesday’s special election in Queens. The Siena College poll finds that only 15 percent of likely voters support former Sen. Hiram Monserrate. He originally won the seat [...]
A gathering of city safety workers endorsed Queens Assemblyman Jose Peralta for state senator on Friday. Union officials representing firefighters, emergency medical services and emergency medical technicians gathered in Corona to support Peralta, who is running for Hiram Monserrate’s former 13th District State Senate seat. “Peralta has been an advocate of keeping fire houses open [...]
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 [...]
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 behind closed doors Tuesday night. One called for an immediate expulsion, the other would have delayed it until June. Monserrate [...]
State Sen. John DeFrancisco announced today he will run for a 10th term in office this year. “I can say unequivocally this is not the time (to retire),” DeFrancisco said from his campaign headquarters at 321 W. Onondaga St., flanked by dozens of supporters. DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992, [...]
State Senate sources tell NY1 a vote on a resolution relating to Senator Hiram Monserrate is likely to come early next week, but it is unclear what that resolution will be. Last month, a senate committee found the Queens Democrat unremorseful following his conviction for misdemeanor assault stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend. The [...]
State Senate Democrats lit a fire under Gov. Paterson Thursday to collect taxes from cigarettes sold on Indian reservations. The group argued that bootleg cigarettes bought at Indian reservations and sold on the street at a steep discount cost city bodegas, grocery stores and newstands $250 million a year in lost business – and $30 [...]
With 59 largely unenthusiastic ayes, the State Senate on Wednesday approved a package of bills meant to combat political corruption and require elected officials to disclose more about their outside financial interests. Despite more than three hours of debate and grousing from many senators that they felt the bills were at best a half-step toward [...]
The investigation into a non-profit run by State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada reveals violations. An affidavit filed today by State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says a nine-month probe into a Bronx clinic founded by Espada shows apparent violations of New York’s not-for-profit corporation law. The violations cited in the affidavit include sharing money with [...]
Jefferson County Legislator Barry M. Ormsby said Tuesday that he is interested in the 48th state Senate District seat, and will decide by month’s end if he’ll seek the Republican nomination. The Belleville resident said he’s considering a bid, in part because he’s displeased that lawmakers did not sufficiently prepare for the economic downturn that [...]
