While everyone still jaws about the allegedly forthcoming David Paterson scandal, the Bowery Boys look back to historical precedent for removal of a New York governor -- not to Eliot Spitzer, but ...
Continue reading "David Paterson Controversy Recalls Another Scandal-Plagued Governor (No, Not That One)" [...]
From Ray Rivera:
City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook is expected to turn himself in to federal authorities in Manhattan on Tuesday to face a 13-count indictment accusing him of money laundering, extortion and fraud, a person briefed on the matter said.
Mr. Seabrook, a three-term Bronx councilman and former state [...]
Former terror trial supporter and current terror trial opponent Mayor Bloomberg asked the federal government to offer some kind of guarantee that it would cover the costs of bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspected 9/11 plotters to justice in New [...]
Authorities have been looking long and hard at Bronx councilmember Larry Seabrook for a while now. Back in 2008 the city denied $887K funds to his proposed Bronx African-American Chamber of Comm...
Continue reading "Times: Larry Seabrook to Surrender Today on Fraud, Extortion Charges" > [...]
In November of 2005, shortly after Jack Murtha switched from being a supporter of the Iraq War to being one of its most outspoken critics, a newly-elected representative from Ohio, Jean Schmidt--who at that time had served for less than three months--stepped to the podium in the House [...]
The way mainstream media operates, you will usually find that after the “big” story dies down -and after the flaming headlines have simmered- there is little follow up to the initial newsworthy event. So lately, you will hardly find coverage from the aftermath of the latest cataclysm to affect the [...]
Smoking and casual sexism are not the only retro elements of Mad Men: Madison Avenue-style advertising itself is becoming a thing of the past.
The Times reports today that advertising professionals were not behind many of the Super Bowl commercials "deemed most effective, memorable and talked-about." Instead, the ads [...]
A reader sent in this photograph of a Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at a house party in Park Slope this weekend.
Attendees, according to the reader, included Representative Nydia Velazquez, Assemblyman Jim Brennan, and District Leaders Jo Anne Simon and Alan...
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To be honest, the photo of the bald eagle we posted last week near Fairway was just kind of depressing. There he was, pondering existence over icy waters, looking lonely, and actually balding. But [...]
The way mainstream media operates, you will usually find that after the “big” story dies down -and after the flaming headlines have simmered- there is little follow up to the initial newsworthy event. So lately, you will hardly find coverage from the aftermath of the latest cataclysm to affect the [...]
In an attempt to rein in costs the health care industry will consolidate. Is it about cost containment or profit margin? Can’t wait for all the health care consolidations.
One solution will be increased consolidation, with companies led by WellPoint Inc., the biggest U.S. insurer by enrollment, and [...]
The Daily News is having a little internal squabble.
Mike Lupica gets the back cover story, which blames Peyton Manning for the Super Bowl loss, even though Lupica admits Manning didn't botch the onside kick or give Drew Brees all day to throw.
It doesn't change the fact that it [...]
With speculation about the contents of a forthcoming New York Times "bombshell" report on Governor Paterson reaching a fever pitch, Paterson personally addressed the salacious rumors in an interview with the Associated Press yesterday, reiterating that he hasn't been involved sexually with another' [...]
Federal prosecuters have recommended that former police commissioner Bernard Kerik serve 27 to 33 months in prison. The defense is requesting leniency. According to The Times:
Mr. Kerik’s lawyer, Michael F. Bachner, filed dozens of letters attesting to Mr. Kerik’s character, many of them from retired police officials who [...]
Who knew that Bernie Kerik, the bullet-headed tough cop now headed to prison, was such a whiner? A really good whiner too, as proved by the latest submission by federal prosecutors to the White Pl...
Continue reading "Bernie Kerik, Cry Baby? Read Tough Cop's Email --" [...]I just heard Dicker on the radio too. He is correct when he says that the Times is looking for a Pulitzer for a non story.
I have been hearing the rumors since Saturday yet nothing concrete. Either print it or shut up.
ALBANY — The wildest thing about the wild [...]
Photo by Mary Rozzi You can't get much more New York than Suzanne Vega. A lifelong resident of the Upper West Side, she's an alum not only of Barnard, but the High School for the Performing Arts and P.S. 161. She's been' [...]
The New York Post put Malcolm Smith on its front page yesterday, and accused him--along with Greg Meeks--of not giving Katrina victims charitable contributions they raised.
In an interview with New York 1 News last night, Smith said he doesn't have direct oversight of that charity, and therefore had' [...]
There are special elections today on Long Island, in Westchester and in Queens.
"Gov. David A. Paterson did not resign from office Monday under a cloud of scandal."
"Chaos."
No sex with "that woman."
Paterson will kick off his campaign on February 20 in Hempstead, then have a February 21 event in [...]
Good morning. It’s Monserrate day. (Notice I didn’t put an exclamation point there.) Additionally, Richard Ravitch will speak to the Association of Counties and special elections will be held for four Assembly seats. David Paterson, amid a storm, has no public schedule. Here are some headlines…
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Labor union DC 1707 is taking the struggle uptown. Currently housed at 75 Varick Street, the organization recently closed a major deal to move its headquarters to midtown, with the option to purchase the 67,706-square-foot space.
Representing 25,000 members in day [...]
Jones Walk and Surf Avenue
Coney Island's oldest building will soon play a role in its oldest rivalry: the vying for the biggest, baddest freak show. Texan sideshow owner John Strong is making a bid for the title, signing a new lease at the Grashorn Building on Surf [...]
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Last week, Faith Hope Consolo announced another trendy retail score. Following a pop-up test run last spring, fashion boutique Variazioni will open its sixth Manhattan location and its first on the Upper East Side.
"Ironically, we initially met some resistance because the owners" [...]
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I think keeping a mothballed, unused Statler with a negative value needing tens of millions of dollars in renovations and environmental remediation in the very heart of downtown Buffalo is infinitely worse than demolishing [...]
Historic Housing Discrimination on Long Island
By Michael Boyajian
Thomas J. Sugrue has written a groundbreaking book, Sweet Land of Liberty, which addresses historic housing discrimination in the nation’s suburbs in the 1960s.
At one point Sugrue states that William Levitt, the founder of Levittown, would not sell his homes [...]
Kristin Davis
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The New York Governor’s race just got crowded. Paterson, probably Cuomo, Lazio, Paladino, now enter Kristin Davis. The Manhattan madam who had Eliot Spitzer as a client is running for Governor with a little help from political hack [...]
Coyotes were spotted on the Columbia University campus Sunday. An Ohio State expert says of the urban coyote incusions, "It's not uncommon at all, and it's going to increase in frequency." Texas...
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In New York City, cabs are an integral part of the public transportation system. While privately owned and operated, cab medallions are tightly regulated and worth their weight in diamonds.
The problem is that since the demise of Marathon Checker, [...]
Governor Paterson is not going to resign.
All of this is viral marketing to build up hype for what will ultimately be a pretty benign profile piece on a controversial political figure, and that Cuomo’s people are promoting the crap out of the whole this-is-career-ending meme.
Don’t believe [...]
The Devils jumped out to an early lead, thanks to Zach Parise and they made it 2-0 on a shorthanded goal from Anssi Salmela. But, Salmela took a vicious elbow from Jeff Carter on the play and had to be carted off on a stretcher. The cheap shot invigorated the [...]
On the 21st of January, I wrote an entry about how the executive budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 unveiled by Gov. Paterson would short change the MTA $104 million. Fast forward to earlier today when the 21-day amendments to the 2010-11 Executive Budget were released which featured a net [...]
CNN reports that about 1,000 people have recently caught mumps in the greater metropolitan area. Mumps? Wasn't that eradicated a long time ago? Not quite; vaccines aren't 100 percent effective an...
Continue reading "Mumps Outbreak Hits Suburbs; Summer Camp Blamed (Updated)" > [...]Slate made a list of the top philanthropists in America, and right behind Bill and Melinda Gates at number four was Mayor Bloomberg. The Mayor doled out $254 million to support the arts, make car ...
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[...]Gov. David Paterson has proposed shifting the structure of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax so that businesses in New York City would pay a greater percentage than businesses in other areas. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not pleased.
Currently all counties in the metropolitan commuter transportation district pay a flat [...]
Gov. David Paterson has proposed shifting the structure of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax so that businesses in New York City would pay a greater percentage than businesses in other areas. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not pleased.
Currently all counties in the metropolitan commuter transportation district pay a flat [...]
Major state education stakeholders are funneling money to both sides in the not-yet-official-but-looking-likely gubernatorial primary contest between Governor David Paterson and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
But donors say that although their gifts coincided with increased speculation about Cuomo’s entry into the governor’s race, the donations are more a reflection [...]
Courtesy Kyle Hughes of NYSNYS, here’s about 14 minutes of footage from the Senate debate on the ethics reform veto override.
[...]New York State’s standardized tests could see big changes next year if a series of a proposals under consideration are approved by the Board of Regents.
According to the State Education Department’s website, the Board of Regents is considering three changes that would not alter the English and math tests’ [...]
When Anthony Weiner arrived in Congress in 1999, the young newcomer said he sought out the old "oral historians" of the institution--guys like George Miller, David Obey and Pennsylvania Congressman Jack Murtha, who passed away this afternoon at the age of 77.
"He's someone who had seen everything, who" [...]
While Assembly Democratic Majority Speaker Sheldon Silver was prepared to praise the Senate if it overrode the governor’s veto of ethics reform, which passed in the Assembly 136-2, he was none too happy with the final outcome.
The Speaker’s spokesman Dan Weiller offered this statement a few moments ago:
“Governor Paterson and [...]
The Senate failed to override Gov. David Paterson’s veto of ethics legislation by 9 votes. The tally was 35-26. A list of statements from interested parties follows.
Here is the statement from Sen. Eric Schneiderman:
“Just days after unanimously voting for the most sweeping ethics reform bill in a generation, the [...]
The Senate failed to override Gov. David Paterson’s veto of ethics legislation by 9 votes. The tally was 35-26. A list of statements from interested parties follows.
Here is the statement from Sen. Eric Schneiderman:
“Just days after unanimously voting for the most sweeping ethics reform bill in a generation, the [...]
• Here's your Sarah Palin highlight reel, addressing the Tea Party convention, with a bunch of stuff written on her hand.
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Untitled by ChaunceyMellowsToday on Gothamist Newsmap: robbery on 87th and Lex, falling debris on University and 11th, shooting in the Bronx.American Airlines plans to begin charging $8 for a pillow and blanket on its flights.Classic Post quote: "She is not a" [...]
Here are the reactions from Senate Democrat Majority Conference Leader John Sampson, followed by Republican Minority Leader Dean Skelos on the failed ethics override.:
Sampson:
“For the second time in six months, Senate Republicans have killed ethics reform in Albany. They have once again asked New Yorkers to do as I say [...]
After taking a moment to attack the newly-dead John Murtha ("He seemed to characterize the Democratic Party's 'cut-and-run' defeatism"), American Power applauded Minority Leader John Boehner's kin...
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Bonafide, left, who Lynde admitted to killing The alleged serial cat killer has escaped from jail island. Sean Lynde, 37, had been charged with killing five of his girlfriend's cats between October 2008 and January 2009. He pled guilty today' [...]
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Starpoint Solutions, a technology consulting firm, signed a 14,700-square-foot lease in lower Manhattan. The Mayore Estates-owned space will ably support the techies' "growth projections" for its future, said Studley's Marc Shapses.
On the owner's side, Grubb & Ellis broker Barrett Stern said, "We were looking at the long-term benefit'" [...]
With revenues well below expectations and frustrations high in the suburbs, the year-old "mobility tax" might be up for an overhaul. Governor Paterson on Monday announced a plan for some major changes to the payroll tax, changes he said would fetch the originally intended revenues—$1.54 billion a year—and [...]
The Senate has failed to override Gov. David Paterson’s veto of an ethics reform package. Most Republicans voted against the override. Republican Sen. Tom Libous said that Senate Republicans were left out of initial negotiations of the bill and that Democrats declined to take part in five-way discussions over potential [...]
The Senate has failed to override Gov. David Paterson’s veto of an ethics reform package. Most Republicans voted against the override. Republican Sen. Tom Libous said that Senate Republicans were left out of initial negotiations of the bill and that Democrats declined to take part in five-way discussions over potential [...]
The override of Gov. David Paterson’s ethics bill veto passed in the Assembly and but it didn’t make it through the Senate.
It went down by a nine-vote margin, 35-26.
Democrats are blaming the GOP, while Republicans say Dems wanted an override in order to get a weaker ethics bill.
“For the second [...]
Well this seems unfair: MTV is allegedly trying to stop the Jersey Shore cast from cashing in on personal appearances. Well, not all of them, but the NY Post reports that the network's head honchos have warned the cast to "rein in their" [...]
