This morning, GOP gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino called State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver a criminal for blocking legislation that would hurt his law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg. Via the New York Post:
This guy's been dictating to the state of...
Liberal groups hoping to narrow the "enthusiasm gap" with the Tea Party and other conservative organizations before Election Day are mobilizing for a big rally in Washington D.C. on Saturday. Donna Elleby, president of CoDA (Coalition for a District...
Political reporter Liz Benjamin quizzes Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Andrew Cuomo about his ability to work with Sheldon Silver, the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly:
State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver released a press statement a short time ago calling on the city to dedicate revenues from Pier 36 to the "maintenance and upkeep of the East River Esplanade."Â Â A private company, Basketball City, has...
More now on Rajani vs. Maloney. The political newcomer, who rents an apartment in the East Village, showed a lot of determination (some said chutzpah) in taking on an 18-year incumbent. A short time after learning of her defeat...
This afternoon, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is out with a statement on the final rules submitted by the NYC Parks Department on community gardens:
"The new rules put forward by the Parks Department provide important protections for the community...
City Councilmember Margaret Chin greeted constituents this morning at the Rutgers/Madison Street subway station. She and her staff are campaigning pretty much non-stop through Tuesday for candidates running in the Democratic Primary, including Attorney General hopeful Eric Schneiderman and...
The talk of the town following yesterday's radio debate between Rep. Carolyn Maloney and challenger Reshma Saujani was not the debate itself. Instead, it was on comments by Saujani following the bitter encounter that she might not vote in...
Yesterday the New York Times endorsed Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who's running for re-election in the 14th Congressional District. Today the Daily News backs Reshma Saujani, challenging Maloney in the September 14th Democratic Primary:
It has been 18 years since a...
The New York Times is out with its endorsements in the September 14th Democratic Primary. Rep. Carolyn Maloney gets the nod over challenger Reshma Saujani in the 14th Congressional District (which includes part of the LES):
In this Manhattan...
