Here's a statement we just received from Michael Whyland, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's press secretary:
Due to an injury sustained during a bicycle accident on November 10, Speaker Silver was admitted to Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut on Sunday to...
If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, there's another opportunity this weekend. On Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. free flu shots are being offered in the community room of the Vladeck Houses, 328 Madison Street. The...
The NYPD's monthly "community council meetings" are in all honestly not generally the most newsworthy events in the world. But last week's 7th Precinct gathering was actually pretty informative, although the most relevant details about crime in the neighborhood...
Yesterday afternoon, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver stopped by Columbus Park to check on the installation of a statue honoring Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The Chinese doctor and pro-democracy leader is a hero to many in Chinatown. The statue will...
Yesterday we posted a bunch of photos from New York City Apple Day. Now, a few more scenes from the festivities on Orchard Street, featuring Lower East Side VIP Sheldon Silver, the Speaker of the New York State Assembly.
It...
A week from Sunday, two presidents, many other dignitaries and the families of victims will commemorate the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. For the first time, the ceremony will take place...
Ethics reform legislation is on its way to Governor Cuomo's desk, after winning overwhelming approval from both houses yesterday.
The bill requires legislators to disclose outside income and client lists. It also creates a watchdog board to oversee both...
This week's deadly bus crash in Virginia has finally prompted New York State Republicans to approve legislation beefing up safety standards on discount interstate bus lines. Yesterday, the GOP-controlled Senate voted in favor of a bill that would require...
In the wake of another tragic bus accident, the neighborhood's elected officials gathered in Chinatown today to renew their calls for stronger laws regulating interstate bus companies. More on their pleas in a moment.
First, there have been some other...
Come Monday, don't forget, no more smoking in NYC parks. Not that smokers care. (Gothamist)
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver keeps on fighting for the millionaires' tax and pushes for a sunset clause on the governor's property tax cap proposal. (NYT, Politics on the Hudson)
Downtown...
