State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver tells the New York Times he has doubts about Governor Paterson's ethics reform proposals. Senate leader Malcolm Smith, who backs the legislation, took a shot at Silver yesterday, saying legislative leaders should not have...
Elliot Sander defends the much maligned MTA in the New York Times, just a few weeks after stepping down as the agency's chief executive. The Daily News likes Governor Paterson's ethics reform proposals, aimed at repairing Albany's "corrupt" and...
The push to oppose the city's plan to revamp Chatham Square is picking up momentum. Yesterday City Councilman Alan Gerson, NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson and community organizers rallied and delivered petitions to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. They're demanding...
Two more New Yorkers with the swine flu have died, but health officials say they both had other health complications that may have been contributing factors. Still, the city is continuing to grapple with the swine flu even as...
Four men are in custody in Lower Manhattan, suspected of plotting to blow up two synagogues in the Bronx. Authorities say they were "aspirational," meaning they had the will but not the weapons or expertise to launch a major...
As early as 6 o'clock in the morning, the long tour buses pull up to Albert Chan's apartment on Pike Street, idling, attracting swarming crowds and snarling traffic. There's so much congestion MTA buses often can't stop at the...
The MTA Board meets today to vote on a "scaled back" package of fare increases.Sheldon Silver "has it easy," Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith says. In a New York Times story on the difficulty the Democratic Majority is having...
At a breakfast sponsored by the Alliance for Downtown New York this morning, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he's tired with the haggling about what to do at ground zero. The New York Times, saying Silver is "emerging...
According a New York Post "source" State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is weighing the idea of delaying some of the MTA's capital projects until the economy improves. Speaking of Shelly, he provided a grant to make possible the Alliance...
There are now 49 confirmed cases of the swine flu in New York City. NYC's health commissioner is calling for stepped up efforts to develop a vaccine (NY1).Juan Gonzalez says small businesses in Chinatown are being exploited while the...
