Brooklyn State Senator Carl Kruger surrendered to authorities only this morning, but already the talk in political circles is over who will replace... MORE»
Andrew Cuomo is using the arrests of two Democratic state legislators to underscore a point he made while attorney general and now as governor: that Albany's dysfunction extends deeper than passing budgets on time and normal partisan gridlock: it's rooted deep inside the inner workings of the legislature, and hidden behind opaque disclosure rules. The arrests, Cuomo said, "highlight the urgent need for the legislature to pass comprehensive ethics reform -... MORE»
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison delivered a tearful remembrance of a Muslim-American who rushed into the World Trade Center site on September 11 to close his testimony before the Homeland Security Committee this morning. Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, has been an outspoken opponent of Peter King's decision to restrict the hearings to a single religious group, likening it to an inquiry on drug dealers that would focus only on black drug... MORE»
Peter King, wearing a crown (get it?) inveighs against radical recruiters in America, who wisely set up their booth at the Park51 Career Day fair. Or, if you want to watch the hearings for reals, click... MORE»
Unsealed this morning. I'm reading it now, but one quick detail stood out: On or about February 11, 2011, RICHARD LIPSKY, the defendant, met with CARL KRUGER, the defendant, inside LIPSKY's car in the vicinity of 18th Street and Fith Avenue in Manhattan. Not like there's any shortage of meeting rooms or coffee shops around... MORE»
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Peter King entered the packed hearing room on the third floor of the Cannon House Office Building this morning to a sea of flash bulbs and a swarm of about 20 video cameras. He promptly delivered his opening remarks, justifying the need for the hearing and defending himself against the calls to broaden the hearing to include other non-Muslim terror... MORE»
Anthony Weiner takes his case against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas to The Colbert Report. Later, when asked if he'll run for mayor, Weiner says, "perhaps." So coy that... MORE»
Are wrapped up in Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio's corruption case. From Jacob Gershman: Federal court documents from the case described a friendly relationship between Mr. Kruger and the chief executive of MediSys, a health-care network that includes Jamaica Hospital in Queens and Brookdale University hospital in... MORE»
City Comptroller John Liu is slated to appear at a public forum entitled "Why Are We Funding Low-Wage Jobs" at the Brooklyn College Graduate Center for Worker Education this afternoon that labor and progressive groups hope kicks off a major effort to create a living wage standard for city... MORE»
Corruption: "Prosecutors have made a cottage industry of scrutinizing members of the Senate.[Vielkind] Corruption: State Senator Kruger and Assemblyman Boyland are expected to turn themselves in. [Daily... MORE»
Taxis: Undercover video about them behaving badly. [City... MORE»
Caroline Kennedy made a rare public appearance this afternoon to join former schools chief Joel Klein at a reception at the midtown hotspot Monkey Bar and to preach the virtues of charter schools. The luncheon was a benefit for Public Prep Network, a charter school organization comprising two all-girl schools in the Lower East Side and a third in the... MORE»
The New York Times reports that Andrew Cuomo is convening a meeting a high-ranking LGBT officials, including Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell and State Senator Tom Duane in order to strategize for a push to legalize same-sex marriage. Needless to say, this doesn't sit well with Bronx Democratic Senator Ruben Diaz, a Pentecostal minister and fervent opponent of same-sex... MORE»
One day after Bill de Blasio stepped into the void - created in no small part by Michael Bloomberg's silence - in comes Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. In a letter to Rep. Peter King, Stringer says the congressman's hearings on terrorism and Islam will make America less... MORE»
Mayor Mike Bloomberg's budget director, Mark Page, has sent a memo to all city agencies ordering them to come up with $600 million worth of cuts in the next few weeks. "I am asking City agencies to focus on their operations in Fiscal Year 2012 to determine how best, to the extent necessary, we can maintain balanced City operations," Page writes. "The total target is $600 million for FY2012. I am asking that each agency address the full target, but also to be clear as possible in their... MORE»
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