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Jimmy Vielkind

Rivera and Ramos Call for Levy Boycott, Levy Says Rivera and Ramos Are Part of ‘Cesspool’

ALBANY—At an anti-endorsement of Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive who announced this weekend he is exploring a run for governor, several Hispanic elected officials threatened to boycott anyone who supports him.

“We will be monitoring those campaign contributions,” Assemblyman Peter Rivera, a Bronx Democrat said at the press conference. “We will be Read More

Cherkasky: Paterson’s Ethics Plan Has ‘Really Interesting Ideas’ That I’ve Read About

ALBANY—Apparently, as they devised a way to completely overhaul government ethics in New York, David Paterson’s staffers didn’t consult with Michael Cherkasky, the man Paterson praised as the “perfect person and most qualified to restore public confidence” in ethics enforcement.

“They haven’t called,” Cherkasky, who Paterson appointed as head of the Commission on Public Read More