Earlier this week, YNN–the upstate sister station of NY1–sent a team of reporters to Washington D.C. to cover the swearing-in of Kathy Hochul, with an eye toward its impact on Western New York.
It’s a familiar trek for NY1 reporters, who frequently travel to Washington for stories about the city’s Congressional delegation, but one that’s Read More
Bin Laden Photos: “We don’t need to spike the football,” Obama said. [New York Times]
Bin Laden Photos: Plenty of senators have seen unofficial ones. [Politico]
Bin Laden Photos: Peter King is skipping his chance to see them tomorrow. [Michael Amon]
2012: King wants Rudy to run. [National Review]
President Obama will be at the World Trade Center site tomorrow and–while former President George W. Bush won’t be joining him–a number of New York’s congressional representatives will be making the trip back from Washington.
Senators Schumer and Gillibrand will both be in attendance. Congressman Nadler, who represents ground zero, will also be there. Read More
In an interview with 60 Minutes recorded today, President Obama told Steve Kroft the administration won’t release photos of Osama bin Laden’s death.
Bin Laden was shot in the head during a raid on Sunday evening, and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney had previously called the photos “gruesome.”
Lawmakers had been split Read More
Minutes after President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, the blocks surrounding the World Trade Center site were flooded with people. “It’s awesome,” said 22-year-old Laura Cunningham, holding a Budweiser can while perched on the shoulders of her 6-foot-tall friend, Greg. “It’s weird to celebrate someone’s death,” she added. “It’s not exactly Read More
On Thursday, President Obama will return to New York City, where he’ll visit Ground Zero and meet with family members of those lost in the September 11 terror attacks.
White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer confirmed the visit on Twitter about an hour ago, but a full schedule for the visit has yet to Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s office just sent out text of the speech he’s delivering at the World Trade Center site this afternoon.
The mayor’s remarks reference the U.S. commitment to bringing to justice those who perpetrated the September 11 attacks, and said: “Yesterday, Osama bin Laden found out that America keeps its commitments.”
He also cites the Read More
“This would be like defeating, taking out a Hitler,” Rudy Giuliani told reporters at Ground Zero this afternoon.
Giuliani heard the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed while watching Fox News last night and told Politico that he didn’t feel much like celebrating. Giuliani also spoke to Matt Lauer this morning, praising Read More
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she felt “extraordinary joy” at hearing the news about the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan yesterday.
“It’s a moment of triumph and I think it’s very important for New Yorkers,” she said in an interview on CBS’ Early Show this morning. She said she had spoken to some firefighters Read More
Statements from elected officials reacting to the killing of Osama bin Laden began rolling in even as the president was just beginning to announce the news.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg called it a victory, and said he hopes it will comfort the victims of September 11.
