City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said after meeting with undecided state lawmaker she feels “very optimistic” that same-sex marriage legislation will eventually pass.
In a brief telephone interview on her way back from Albany, Quinn told me she met with Democratic Senators Ruth Hassell-Thompson of the Bronx and George Onorato of Queens, Republican State Read More
ALBANY—The M.T.A. rescue bill passed the State Assembly by a comfortable 30-vote margin Wednesday night, but it didn’t get any votes from Staten Island.
All four members who represent Richmond County—Lou Tobacco, Matt Titone, Michael Cusick and Janele Hyer-Spencer—voted no on the measure. Tobacco, the lone Republican Assembly member from New York City, introduced Read More
ALBANY—The M.T.A. rescue bill passed the State Assembly by a comfortable 30-vote margin Wednesday night, but it didn't get any votes from Staten Island.
All four members who represent Richmond County—Lou Tobacco, Matt Titone, Michael Cusick and Janele Hyer-Spencer—voted no on the measure. Tobacco, the lone Republican Assembly member from New York City, introduced Read More
Michael Bloomberg said the best way he can push state lawmakers to permanently fund the M.T.A. is to do it "outside the glare of the camera."
During the mayor's Q&A today after an event in Washington Heights, he was asked about a story in today's New York Times that reported Bloomberg hasn't been Read More
Michael Bloomberg said the best way he can push state lawmakers to permanently fund the M.T.A. is to do it “outside the glare of the camera.”
During the mayor’s Q&A today after an event in Washington Heights, he was asked about a story in today’s New York Times that reported Bloomberg hasn’t been willing Read More
ALBANY—Sure, there are factories that produce components of hybrid buses in his district, but State Senator Joe Griffo dismissed Sheldon Silver’s suggestion that he should be among the Republicans ‘first on line’ to support a plan to rescue the M.T.A. from its fiscal woes.
“They’re really searching right now,” Griffo said of the Democrats, Read More
ALBANY—Sure, there are factories that produce components of hybrid buses in his district, but State Senator Joe Griffo dismissed Sheldon Silver's suggestion that he should be among the Republicans 'first on line' to support a plan to rescue the M.T.A. from its fiscal woes.
"They're really searching right now," Griffo said of the Read More
ALBANY—Sheldon Silver has a new idea about finding Republican allies as lawmakers seek consensus around a package to fund the M.T.A. – look upstate.
"They should be on line first to make sure there's a well-funded M.T.A. capital plan," Silver said to reporters after giving a speech to T.W.U. Local 100, whose members are Read More
ALBANY—Sheldon Silver has a new idea about finding Republican allies as lawmakers seek consensus around a package to fund the M.T.A. – look upstate.
“They should be on line first to make sure there’s a well-funded M.T.A. capital plan,” Silver said to reporters after giving a speech to T.W.U. Local 100, whose members are Read More
I never thought cutting my hair was a sign of the implosion of the American economy, until I read about it on Twitter.
“benpolitico: times tough: @azipaybarah cutting own hair.”
The item is short, true, and was written a few seconds after the words left my mouth. I was sitting at my desk Read More
