A Complaint Against Bernard Spitzer

Bernard Spitzer will take the stand in his own defense in Bronx courtroom tomorrow against charges that four African-Americans were improperly fired  at one the building he owns, according to a plaintiff in the case.

Anthony Hayden, 43, of Brooklyn, one of the four plaintiffs, said he'll be at court tomorrow to see Spitzer, Read More

El-iot! Can Spitzer Go to 1600?

When Eliot Spitzer was growing up in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, he and his two siblings played a somewhat unusual game at the dinner table.

“We had an assignment process,” said Bernard Spitzer, Eliot’s father, a real-estate developer. “We would go around the table, and one of the three children would be asked Read More

Spitzer Unchills As Race Begins, Notices Suozzi

The black Ford Crown Victoria that Eliot Spitzer uses on official business is Car Four, ranking him automotively behind the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and State Comptroller. His driver, a retired cop, is cruising in from Suffolk County on the Long Island Expressway, where the city’s skyline comes into view. The State Attorney General picks out Read More

El-iot! Can Spitzer Go to 1600?

When Eliot Spitzer was growing up in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, he and his two siblings played a somewhat unusual game at the dinner table.

“We had an assignment process,” said Bernard Spitzer, Eliot’s father, a real-estate developer. “We would go around the table, and one of the three children would be asked Read More

Democrats Wait on Eliot Spitzer, Imminent ‘It Boy’

Standing before a dozen television cameras, demurely accepting recognition as financial officers from 17 states said they will adopt the anti-conflict-of-interest principles known as the “Spitzer principles,” State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced nothing less than a “revolution” in the embattled world of high finance.

“Institutional shareholders in the form of state pension funds are Read More