As far as Bill Perkins is concerned, the issue of eminent domain has got legs.
“It’s really a corruption of our notion of democracy,” said Perkins, a Democratic state senator who represents Harlem. He was speaking Saturday at a Pentecostal church on 125th Street. The room was one-third filled by people who are concerned about Read More
Harlem state senator asks Paterson for moratorium on land takings, no appeal in Columbia Read More
ALBANY—Assemblyman Richard Brodsky just swung by to announce an agreement between legislative leaders and David Paterson to increase oversight of public authorities.
“It’s an idea that is about the control of rogue institutions. I’ve called them Soviet-style bureaucracies. This is the end of that era,” Brodsky said. “For people worried about debt reform or Read More
ALBANY—John Flateau would be a reasonable fall guy given the current state of things in State Senate's Democratic conference, whose hiring practices are now a punchline.
But Flateau, who unilaterally signed off on the hiring of Pedro G. Espada, will be transitioned full-time onto the Senate payroll. He is currently an hourly employeeRead More
CHESTERTOWN—Key state senators say the nomination of Jay Walder to lead the M.T.A. will likely be considered when the legislature reconvenes this fall–after hearings.
State Senator Martin Malave Dilan, chairman of the chamber's transportation committee, said he will likely hold a hearing, and said State Senator Bill Perkins is planning to do the same Read More
ALBANY—There were no major surprises, nothing was defeated, and the tweaked version of mayoral school control voted through the State Senate after two hours.
The main Assembly bill passed by a vote of 47 to 8; all four chapter amendments were approved by varying margins, with 15 senators opposing the creation of Read More
ALBANY—Apparently, in addition to the Assembly's school-control bill and the four chapter amendments to increase parental involvement, the State Senate passed a resolution today by a voice vote that will create a panel to oversee the public schools.
Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and Senator Frank Padvan, a Republican from Queens who is Read More
In his second and final campaign event of the evening of July 20, Michael Bloomberg visited a steaming hot volunteer headquarters in Riverdale, where he talked about his attempts to narrow the achievement gap between minority and white students.
He was troubled.
“People said you couldn’t do anything about it in the last Read More
In his second and final campaign event of the evening of July 20, Michael Bloomberg visited a steaming hot volunteer headquarters in Riverdale, where he talked about his attempts to narrow the achievement gap between minority and white students.
He was troubled.
“People said you couldn’t do anything about it in the last Read More
City Councilman Miguel Martinez stepped down from office after admitting to pocketing thousands of dollars in public money.
One of the leading candidates to replace Martinez, Ydanis Rodriguez, is campaigning with a promise to “bring dignity, honesty and transparency from District 10 to the City Council.”
Rodriguez was speaking on the City Hall Read More
