ALBANY—State Senator George Winner just suggested Paterson's appointment of Richard Ravitch is an impeachable offense.
"I think that any time you're talking about willful violation of the constitution for political purposes, as I believe the governor is doing, I think it's a fair game to take a look at it," the Elmira Republican Read More
ALBANY—Speaking about his compromise M.T.A. bailout plan, David Paterson said, "Right now I'm interested in anything that will clear up the immediate problem–the one that will come at the end of the month. The capital plan is not the real issue right now."
The plan would avert the worst of the immediate fare hikes Read More
This You Know: As the Subways Go, So Goes the New York Economy. So What Are the Governor, Sheldon Silver and the M.T.A. Doing About It? ‘Until You Have an Agreement,’ Says Gov. Paterson, ‘You Don’t Know.’
Where Transportation Plans Go to Die
By Jimmy Vielkind
ALBANY—Unable thus far Read More
When Dick Ravitch went before a room full of reporters on the 38th floor of the governor’s midtown offices in December to present his plan to save the M.T.A. from fiscal upheaval, transit advocates who closely followed the process were surprised at an omission.
As expected, the former M.T.A. chairman called Read More
For more than three decades, Richard Ravitch has been typecast.
Governor after governor has unexpectedly—at least from Mr. Ravitch’s perspective—called on the wealthy developer, lawyer and investor to play the role of the public servant tasked with saving government organizations gone broke.
He chaired the Urban Development Corporation starting in 1975; was called Read More
