Critical Congressman at Paterson Speech

ALBANY—Several members of New York’s Congressional delegation who have expressed displeasure with David Paterson are here at the Capitol on the day of his speech.

I saw Representatives Scott Murphy and Paul Tonko of the Capital Region, Mike McMahon of Staten Island, Mike Arcuri of Utica, Eric Massa of the Southern Tier and Steve Israel Read More

Farrell Recalls ‘Humanist’ Sutton

ALBANY—Assemblyman Denny Farrell, the long-time Harlem legislator who first won his current seat with the backing of Percy Sutton, remembered him today as “a wonderful human being, a wonderful politician, a humanist.”

“He was superb,” Farrell told me by phone this morning. Sutton, a former assemblyman, Manhattan borough president and political dean in Harlem Read More

Unhappy in Harlem

Eliot Spitzer‘s choice of a Harlem favorite son as his candidate for Lieutenant Governor might have been expected to put the Harlem establishment firmly in his camp.

Instead, they’re furious.

A displeased Charlie Rangel told a group of women — at an event for Lieutenant Governor candidate Leecia Eve this morning — that Read More

Dinkins Endorses Ferrer…Against Koch

David Dinkins endorsed Freddy at City Hall this morning, though you had to pay close attention to figure out that that’s what he was doing.

The former Mayor read, word for word, a short statement, blandly passed word that Percy Sutton also backs Freddy, and proceeded to refuse to criticize Mayor Bloomberg in any way. Read More