Feed

Jimmy Vielkind

Republicans Claim Paterson, Kind Of

ALBANY—David Paterson--Republican hero?

"It seems to me that there's a question of conscience that's bothering him, and that's whether all of the taxes and fees that he's supported not just in last year's budget, but also when he was a senator in the minority," Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos said in a press conference after Read More

The State of the State, With Slaps

ALBANY—In his State of the State Address, David Paterson dispensed with all pleasantries and attacked the past actions of the legislators and other prominent New Yorkers sitting before him.

"My colleagues, the times are measured. I would ask for your understanding that we dispense with the flourishes and formalities," he said, and launched immediately into Read More

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

Two Events, Two Cities, One Day

ALBANY—Percy Sutton's funeral, or State of the State?

That is the question, which officials have answered with either their presence or absence at the Capitol today--David Paterson, who will give the speech, is managing to do both by miracle of a State Police helicopter.

Michael Bloomberg is not here, but I ran into Kevin Read More

Rivera and Ramos Call for Levy Boycott, Levy Says Rivera and Ramos Are Part of ‘Cesspool’

ALBANY—At an anti-endorsement of Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive who announced this weekend he is exploring a run for governor, several Hispanic elected officials threatened to boycott anyone who supports him.

"We will be monitoring those campaign contributions," Assemblyman Peter Rivera, a Bronx Democrat said at the press conference. "We will be putting Read More