Mayor Bloomberg said his new schools chancellor won't have trouble guiding the county's largest public school system, even after four top education aides fled during the rocky three-month tenure of Cathie Black.
"No. I think there's normal turnover," Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show this morning.
"He'll miss those people," Bloomberg said, referring to his new Read More
"I don't know how seriously he took this," Republican Congressman Peter King said about President Obama's preparation for military action in Libya.
"He seemed so intent on getting multi-lateral support, United Nations support," rather than congressional support, King told John Gambling during a radio interview on WOR Wednesday morning.
"I don't think he spoke to the Read More
Debuting today on Michael Bloomberg's radio show this morning was a new feature that will allow anyone - anyone! - to ask the mayor a question.
On twitter, just use the hashtag #AskMike. (It's not unlike the imperfect crowd-sourcing I've tried to do before heading to some of the mayor's press conferences.)
Among the questions submitted, via Read More
David Paterson did not commit to a specific date by which he'd call a special election for the upstate congressional seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Eric Massa."I would not imagine it would be too long," Paterson said this morning during an interview on WOR News Talk Radio. Massa resigned from Congress amid accusations he Read More
In response to an earlier New York Times story, David Paterson said he didn't know of any recent accusations of domestic violence against his top aide, David Johnson.
But, this morning's New York Times story says the governor himself spoke to a woman earlier this month who was trying to file an order of Read More
David Paterson lit into Andrew Cuomo, basically for not announcing his gubernatorial candidacy and therefore avoiding having to say anything about the state's financial mess.
Here's what Paterson said this morning on the John Gambling show, according to Jimmy Vielkind:
[W]hat does Andrew Cuomo think about the wall Street bonuses? As last I checked, he was Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson said there are rumors of another millionaires' tax out there.
"I thought there would be some modification, but I heard a rumor yesterday that some of my colleagues are talking about another millionaires' tax, and that would demonstrate, I would say, a completely addictive personality," Paterson told John Gambling on WOR. "The Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson talked charity this morning in an interview with John Gambling on WOR, who was raising money for the Salvation Army on-air. Paterson said he and his wife Michelle donated $1,000.
"We were going to put in $500, but you know, Mayor Bloomberg's having a little cash flow problem so I told Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson said that Eliot Spitzer would have the skill set to be a good comptroller, should he run.
"I think that would be pretty interesting," Paterson told John Gambling on WOR, when asked about the prospect of serving as governor over a man to whom he once served as lieutenant governor. "But I Read More
ALBANY—The new license plates will still trickle out, but the money the state was hoping to gain from a mandatory re-issue is still gone, David Paterson said.
"I'm just not going to put it in the budget. They didn't address it, but I'm not going to put it in the budget. In other words, that's Read More
ALBANY—Fiscally, New York is in a "state of emergency," David Paterson said this morning, and legislators need to accept responsibility and tell the public the hard truth.
"There is a significant representation that does care, but as much as they can, they are going to have to fight off the distraction from all of Read More
ALBANY—County Clerks are starting whip up a furor about the provision tucked into the state budget requiring motorists to buy new license plates--at a cost of $25--launching an online petition against the measure.
Paterson, whose spokesman said the movement was people "trying to score cheap political points" was asked about the Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson, ever the friend of the White House, just attacked the Obama administration's decision to restrict bonus pay with John Gambling on WOR.
"That probably cost New York $1 billion," Paterson said. "And look, I'm not going to defend these people that run these companies. They've frittered away a lot of money Read More
A subdued tone on the mayor's radio show this morning after a firefighter died in the line of duty. From a transcript provided by City Hall:
John Gambling: Yes indeed, here we are on News Talk Radio 710 WOR. Friday John Gambling Show. Eight after 8 o’clock Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in Studio 4. Good morning. Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson's director of communications just swept through the LCA Room to deny a press release from State Senator Pedro Esapda Jr. which claimed the governor recognized him as the president pro tempore of the State Senate.
"Absolutely not," Kauffmann said.
Espada Jr. was sworn in to the post during a floor Read More
