Category: Uncategorized

On Friday, New Yorkers learned of Rochester Assemblyman Bill Nojay’s suicide. Condolences go out to his family, friends and constituents. We never really know someone or the secrets he holds. Local newspapers are reporting...

Shelly Silver will stay out of jail for what looks to be another year, thanks to US District Court Judge Valerie Caproni’s ruling Thursday that the disgraced former Assembly speaker can remain free on bail pending his appeal of...

State senator tries taking down challenger by alleging Trump ties By Carl Campanile August 23, 2016 A Bronx state senator has sent out a campaign mailer linking his Democratic primary rival to Donald Trump — even though the...

Corrupt New York pols who dream of retiring with fat, taxpayer-provided pensions just took a big hit in court. Score one for justice and common sense. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the 2d US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...

Court ruling could allow feds to seize Silver and Skelos’ pensions By Kaja Whitehouse August 17, 2016 | 2:46pm A federal Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday ​could pave the way for​ federal authorities to seize the state-protected...

Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson let stand a report that she called a precinct commander to quash a ticket for dangerous driving — in string-pulling that demonstrates unfitness to continue as chair of the City Council Public Safety...

The legislators who backed the least legislation this year By BILL MAHONEY 08/02/16 ALBANY — For most legislators in the capital, introducing legislation is a very common activity. In this year’s session, there were 16,601...

Although the commission has another four months to make a formal recommendation, the proposal on the table calls for raising that base pay to $116,900 annually. Unless the Legislature returns to Albany for a special session to...

On Friday evening, the NY Times posted a news story claiming that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and others in his administration received federal subpoenas in the matter of the sale of Long Island College Hospital...

How de Blasio’s nursing home scandal compares to Watergate By Michael Gartland and Bruce Golding July 27, 2016 | 10:50pm Mayor de Blasio made a major mistake, political experts said Wednesday, by invoking the infamous cover-up...

OPINION EDITORIAL Bill de Blasio’s own Watergate By Post Editorial Board July 27, 2016 It may be too early to say how many City Hall staffers should lose their jobs — or perhaps go to jail — over the rancid Rivington House...

"[…]Some of this support went to stocking reusable bags for attendees stuffed with hygienic and makeup products such as Olay moisturizers and a Revlon highlighting stick (a smaller version valued at $14.49 online)....