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Jan. 3, 2010
Cuomo Ready to Turn Up the Heat on Paterson If the governor won’t take Obama’s hint to stand down, the attorney general is prepared to get tough.
The Politics of New York’s Gay Marriage Defeat Why the state senate vote went down the way it did, and what happens next.
equal rites
Nov. 11, 2009
Gay-Marriage Vote by End of Year, Say Governor, Senate Leadership As the State Senate ignored yet another call for a vote on the issue, gay activists began raising the pressure.
the third terminator
Nov. 5, 2009
Ed Koch Doesn’t Appreciate John Liu’s Snubbing of Mayor Bloomberg Not meeting with Bloomberg was rude and outrageous, the former mayor tells us.
As Paterson Calls Senate Back on Gay Marriage, Tide Is Against Taking a Vote There are too many factors against putting marriage equality to a vote to make it likely we’ll even see how people feel about the issue itself.
Oct. 30, 2009
Harlem Lullaby The death of Percy Sutton marks the passing of a pioneering era in New York. Maybe that’s a good thing.
Oct. 30, 2009
Rip Van Ravitch He came back to Albany to find everything changed. Not in a good way.
Oct. 30, 2009
Vote for Business! An anti-labor party.
Oct. 16, 2009
The Power Dozen There is Michael Bloomberg, and there is everybody else. Here’s everybody else.
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Oct. 2, 2009
Democrats Ponder Domino Strategy to Remove Paterson How Charlie Rangel could help his old Harlem clubhouse buddy.
ballsy crimes
Sept. 24, 2009
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Sept. 17, 2009
Joe Bruno’s Software Firm Wins $22 Million State Contract But the former State Senate majority leader had nothing to do with it, we’re assured.
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Sept. 4, 2009
Malcolm Smith Eyeing Cushy Aqueduct Afterlife? The former Senate majority leader has ties to one of the groups bidding to turn the racetrack into a casino.
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Aug. 31, 2009
Why Won’t Giuliani Aim for Albany? Washington Still Sounds Nicer Part of the reason the former mayor seems so reluctant to run for governor is that a run for president still sounds good.
Aug. 21, 2009
Cuomo’s Gambit Will the ambitious attorney general convince the feckless governor to give up the game?
Aug. 20, 2009
Bill Thompson: Contender? Six strategies for how this year’s Democratic underdog for mayor could, just possibly, pull off an upset over Mike Bloomberg.
Cuomo Reviewing Espada Son’s New State Senate Gig (Updated) “The attorney general’s office has been considering the legality of the appointment since it first came to light on Monday.”
Pedro Espada’s Son Hired for Cushy State Senate Job Pedro Espada Jr. is making $120,000 for an “intergovernmental relations” job that never existed before.
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Aug. 9, 2009
Why Neoconservative Pundits Love Jon Stewart John Bolton, William Kristol, and others explain why ‘The Daily Show’ is the best place to get their views heard.
July 31, 2009
65 Minutes With Richard Ravitch When David Paterson asked him to step in as lieutenant governor, he couldn’t say no—the state he loves needed his help. But he feels a bit like […]
albany chaos
July 1, 2009
Answering Your Questions About the Chaos in Albany Everything you need to know about why nothing is getting done in our State Senate.
Marriage-Equality Scourge Ruben Diaz Has Gay Brothers, Best Friend (and a Soft Spot for Liza) The state senator who has pledged to fight against same-sex marriage until the end has a lot more ties to the gay world than you’d suspect.
June 15, 2009
Same-Sex-Marriage Follies Two years ago, national gay activists hatched a plan to turn the State Senate Democratic. Thus began the Albany ring cycle …
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June 11, 2009
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June 11, 2009
Monserrate Meets With Sampson and Democrats Could the Great Coup of 2009 be on shaky ground?
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June 10, 2009
Senate Showdown Disappointingly Diffused A confrontation over entering the locked Senate Chamber fizzled when Queens State Senator Hiram Monserrate began to wimp out.
albany coup
June 10, 2009
Showdown at the Senate Chamber The GOP takeover of the Senate chamber is imminent, and it looks like there will be trouble.
albany coup
June 10, 2009
Albany Aggression Getting Really Childish Now According to one senator, there will be a “spirited game of duck-duck-goose” later, so be sure not to miss that.
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June 10, 2009
Paterson on Senate Snafu: ‘This Is Getting a Little Ridiculous’ The governor railed against both parties for not “acting like adults.”
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June 10, 2009
GOP State Senator: Let’s Hire a Locksmith! Breaking into the State Senate chamber is just the latest awesome plan out of Albany.
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June 9, 2009
Gershman: If Dems Have an Ace, They’d Better Play It Fast Our man in Albany provides news analysis of yesterday’s tumultuous events.
Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell: I Still Believe Marriage Equality Is Coming Even though the landscape of Albany has been dramatically upheaved, one advocate at least still sees hope.
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June 8, 2009
GOP Takes Over State Senate In a surprise move, the Republicans won two Democrats over to their side, and swung control of the body back their way.
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May 13, 2009
Eric Dinallo Weighing AG Run The Democratic state insurance superintendent plans to make a go for Cuomo’s job, says a source. That is, if Cuomo actually decides to leave it.
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Apr. 14, 2009
Paterson’s ‘Save the Governor’ Retreat The Governor took top aids and advisers on an informal weekend getaway to come up with a plan to save his political future.
Apr. 10, 2009
Money Train State leaders are coming to the end of the line in their attempt to rescue straphangers and bus riders from severe service cuts and double-digit […]
early and often
Mar. 31, 2009
Albany to Rake in More From New Taxes and Fees Than Announced If you follow the numbers closely, the state will actually rake in $1.7 billion more than they announced under the new budget agreement.
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Mar. 24, 2009
GOP Source: George Pataki Mulling Another Go for Governor State Senator Marty Golden says the former governor “looking at” a run for a fourth term.
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Mar. 23, 2009
Weighing Paterson’s Tax-Hike Choice And no matter what, it seems there’s no love for the former Cuddle Guv.
the third terminator
Feb. 24, 2009
Gershman: Bloomberg’s Do-or-Die Meeting Tomorrow Hizzoner faces the city’s Republican chairs, seeking their approval to run on the party line. It’s not expected to be pretty.
Feb. 13, 2009
Full Campaign Employment The Bloomberg campaign has already hired an astounding, and high-priced, array of talent. Not everybody has traditionally been on the same side. […]
Pizzeria Blames Audit on Zagat Ranking Lucali owner says the tax man showed up two weeks after his pizza was crowned the city’s best.
Feb. 6, 2009
Staying the King Governor Paterson’s backroom plan to outflank Andrew Cuomo and get back in his party’s good graces.
Feb. 6, 2009
Fight Another Day Bill Thompson’s (relatively) gentlemanly approach to his against-the-odds campaign is its own strategy.
Feb. 6, 2009
Held Back Will Bloomberg dump Joel Klein?
Feb. 6, 2009
Who Likes Mike? Volunteering for Bloomberg.
Feb. 6, 2009
Tax the Rich! How did the poor win the New York tax war? Welcome to the era of the moneyed underclass.
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