Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday making it easier to sue neighbors who videotape private property. Following reports of cameras being installed to unlawfully videotape neighboring backyards, the bill signed this week (S.870-a/A.861-a) establishes a private right of action for damages caused by the unwarranted video imaging of residential property. “Everyone […]
Month: August 2017
Boondoggle or Opportunity? Voters will decide how they see upcoming constitutional convention question
With summer winding down and the November elections approaching, the ballot question of “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same” is looming as an important decision for all New York voters that only comes around every 20 years. The rhetoric by both good government […]
Publisher’s Corner: Sleeping political lions (and lionesses) are beginning to wake
The federal government has sucked the wind out of state government. How can you compete for news with Donald Trump and his blustering egomaniacal narcissism? Maybe things will calm down now that Trump has called in the military in the form of General John Kelly. This is a very dangerous […]
Senate majority leader seeks help for alcohol dependency
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan released a statement Sunday afternoon indicating he has recently sought help in battling alcohol dependency. He did not disclose details of his treatment, but did say it will help him continue as the Republican conference leader and as the representative for the 2nd Senate District. […]
Lawmakers seek high-risk crop insurance for key ingredient in craft beers
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-Brooklyn, and state Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci, R-South Huntington, are calling for the federal government to increase protections for the craft beer industry. Schumer has been urging the Department of Agriculture to give New York State the “Malt Barley Endorsement” (M.B.E.), a special federal insurance option, available […]
De Blasio’s numbers are down in latest Quinnipiac Poll
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s job approval rating is wilting in the summer heat and now stands at 50-to-42 percent, down from 60-to-34 percent just two months ago, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Monday. But Mayor de Blasio still tops his little-known Republican challenger, Assemblywoman Nicole […]