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To the editor: Former New York City Council Speaker and 2013 losing mayoral candidate Christine Quinn long ago finished licking her wounds and came out of the closet. Quinn’s apologies and subsequent retraction of her insult to Democratic Party challenger Cynthia Nixon to Gov. Andrew Cuomo that she is “an […]
With just nine days left before the state’s budget is due, Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, and other Democratic lawmakers are demanding that their version of the Child Victims Act (S.809) with a one-year look back window be included in the final budget. In recent years, many pieces of legislation similar […]
Sen. James Tedisco, R-Glenville, and Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, D-Rotterdam, are calling attention to the impact that Capital Region military bases have on the local economy. Capital Region military bases have an impact of more than $1 billion to the economy, the lawmakers say. As part of Capital Region Military Day, […]
Working at the Gazette had a significant impact on my life, both at the time and through the years since. I was a reporter for the paper in 1979, and then came back in 1980 and ’81 as a “City Editor” who helped new interns learn their way around the […]
Two Senate Republicans are planning to launch an investigation of a New York City program that shuttles homeless people to upstate counties. Upstate counties say they are just learning of the de Blasio administration’s New York City Special One Time Assistance (SOTA) program, a program that encourages New York […]
Actor Corey Feldman and Team USA volleyball player Sarah Powers-Barnhard have joined the fight to push Senate Republicans to pass the Child Victims Act. A coalition called “New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators” is gaining supporters in its drive to finally pass the Child Victims Act (S.809) this legislative session. Feldman […]
The most recent Siena Poll shows that actress Cynthia Nixon faces an uphill battle in her bid to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, largely because she doesn’t have the name recognition to win in a primary against the incumbent. In a poll of 772 registered voters in New York, Nixon received […]
The state Senate and Assembly passed legislation that would provide attorney-client privilege to consumers who are using lawyer referral services. The bill (S.5845/A.9029) is sponsored by Sen. John Bonacic, R-Mount Hope, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx and seeks to establish the same privileges afforded between clients and attorneys to those […]