You gotta’ like Tom Suozzi. I know that I do. He really wants to be governor of New York. If he were on a Little League team, he would be the kid described as having “a lot of heart.” He gets up there and really swings away. It’s interesting — […]
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Lawmakers want to give New Yorkers a discount on state park admissions and fees this season
In light of near-record inflation, and a desire for families to shed the “doldrums of the pandemic,” two state lawmakers have introduced a bill to give New Yorkers a 50 percent discount on admission fees for all state parks, historic sites and recreational facilities during the 2022 season. The legislation […]
Newest Court of Appeals judges formally seated during investiture ceremony
On April 5, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore presided over the investiture of three new judges to the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s top appellate court. The three judges — Madeline Singas, Anthony Cannataro, and Shirley Troutman — have been serving on the […]
Gov. Hochul updates New Yorkers on Brooklyn subway shooting incident
On Tuesday night, Gov. Kathy Hochul updated the public about the 36th Street subway shooting that happened Tuesday morning in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. Police have identified the shooter as Frank R. James, a 62-year-old man who police say has addresses in both Philadelphia and Wisconsin. There is […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to host talk on the news media and national security at SUNY New Paltz
On April 26 at 7 p.m., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, best-selling author and visiting professor Barton Gellman will deliver a lecture titled “Secrets, Leaks and the National Security State” on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Gellman, a staff writer at The Atlantic, is the SUNY New Paltz 2022 Visiting Ottaway Professor […]
New state park will honor Hudson Valley abolitionist and suffragist
A new state park named for Hudson Valley abolitionist Sojourner Truth was announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, in honor of Black History Month and Women’s History Month. The new park, the first to open since July of 2019 and the first state park in the city of Kingston, will occupy […]
Publisher’s Corner: It’s funny what you remember
Some things in Albany change, many do not. Some, I really miss. I remember when Stanley Steingut was the Minority Leader and then the Speaker. I really liked the guy and I think he liked me. Back then, when Albany was different and I was a graduate intern in Manfred […]
Gov. Hochul appoints head of new task force to address gun violence
Gov. Kathy Hochul has appointed a veteran of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Violence Prevention Program to head the state’s new Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Calliana Thomas was appointed the head of the New York State Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in January, coinciding with Hochul’s […]