The last we saw former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, he was staring into his coffee cup while Joe Scarborough and Tim Russert talked presidential politics on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” television program.
Well, it appears Tiki, who had a short-lived stint on the fourth hour of the Today show after quitting football, has returned to the [...]
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The Business Council of New York State Inc. has created a Web site aimed at supporting a property tax cap. Now.
The cap is the brainchild of the Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi-led state Commission on Property Tax Relief and has been supported by Gov. David Paterson.
Paterson presented a bill to the state Legislature to cap [...]
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The Long Island Power Authority has amended its net metering program to allow businesses to take advantage of the cost savings as well.
The program will give full credit to businesses that install solar generating equipment. It gives the businesses an opportunity to sell back any excess power they produce to LIPA. Residential customers already are [...]
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Surrounded by a crowd of residents wearing white jerseys with the number 74 emblazoned on the front and blue caps with red bills bearing the same digits, Gov. David Paterson this morning continued his crusade for a property tax cap.
He held a press conference with Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, further imploring the state Legislature [...]
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So much for a kinder, gentler Albany.
In the wake of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal that sunk the antagonistic governor, state lawmakers promised a peaceful coexistence that would lead to a more efficient New York.
Never mind. From the Daily News:
Chaos reigned Thursday at what was supposed to be a news conference for Paterson and lawmakers [...]
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Are we in crisis mode yet?
According to the Fiscal Policy Institute, one-third of New Yorkers do not make enough money to support their very basic needs. That’s 5.7 million people.
The report is a depressing answer to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service federal poverty index, which does not take the cost-of-living differences into [...]
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Gov. David Paterson has announced today that the state is giving out $35 million to 45 counties and New York City for the 2008 Summer Youth Employment Program.
The program is designed to provide jobs for 14-20 year olds during the summer. Last year, almost 27,000 teens were employed through the program.
“Education does not end in [...]
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In the wake of the California decision to allow for same-sex marriages, New York Gov. David Paterson has directed all state agencies to recognize gay marriages from that state, as well as Massachusetts and Canada.
The directive was first made May 14, and is being hailed by gay-rights supporters throughout the state and on Long Island.
“Governor [...]
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Gov. David Paterson went under the laser again this morning, this time to have the same procedure done to his right eye that he had done to his left.
Here’s the statement from his press office:
This morning at approximately 10:15 a.m., Governor David A. Paterson underwent an iridotomy on his right eye as a prophylactic measure. [...]
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Gov. David Paterson had a little health scare yesterday. Nothing as serious as Sen. Ted Kennedy, but still, serious enough for the governor’s press office to send out numerous updates on his health and make his doctors available.
Here’s what happened, according to the official press statement:
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Governor David A. Paterson was diagnosed [...]
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While the beloved “I Love New York” marketing campaign isn’t going anywhere, it’s going to get a few tweaks, Gov. David Paterson said today.
The Empire State Development Corp.’s program will focus more on the state as a whole, rather than touting New York City’s landmarks and activities in front of other state regions, according to [...]
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Since Gov. Paterson got past the sex scandals and budget debacles that marred his first few weeks in office, he’s been on a roll.
It could have something to do with his triumphant return to Long Island last month, when he stood on the boardwalk of the Sunken Meadow State Park overlooking the Long Island Sound [...]
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When Gov. David Paterson was on Long Island two weeks ago, LIPA President Kevin Law called him “the green governor.”
Last week, Paterson wrapped up the Earth Day and Earth Week celebrations by signing an executive order creating a “Green Procurement and Agency Sustainability Program” to promote policies within the state government that reduce the consumption [...]
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Before Gov. David Paterson nixed the Broadwater, he gave a rather funny rundown about his long Long Island ties.
Here it is:
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Gov. David Paterson sure did pick a beautiful day,and a beautiful spot, to liquidate Broadwater Energy’s plan to build a natural gas barge in Long Island Sound.
LIBN Editor David Reich-Hale shot video of the governor’s speech, for those who may have missed it.
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Gov. David Paterson is expected this afternoon to sink Broadwater Energy’s plan to install a floating liquefied natural gas facility in the middle on the Long Island Sound.
Now what?
Looking at the comments LI Biz Blog often received on the Broadwater topic, some will surely be happy, though some may be disappointed with the decision.
Opponents saw [...]
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Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi might not challenge Gov. David Paterson in 2010, but he will have to serve the rest of his term as county executive without one of his top aides.
Paterson today tapped William J. Cunningham III, counsel to Suozzi since 2004, as a senior advisor.
The announcement comes the same day that Suozzi, [...]
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It seems Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi doesn’t want the new governor to see him as a threat.
Despite claims in a Daily News article that everyone but Suozzi thinks the Nassau pol will give running for governor another go, as well as a report in the New York Post that states Suozzi has indeed [...]
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The state budget deadline of April 1 has come and gone and many Albany insiders are rolling their eyes, claiming that a new administration has done nothing to bring a more open government to New York.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard:
It’s back to three men in a room.
That’s the feeling many in Albany were left with after [...]
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New Gov. David Paterson has proclaimed April 7 to 11 “Dig Safely Week” to remind excavators, contractors and homeowners of the state law that requires them to call a state toll-free hotline before starting an excavation and digging project.
The call should be made at least two to 10 working days prior to any work being [...]
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The tremors of the The Steamroller driving himself off the cliff and exploding on impact are still reverberating.
David Paterson was supposed to be a clean slate, until Days Inn dalliances smudged his image and no one knows if those old bulls, Bruno and Silver, will soon defeat him at mudwrestling. Then, as Michael Samuels posted [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Paterson, Long Island on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
By now, you all know that new Gov. David Paterson grew up on Long Island and went to grade school in Hempstead and college at Hofstra.
Just in case you wanted more on this, here’s the The New York Times article from this weekend, which mirrors a story we wrote the week Paterson was sworn in. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Paterson on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
The Daily News reported today that Gov. David Paterson admitted he may have used campaign funds to pay for a tryst with a woman.
The night at the Quality Hotel was listed under “constituent services.”
From the Daily News:
A Daily News review found that in a handful of other campaign expenditures, Paterson may have used campaign funds [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged budget, David Paterson on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Though the evening news won’t be quick to back off the story of Gov. David Paterson’s past extra-marital affairs, the new governor has moved on without them.
Paterson has already proposed slashing $800 million from the state budget pitched by Eliot Spitzer, considering the state’s $4.5 billion deficit.
The governor also said he wants to reduce state-funded [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Paterson on March 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
That was quick. Hours after Gov. David Paterson was sworn in as our state’s new leader, he admitted that he cheated on his wife several years ago. And his wife, Michelle Paterson, also admitted to having an affair of her own.
The governor confessed that he and his wife had hit a rough patch in 1999, [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Paterson, state government on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
In case you missed it:
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Connecticut, David Paterson on March 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As soon-to-be New York Gov. David Paterson said today that he expects to need more time to decide on Broadwater, Shell Oil and TransCanada’s liquified natural gas terminal in the Long Island Sound between Wading River and Connecticut, the Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell condemned the project. She said she would now start lobbying Paterson [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Paterson on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Call it the trifecta. Four years after the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut resigned over ethics probes, Gov. Eliot Spitzer has vanished from public life.
And now that Gov. David Paterson is taking the reigns at the Empire State, who better to give him advise than Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell, who took over in Hartford [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer on March 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
In case you were wondering if Michael Allen Harrison, the Long Island Regional Representative for the governor’s office had anything to say about the demise of his former boss…Harrison sent this statement:
“Many would like to choose their place in history, but the reality is that history, instead, chooses us. The duty of a leader is [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
When Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigns, and he’s expected to do so some time this morning, he will leave a hearty pile of pressing tasks on the new governor’s desk, including several reform initiatives and the state budget.
But while the budget will decide how much Long Island schools will either give up or gain, there’s another [...]
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