Paterson Signs Anti-Texting Law, Vetoes War of 1812 Bill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- It's now illegal to text, tweet or surf while driving in New York. Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday that he signed the a...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- It's now illegal to text, tweet or surf while driving in New York. Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday that he signed the a...
Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
The whispers about Rudy Giuliani running for governor have been getting louder in recent days, just as Governor Paterson has stumbled through gaffe af...
Russell Simmons | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
In a year where every single Governor is under fire, and other governors have simply quit (Mrs. Palin?), Governor Paterson is working hard to weather the storm during this difficult economic time.
AP | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson says his comments last week suggesting some of his critics were motivated by racial bias have been misunders...
RealClearPolitics | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
A new Siena College poll finds 68% of New York voters would prefer someone else if Gov. David Paterson (D) decides to run for governor next year. This...
Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
Governor Paterson's claims of racist mistreatment by the media seem to have fallen on deaf ears in New York and beyond. The New York Times reports ...
John R. Bohrer | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York
For a moment there, Governor David Paterson parted the curtain and offered his theory on why state Democrats want him out: the color of his skin. So that's one person's opinion.
Staten Island Advance | Judy L. Randall | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson's visual impairment has hindered his ability to govern, state Sen. Diane Savino said yesterday. In an unus...
New York Times | DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York
ALBANY - A former Senate employee who is suing the state over his dismissal in 2007 said on Thursday that he had testified under oath this week that h...
Kathryn Wylde | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York
From a business perspective, nothing could be worse during this period of economic uncertainty than the chaos and instability that have characterized New York state government during the past two years.
Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York
In 1911, Samuel Battle became the "first black officer to join" the NYPD. Today, nearly 100 years later, the intersection at West 135th Street and Le...
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson gave World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum Monday in prolonged talks over his...
The New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York
At a meeting in Kingston, N.Y., last week, several Democratic county leaders, including some who are allies of Mr. Cuomo, pointedly refused to commit ...
Avery Corman | Posted 08.22.2009 | New York
My God, these people represent us, these people are responsible for all those decisions, and all that money, and these people are morons.
Observer | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York
ALBANY - David Paterson's poll numbers have climbed slightly, for the second month in a row, as voters surveyed in a poll released today perceive him ...
The Huffington Post | Dennis Tang | Posted 08.17.2009 | New York
The New York State Senate adjourned today for the summer, after one of the more absurd periods in its history. Take a look back on a month of political bedlam in Albany with this handy slideshow summary.
AP | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Even as New York rushes to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for roads and bridges, billions more a...
New York Times | DANNY HAKIM | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York
ALBANY -- The governor traditionally reigns as the capital's fund-raiser in chief. But that appears to have changed. In the first half of the year, At...
AP | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. David Paterson has nominated longtime transit executive Jay Walder to run the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Walder...
AP | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump wants New York Gov. David Paterson to send his new lieutenant governor a message: You're fired. The New York Post repor...
New York Post | Brendan Scott | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York
ALBANY -- It could go down as the most expensive circus in state history. The Senate's monthlong descent into chaos wasted more than $5 million in sta...
John R. Bohrer | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York
Just as it began, the New York state Senate debacle of 2009 comes to an end and David Paterson, one of the Empire State's biggest punching bags, has come out on top.
Dan Collins | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York
The state's new sort-of-lieutenant-governor is Richard Ravitch. It would be an honor to be appointed to the second highest job in the state - if it weren't for the fact that the whole deal is probably going to be thrown out in court.
AP/Huffington Post | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
(AP) Republicans say they've secured a court order suspending Gov. David Paterson's plan to appoint a lieutenant governor to preside over the gridlock...
New York Daily News | By Glenn Blain and Kenneth Lovett | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson said it may be time for his fellow Democrats to accept turncoat Bronx Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. in a major leadership role as warri...
AP | Michael Gormley | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York