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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers. Complete Story...
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements.
New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to heed Gov. David Paterson's calls to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit, Moody's Investors Service said Friday.
New York lawmakers headed home Thursday without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis.
New Era Cap Co., which supplies Major League baseball players and celebrities, said Thursday that low consumer demand is forcing the consolidation of its U.S. manufacturing operations from three plants into one.
New York's unemployment rate inched to 9 percent in October from 8.9 in September.
The LPGA Championship will be held at Locust Hill golf course in suburban Rochester for one year next June, with supermarket chain Wegmans replacing McDonald's as sponsor of the season's second major.
A Conservative Party candidate is writing to supporters saying he lost a New York race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat because of scheming and needs money in case he lodges a legal challenge.
Former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno's longtime statehouse secretary testified Monday that she handled paperwork and accounting for his sideline consulting firm without being paid by the business but helped herself to some Bruno money.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is waving off rumors that she is considering a run for governor of New York. And former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he hasn't decided whether he'll run.
A top antitrust investigator from the U.S. Justice Department is investigating why New York farmers are getting record low payments for milk and consumers are seeing just a fraction of the savings.
A former New York Times distributor has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the newspaper company out of $334,000.
Three restaurant-owner associations have sued the New York state liquor board, claiming it illegally granted alcohol catering permits for the Indian-owned Turning Stone Casino and Resort.
With New York drowning in deepening deficit spending and running out of cash to pay huge bills due next month, the Legislature met in special session Tuesday and put off what Gov. David Paterson called the "tough decisions to save our state."
A former editor for the New York Post has sued the newspaper, saying she was fired for labeling as racist a cartoon that critics said likened President Barack Obama to a dead chimpanzee.
The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all.
Gov. David Paterson is setting up a showdown with New York's Senate over how to address a $3.2 billion deficit and allow New York to pay its December bills.
Authorities in New York say a woman who had about 20 dead dogs buried in her backyard on Long Island faces a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge.
New York Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage.
A good-government group is calling for an ethics investigation into how New York Gov. David Paterson got his Yankees tickets for the first game of the World Series.
In an early version of an Oct. 31 story about the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Republican candidate Dierdre Scozzafava had instructed her supporters to embrace Conservative Doug Hoffman. Scozzafava originally only said she released her supporters; she later asked them to support Democrat Bill Owens.
President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November now that Democrats have gained the House seat by capitalizing on a split between moderates and conservatives in the GOP.
In a Republican Party struggling to find its identity, the surprise withdrawal of the chosen GOP candidate for a New York congressional race amid a rising conservative upstart renews a lingering national debate: Are moderates welcome in today's Grand Old Party?
The House Republican leader says he regrets that he and other members of his party spent time and money supporting the GOP nominee in a special House election in upstate New York.
Fighting plunging support, Republican Dierdre Scozzafava abruptly suspended her campaign Saturday in a special election for a U.S. House seat that has exposed a rift among national factions of the party.
NY Court of Appeals Upholds Marriage Recognition PolicyThe New York Court of Appeals ruled today that government benefits may be provided to same-sex couples who are legally married elsewhere and residing in New York. The 4-3 decision, by the state's highest court, held that public officials have the authority to grant public emp …
Krauthammer: Giving KSM The Rights Of An American Citizen is UnconscionableCharles Krauthammer comments on Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try Khalid Shaikh Muhammed in civilian court in New York.
New License Plate Unveiled for New YorkState leaders unveiled the new gold and blue license plate Tuesday. The Department of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing the new plates for registration renewals that expire in May 2010. Drivers will have to pay a $25 plate fee for cars and $12.50 for motorcycles.
Paterson Paints Grim Picture of N.Y. Budget CrisisNew York Gov. David A. Paterson took the rare step Monday afternoon of addressing a joint session of the Legislature during its traditional off-season and used the speech to underscore the increasing grimness of New York's financial outlook. Mr.
Hark! The Voters Speak! "Endorsements don't work if they're oblique and half-hearted, as if they had been sent via Candygram."
Conservative Loses Upstate House Race in Blow to RightDemocrats won a special election in New York State's northernmost Congressional district Tuesday, a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of the Republican Party.
New York Water Bottle Deposit BeginsAs the first stores started implementing New York state's new 5-cent deposit for some bottled water Saturday morning, local retailers said they heard little grumbling from customers.
Rep. Anthony Weiner Calls for Public Option Opponents to Drop Their Gov't CareOn Thursday, Rep. Anthony Weiner called on 55 Republican adversaries of the public option to give up their government-funded health insurance.
Isiah Thomas blasts Magic Johnson over criticisms in new book - Ian Thomsen - SI.comSome drama from the basketball world. When he heard the criticisms from his former friend Magic Johnson in a soon-to-be-released book, Isiah Thomas said he'd had enough. And so he began to fight back.
Court Deals Blow to Owners of Apartment ComplexThe state's highest court dealt a financial blow on Thursday morning to the already beleaguered owners of the sprawling Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village complexes in Manhattan when it ruled that they improperly began charging market rents on thousands of apartments.
Design Plans for Midtown TowerRochester's Midtown Tower will be a place to live and work. We'll learn more about the vision and the design for the structure Monday Morning.
NYC Coaltion for Accountability NOW:The Turning Point; NYC WTC 9/11 Denied Ballot Initiative's lessons and new strategy. Lessons Learned.80,000 signatures denied. NYC's dying 1st responders denied treatment and justice.Inspite of the will of the people.Abandonment.Malfeasance and avarice. What holds our movement back from embracing what works?What do we do? A Multi-Tiered Strategy
David Gergen's Voice: Former Aides Talk Experience, PoliticsTed Sorensen, Ken Deberstein and David Gergen discuss advising the President.
Woman Loses Unemployment Checks Due To $1 Per Day Google AdSense IncomeLawyer's Unemployment Benefits Yanked Over $1 A Day From Blog from Forbes reports that a woman who was earning $405 a week in unemployment benefits had those benefits pulled by New York State after she began earning about a $1 per day with Google AdSense on her blog.
Protesters Beaten and Hospitalized in American City After Accused of Blocking Firetruck Several witnesses are saying that the cops' version of events doesn't jive with reality. The cops have changed for the worst there.
City of 8 Million Was a Ghost Town at the PollsIn the 97th Election District of the 79th Assembly District in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, the polls opened last Tuesday at 6 a.m. They remained open until 9 p.m.
Voice of the Voter Poll 2009The Voice of the Voter project has released the results of its annual voter poll assessing opinions of local, state, and national issues. Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. interviewed 500 likely voters in Monroe County between September 23-25, 2009.
Anchor Bar, Wings and a PrayerMuch like someone who hasn't read the book before seeing movie, I went into the new Anchor Bar on East Avenue with no preconceived notions or expectations of what it should be.
Cop tested seven hours after crash: Officer was slurring, refused Breathalyzer as woman lay dyingIt took authorities more than seven hours to draw blood from an accused drunken cop who killed a preacher's daughter while driving back to a bar for more booze, the Daily News has learned.
Climate genocide: Island Nations fear "benign genocide" through climate change inactionSmall island states say world will be committing "benign genocide" if it doesn't agree to drastic climate change measures... at a meeting in New York ask temperature increase limited to as far below 1.5C as possible
Paterson blames weak Obama record for friction Well, this is going to make David Paterson a lot of friends in the White House, as he tries to put himself in the president's shoes:
Some U.N. members are envious, arrogant beggars :: Wesley PrudenManhattan will be a dangerous place this week for President Obama, where the terminally envious of the world are waiting at the United Nations with envy, arrogance and outstretched begging bowls.
Once upon a time, Binghamton had one of the strongest local music scenes in New York State. Alternative rock, progressive rock, punk, metal, hip hop, folk... you name it, and Binghamton had it.
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