David Paterson

Though they sometimes pull apart, politics and mythology have always been yoked -- especially in New York, which serves as the latest example of the Law of Pegasus. For those unlucky enough to have missed a classical education (or not......

NEW YORK -- Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died. He was 89. Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for Gov. David Paterson,...

Once again, the Empire State finds itself looking to copy Golden State style. From Reuters: Cash-poor New York state might have to pay its bills with IOUs next week to avoid the "anarchy in the streets" that could result from......

Gov. David Paterson stepped into the immigration debate Monday, saying he would create the nation's first "pardon panel" to investigate requests of legal immigrants facing deportation because of past convictions. Paterson, proposing the measure as the...

  By SAMANTHA GROSS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With smiles and cheers, music and dancing, a sea of revelers decked out in the red, white and blue of Puerto Rico's flag stood along Fifth Avenue on Sunday to celebrate the Puerto Rican D...

Not much surprises me. This did: CNN announced Wednesday that Eliot Spitzer, New York's disgraced former governor who resigned over a prostitute scandal, and Kathleen Parker, a Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist formerly of the Orlando Sentinel...

New York Gov. David Paterson will not face criminal charges for calling a woman who later dropped domestic violence charges against a top aide to the governor, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation. Retired Judge Judith Kaye,...

New York Gov. David Paterson offered state help Tuesday if the developers of a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks agree to move the project farther from the site. Paterson, a Democrat, said that he doesn't oppose the project as planned but...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott clearly doesn't intend to moderate his public opposition to construction of a mosque and community center within a few blocks of Ground Zero in New York City. His latest effort: an editorial comment for...

Gov. David Paterson is rescinding raises to some staff, saying unions were using the promotions to distract the public in a fight over furloughs of unionized state workers. Public employee unions had accused the Democrat of hypocrisy for promoting some...

Former Governor Eliot Spitzer is not returning to the political arena, at least not this year. In an exclusive interview with me for this week's PIX NEWS CLOSEUP program, he was emphatic when he said, "I don't have any thoughts about running for political...

The budget crisis in Albany has threatened to shutter more than 55 parks and historic sites across New York State. According to reports, officials at the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation say the agency on Monday will being shutting...