David A. Paterson

By the time Gov. Martin O'Malley left the Democratic convention last fall, he had schmoozed with party leaders from Iowa, spoken to potential donors and hosted swanky parties that kept delegates entertained into the next morning — efforts that...

Funeral services were held Wednesday for legendary Harlem restaurateur Sylvia Woods in Mount Vernon, New York. Family, friends, religious and community leaders, and politicians, including former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and former New York...

Since leaving the Governor's office, David Paterson has had a seat behind a radio microphone -- until now. Paterson announced Monday that he has been nominated to a position on the MTA Board. Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo named Paterson to fill a spot...

Days after operatives for a Republican candidate were captured on video using racist and sexist language while placing signs for their candidate on their opponent's campaign headquarters, the Democratic opponent got major legal firepower on his side,...

Did they know or did they not know? Days after the largest-ever proposed toll and fare hike on Hudson River crossings, people want to know what Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie knew about this latest possible hit to your wallet. The two issued a...

Why did New York Governor David Paterson replace an MTA board member who's been a vocal critic of fare hikes and service cuts? That's the question PIX 11's Greg Mocker put to Paterson on Thursday after it was revealed that Norman Seabrook was not...

Congressman Charles Rangel felt victorious even before the returns were in. Facing the greatest challenge of his political career, the 80-year-old congressman told a crowd of supporters, "Prayers do work." With only a trickling of returns counted, Rangel...

Governor David Paterson is taking heat for vetoing a bill that would cap how much rent landlords can charge welfare recipients with H.I.V./ AIDS, saying it is "the hardest veto" he's ever had to issue. Paterson says the state cannot afford the $20-...

ALBANY, NY (WPIX) -- A Quinnipiac University poll out Monday holds no glad tidings for Governor David Paterson. The poll found that a majority of New Yorkers think Paterson should not even bother running for a full-term in 2010. An overwhelming 53% of...

NEW YORK (WPIX) -- A plan to place tolls on the East and Harlem river bridges as part of a deal to bail out the cash strapped MTA has been given the ax by Governor David Paterson and New York legislative leaders. Paterson acknowledged Tuesday for the...

ALBANY, N.Y. {WPIX) -- Governor David Paterson promised Big Apple dwellers Thursday that he'll find a way around doomsday service cuts and fare hikes for the beleaguered MTA. "I promise you we are not going to put that kind of fare increase on the...

ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders have reached agreement on a 2009-10 budget that maintains school aid at this year's levels, eliminates the popular STAR property-tax rebate checks and temporarily raises income taxes on households...