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Residents, Politicians Concerned About Noise, Sanitation At Occupy Wall Street Protest
PIX11.comResidents living around Zuccotti Park and the Occupy Wall Street protests are adding some muscle to their complaints. A group of politcians representing the area including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, State Senator Daniel...Tags: New York City Police Department, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Demonstration, Occupy Wall Street, Concerts
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Investigation Of Bus Driver Reveals Criminal Record, Sparks Hiring Policy Discussion
pix11.comOphadell Williams from Brooklyn was the driver of a doomed bus full of passengers returning from Mohegan Sun Casino when it flipped, slid, hit a pole, and was split open killing 15 people. Williams, who survived, had reportedly worked for the company for...Tags: Judges, Business, Companies and Corporations, Manhattan (New York City), Economy, Business and Finance
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Suffolk Planning chairman to join LIPA board
Spin CycleDavid Calone, chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, left, is about to be named to the board of the Long Island Power Authority, sources close to the appointment say. Calone, 35, a lawyer from Bablyon and partner in......Tags: Long Island Power Authority, National Security, Manhattan (New York City), Fraud, Long Island
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Gov. Paterson's 'Lippman' idea looks unconstitutional
Spin CycleAs reported over the weekend, Gov. David A. Paterson, perhaps with his usual flair for the impromptu, tossed out the name of the chief Court of Appeals judge he appointed, Jonathan Lippman (in photo) -- a longtime friend of......Tags: Court Administration, Judges, Government, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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What Obama said: His remarks on financial reform
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Veteran GOP Assemb. ready to join Dem majority
Spin CycleVeteran Republican Assemblyman Fred Thiele is on the verge of crossing the aisle to join the Democratic majority, according to political and governmental sources. One Republican source said the change might occur ???in a matter of days.??? Other sources.....Tags: North Fork, Primaries, Veterans Affairs, Republican Party, Defense
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Senate split: Midnight order brings it 'home' to Nassau
Spin CycleIn getting state Supreme Court Justice Ute Wolff Lally to issue a middle-of-the-night order barring Richard Ravitch from taking office as lieutenant governor, the Senate Republicans brought the venue back home to GOP Leader Dean Skelos' roots in Nassau......Tags: Court Administration, Parliament, National Government, Upper House, Government
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Caroline Kennedy Interested in Clinton's Senate Seat
She's in. Caroline Kennedy telephoned Gov. David A. Paterson Monday afternoon and said she'd like to fill Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat in the U.S. Senate, the governor confirmed. lt;/div> "She told me ... she realized that it was not a campaign, but...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Elections, Caroline Kennedy, Steve Israel, Democratic Party
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Cuomo: Insatiable ambition vs. Paterson = Mayor?
Spin CycleWhat happens when a politician with an insatiable ambition to be important (A. Cuomo) faces an immovable obstacle to becoming governor because he primaried a black Democrat (McCall) once and he doesn't dare do it again (Paterson)? Answer: He......Tags: Regional Authority, Local Elections, Elections, Politics
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Working Families endorses Hooper's rival
Spin CycleAs partners in the Democrats??? drive to take the state Senate, the state Working Families Party has endorsed on Long Island Democrats Brian Foley, Kristen McElroy and Sen. Craig Johnson. In the Assembly, the party included five Republicans among its........Tags: Upper House, Harvey Weisenberg, Sam Hoyt, William T Stachowski, Parliament
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Siena: Yes on property tax cap
Spin CycleNew Yorkers overwhelmingly reject the arguments offered by teachers' unions and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver against a property tax cap, according to today's Siena poll. Support for the cap is 74-15 percent statewide, including at least 71 percent in...Tags: Political Candidates, Property Tax, Elections, State Budgets, Politics
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Property taxes: The Bruno charade
Spin CycleWe've taken a couple of shots at Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for pretty much serving as a hired hand of the teachers' unions in his opposition to a cap on property tax increases. But in today's Daily News, Bill......Tags: Property Tax, State Budgets, Long Island, Politics
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