Jackson Heights

Hiram Monserrate, a newly elected member of the state Senate's aspiring majority, has apparently been arrested for beating up his girlfriend. He was originally a member of the "Gang of Four" that tried to hijack the conference to meet......

Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? 1) U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), who once campaigned to be Commerce secretary, for calling President Obama???s budget ???an extraordinary move to the left.??? 2) Senate Majority...

Call him Deadlock Dean, since he helped to take us to this point. Long before the savvy and influential Rockville Centre senator and lawyer engineered last week's surprise parliamentary coup, he happened to make an unprecedented 31-31 standoff possible......

We elect district attorneys to enforce laws, not to decide who writes them. But prosecutions in Queens and the Bronx -- and perhaps Albany -- could end up shaping the outcome of the Great Senate War, if not the......

Here's the latest file from Mr. Madore: State Senate Democrats named John Sampson of Brooklyn their de facto leader Monday, dumping Malcolm Smith of Queens to win back the support of a key senator. Sampson, (in photo) first elected......

There are more angles and issues in this war for State Senate control than lobbyists in the hallways. Depending on how you slice it, the outcome -- in doubt until next week at the earliest -- will hinge on......

Heading into Monday's crucial court hearing, prospects were larger in the Great Senate War for an even 31-31 split between the major party caucuses. If that happens - now or later in this once-in-a-lifetime drama - the bizarre question......

It was the usual spectacle: flashy, festive, cultural and colorful. But this years Queens Gay Pride parade had an added attraction: politicians on parade pushing to make New York the 17th state to legalize same sex marriage. "How do you have a state......

There is a new conference leader for the Democrats in the State Senate. New York Democrats named John Sampson as their de facto leader Monday, in turn dumping Malcolm Smith of Queens to win back the support of a key senator. Sampson, first elected in...

It was a prom they will never forget. According to police, close to 50 Morristown High School students were charged with underage drinking after their prom party bus was pulled over early Friday morning. The bus, carrying 58 people, was stopped by a...

The new majority allegiance in the New York State Senate held a brief session Thursday, however nothing came from it as one of the key senators walked out. Senator Hiram Monserrate of Jackson Heights, one of the two Democratic senators who helped...

The cure for cabin fever? Rent a cabin. "Life is gooood," said Keith Kilmer, 13, as he floated in the sparkling blue pool of the Cape Kennedy KOA Kampground in the north Brevard community of Mims. Keith's family of four had escaped to the comfort of...