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Cuomo calls to end fingerprinting for food stamps Governor and Mayor at odds over issue
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday called for the end of the...
Rensselaer County Legislature approves new labor contract with county's employees
TROY - The Rensselaer County Legislature voted unanimously Tuesday night...
Could startups crowdsource equity investments?
The crowd funding craze hit the Internet with a splash a few years ago...
Air-1 to bill for medical transports after FAA approves license change
The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office is now able to charge for medical...
Legislative budget schedule, or: The Mothership Connection is here
The Assembly and Senate just announced the preliminary budget hearing...
Hospital execs, employees confront closures, layoffs
Outside the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott Wednesday, scores of nurses in...
Debbie Does Class Warfare: People Doing Well Should Not Be Doing Better
It's physically impossible for Wasserman Schultz to open her mouth...
Community budgeting nears decision time
Delegates study proposals, will select projects to fund Residents are...
Mrs Obama: Tired of 'Angry Black Woman'
First lady Michelle Obama is challenging assertions she's forcefully...
Cuomo proposes some public funding of campaigns
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the coming weeks will introduce a proposal that...
Governor 1% Doesn't Want to Get Involved
Our esteemed Governor, Andrew Cuomo, says he doesn't wish to get in the...
Marty Markowitz Pushes Casinos For Coney Island
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is on the move to take...
Amanda Burden Commissioner City Planning Federal Investigation
Amanda the People's Burden - born platinum spoon in mouth - like all...
Bronx principal accused of padding salary with unearned OT pay
A money-grubbing Bronx principal who earns $140,000 allegedly padded her...
Brian Schottenheimer Was Pushed Out the Door
This does not exactly fall under the category of shocking, but our dear...
MLK holiday celebrations on Long Island
The Martin Luther King Day federal holiday is Monday, Jan. 16 this year,...
Patricia Marx: Shopping at Whole Foods, Fairway, and Fresh Direct in New York City.
In the eighteen-sixties, Thomas F. DeVoe, a butcher in Greenwich...
Rudin Takes Full Ownership at One Battery Park Plaza
NEW YORK CITY-The company acquired the remaining 50% stake in the class...
NYU's Core Project Enters Public Review
MAS joined several hundred community residents last night for Community...
Storobin Solidifies Republican Support: Gets Brooklyn GOP Chairman's Backing
David Storobin (Photo: Facebook) David Storobin, the likely Republican...
Chris Collins Considering Back In Politics
I think Collins would be a strong candidate even against the smiley...
LATFOR member Dilan calls its hearings a farce'
Angry that state Senate Republicans acted quietly and unilaterally to...
First Look: The Queens Convention Center
Now that the proposal is on the table, it's time to look at some vital...
Syracuse Orange Remain No. 1 In AP Poll, Coaches Poll, All The Polls
Syracuse remained on top of The AP poll for the fifth straight week....
Court Notebook: Ruling baffles Onondaga County assigned counsel officials
Court ruling primarily upheld the validity of the county's free-lawyer...
Big Brother Cuomo Wants DNA From Jaywalkers, Farebeaters
Governor Cuomo's State of the State speech was chock-full of curious...
Obama Admin Gives DHS Green Light To Monitor American Journalists
Remember when the left hyperventilated about the evil George W. Boooosh...
Newly elected Cayuga County legislator says he'll fight county to stay on legislature
County says Democrat Joseph Bennett can't be a legislator and work at...
Keith Olbermann To Join In Election Coverage On Current TV
Despite his absence from early primary coverage, Current TV's Keith...
Bill Daley Out, Jack Lew In At White House
President Obama's chief of staff, William Daley, is resigning and will...
President Obama announces resignation of his chief of staff
William Daley steps down earlier than expected. He says he wants to...
Paparazzi Protestor Politics Real Estate Cess Pool Bloomberg Rudin Quinn etc
Paparazzi joined me this am and a very sweet one took my photo. He has...
New York State energy policy (and home rule)
New York State energy policy is a game that's largely about territory...
Thousands Attend Funeral On Long Island For Slain ATF Agent John Capano
Capano was a federal agent killed in a friendly fire shooting while...
Chris Banks Announces Assembly Run Against Inez Barron
Chris Banks Chris Banks, who founded the antipoverty group East New York...
Christie Turns Romney Protests Against Obama In N.H.
On Sunday night in Exeter, it was official: There just might be no...
10 years later, No Child Left Behind is struggling
The law has become a symbol of federal overreach and Congress' inability...
U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna: Central New York's man in the middle
In a divided Congress, the Republican finds his centrist stance can...
Sound Off: The rule is no more than 2 percent
Let's see if Watervliet can obey the rules set by the governor that is...
Axelrod: It's Preposterous To Say Obamanomics Has Hurt The Economy
I agree, it's not preposterous, it's a fact. (Politico) - President...
Stop your pious baloney': Newt slams Mitt at N.H. debate
Republican rivals shed their inhibitions toward frontrunner Mitt Romney...
Officials Rally for Mayor to Acknowledge Police Accountability' Issue
The rally featured a petition to Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner...
Consolidation Effort Ties Anthony Mangone to Joseph J. Savino's Law Firm By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY -- January 7, 2012-- It was 2011; it was the last meeting of...
GOP weekend debates fact check: Candidates twist the numbers
Ron Paul's slam against the Fed ignores that most of $15 trillion was...
A Year After Tucson Tragedies, Incivility Continues
When a gunman opened fire on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and...
Poll Shows 'American Dream' Changing
Americans are now accepting the fact that they will have less than their...
A Happy Holiday For The Brooklyn Wolf-Dog
New arrival 12/24/2011, Rosie made it to Howling Woods Farm just in time...
Help plan upcoming OTE (blog) meetups
I met a good 20 readers at the first On the Edge meetup I attended. We...
A Tale of Two Governors (and Occupy)
Last night the Legislature and the Governor, in classic...
2012: An upheaval of monumental proportions
It's that time of year: time to take stock of 2011 and prepare to ring...
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