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Ladies and Gentlemen: U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner
When Anthony Weiner breaks through the fake DC collegiality and tells it like it is on healthcare (“I mean, you guys have chutzpah. The Republican Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of insurance companies.”) the Republicans get offended and ask that his “words be taken down” (disciplinary procedure for “inappropriate language”). So Anthony Weiner retracts his statement, and then goes on to say (this is at about the 2:25 mark in the video): Make no mistake about it, every single Republican I have ever met in my entire life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the insurance industry. Awesome. My favorite moment is when the Republican asks that his words be taken down the first time, and Weiner just crosses his … More >>
Tagged anthony weiner, health care, republicans, Video
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Avella Planning Campaign Against GOP State Senator (Who Voted Against Marriage Equality)
This story has been floating around for a while, but it’s jumped from likely to extremely likely: it looks like former NYC Councilman Tony Avella is going to take on GOP State Senator Frank Padavan in Queens. From the Queens Times-Ledger: Avella said he will probably jump into the race by the end of the month and plans to focus on the same issues he championed on the Council, such as fighting overdevelopment and ethics reform, along the campaign trail. Avella’s earned his reputation as a reformer and someone unafraid to tackle tough challenges. He attempted an uphill primary against Bill Thompson for the Democratic nomination for mayor last year. He opposed the extension of term limits for city officials … More >>
Thought The MTA Was An Issue Last Year? Things Could Get Even More Interesting.
Ben Muessig at Gothamist is one among many reporting today that a fare hike jumping monthly metrocard rates to over $100 may be on the way. Meanwhile, the Daily News reports that members of the Assembly are speaking out against the MTA’s threat to charge students to commute to school (right now students can commute for free). All of this is against the backdrop of teachers unions and others getting ready for a rally today against the proposal to hit up half a million students for money to help plug the MTA’s shortfall. Unfortunately, the $800 billion needed to plug the MTA’s budget gap is going to have to come from somewhere. But taking money from students trying to get … More >>
Fingers Crossed: Stimulus Money May Stimulate Moynihan Station!
Investing in our mass transportation infrastructure: this is a key, key function of government, and one that ours has ignored for way too long. This is why one of the two key rail hub in New York is the nasty maze underneath Madison Square Garden known as Penn Station. But hope is on the horizon! The forever-stalled project to turn the old Farley Post Office into a real live honest-to-goodness train station may actually happen, thanks to the injection of stimulus funds for the first phase of the project. At right is a pic of an atrium planned in a Moynihan Station concept. Sunlight and trains! In the same place! Amazing! Stuff like this is a perfect demonstration of good … More >>
Tagged federal stimulus, infrastructure, moynihan station, public transportation, rail
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Holy #%@&, What Happened Yesterday?!
Yesterday was one frakking eventful day in NY politics. Let’s review: Good News: The NYS Senate voted overwhelmingly to tell Hiram Monserrate to take a hike. "I feel a lot better about us as an institution right now, that we finally did something that was correct. It was a step forward," said Albany Senator Neil Breslin. Word. For those who have blocked out this one and/or weren’t following the story, Monserrate is part of the “thug and thief” tag-team that started the state senate coup last summer. He was convicted of misdemeanor domestic assault charges recently but acquitted of felony charges, prompting many to demand that the senate Fire Monserrate. While Monserrate will go to court to overturn the senate’s … More >>
There’s an Election Next Tuesday. For Reals!
Last fall we had town, city and county elections, and a congressional special upstate. We won the Congressional special (yay!), but Jon Corzine lost the NJ governorship to this guy, we lost ground in Nassau County, and Democratic county executive Andy Spano got whupped in Westchester. And then Massachusetts happened, and I’m still kind of shocked that a popular sitting Democratic attorney general in Massachusetts lost to this guy. Seriously, what happened? BUT! We can turn over a new page next Tuesday, when voters in LI, Queens, and Westchester will be electing four new assemblymembers: Queens (AD24) – Weprins! Former Assemblyman Mark Weprin moved over to the City Council, so his brother David, who was on the council and ran … More >>
Tagged assembly, elections, special election, weprins
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