Nadler's WTC Boundaries
Rep. Jerry Nadler, whose district includes Ground Zero and the site of the proposed Islamic center, offers this succinct description of where people's sensitivities about 9/11 should end:"Two blocks...
View Article'political malpractice'
"I was put in the unusual position of defending Mr. Obama against a Democratic politician,"writes Ira Stoll, formerly of the conservative-leaning New York Sun.The Democratic politician Stoll is...
View ArticleHoyer or Clyburn
So, who is the NY delegation backing for House Democratic Whip, the current whip, James Clyburn of South Carolina or the more conservative alternative, Steny Hoyer, of Maryland?So far, three New York...
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Congressman John Mica: Northeast Corridor Must Be the High-Speed Rail...
NY State Senator Malcolm Smith and U.S. Congress members Carolyn Maloney, John Mica and Jerry Nadler, speaking Tuesday at a U.S. High Speed Rail Association meeting (photo by Kate Hinds)The chairman of...
View ArticleElected officials react to Mayor's booting of Occupy Wall Street protesters
We're talking to city, state and Federal officials to get their reactions to this morning's clearing of protesters from Zuccotti Park. We'll update as reactions come in.3:55 pmAt long last, a statement...
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MTA Opens 'Magical' Fulton Center Transit Hub
Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority joined local leaders Sunday to cut the ribbon for the new Fulton Center transit hub in lower Manhattan, a gleaming glass and steel building on...
View ArticleMeet the Candidates: NY 10 Primary
The two Democratic candidates in District 10's upcoming primary – incumbent Representative Jerrold Nader (NY-10) and challenger Oliver Rosenberg– sit down with Brian to make their cases to the voters.
View ArticleNadler Calls for Jailing Trump Officials if They Don’t Reunite Migrant Families
The Trump administration is just days away from the July 26 deadline to reunite all migrant children separated from their parents at the border. But, following a briefing with federal officials last...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Looking ahead to New York's August primary and the...
This week, voters in New York selected nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and the state assembly. But they didn't vote for members of Congress or the state senate. Due to controversy with the...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Congressional primary debate season in New York City
WNYC senior political correspondent Brigid Bergin joins us to talk about this week's primary debate in New York's 12th Congressional District in Manhattan, and looks ahead to the debate in the...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Looking ahead after the New York primaries
New York's second primary of the summer wrapped up earlier this week and it was marked by low turnout, lots of state senate incumbents beating back challengers and a couple of big incumbents losing...
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