ROB ASTORINO PRESS RELEASE NO-SHOW-JOB INVESTIGATION INTO PARTY BIGWIG SUDDENLY DROPPED BY MORELAND/AG COMMISSION — WHAT HAPPENED? New York–July 25…The Vice Chairman of the New York State Independence Party was being actively investigated by an independent Cuomo/Attorney General commission for holding a long-term no-show-job as part of a pay and pension scandal, according to an investigative report […]
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D, NY17) urged the IRS to exempt from taxable income grants for noise reduction related to construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. “A construction project of this size is not without its hardships, and homeowners who reside close to the project will be negatively affected by the substantial construction […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – New legislation which recently passed both the State Assembly and Senate might soon update current internet privacy laws to protect victims of “revenge porn” whose explicit photos are posted online without their consent. The legislation, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Phil Boyle (R-C-I, Suffolk County), was endorsed at […]
Now that the state Division of Homeland Security (DHS) has ruled crude oil shipment information must be made available to the public through the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the criticism surrounding oil shipments in New York can get directed back to where it belongs: the federal government’s continued lack of enhanced oil train safety […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNCILMAN DANIEL FRIEDMAN This week, Ramapo Town Councilman Daniel Friedman released the 2013 financial audit of the Ramapo Local Development Corporation. Friedman also released the Annual Report of the LDC as well as a “Failure to File” notice that the LDC was given for the second year in a row. “The public […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week signed legislation that will increase the maximum fine from $200 to $1,000 for those who attempt to steal, harm, or transport a dog, cat or other pet that is not their own. “For many New Yorkers, a pet can be an extension of their family – which is why […]
