In response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statement that Anthony Weiner’s scandals are “political theater,” Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) issued a statement criticizing the governor for refusing to take a stand. “Anthony Weiner’s behavior isn’t ‘political theater’ and it’s not something to be laughed off,” said Lalor. “Weiner is a disgrace. It shouldn’t […]
GOVERNOR CUOMO DESIGNATES 102 NEW YORK RISING COMMUNITIES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $750 MILLION FOR STORM RECONSTRUCTION The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program officially launched today, promising Stony Point “up to” $3 million in grants to assist in recovery from Hurricane Sandy and Irene. Stony Point is the only Rockland County town to […]
BY KATHY KAHN For The Rockland Times Same horse, different color? When local businesses started railing against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Tax Free New York” proposal and the Legislature booted it back to Executive Chamber, it was tweaked, given a new name and, as a result, a new lease on life. “Start Up New York” has […]
Cuomo’s man visits Stony Point, promises up to $300,000 per home, but says those who already agreed to SBA loans are stuck with that aid Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) this week announced that local governments in Westchester and Rockland Counties have so far received $35,338,879 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance grants to […]
By Ed Cox, NYGOP chair Originally published in the NY Post Coincidence? Gov. Cuomo has changed the “Tax-Free NY” misnomer on his new economic plan to another optimistic label, “Start Up NY,” after Texas Gov. Rick Perry pointedly called the plan “small ball.” Problem is, under any name it still smells. Texas has neither a […]
EDITORIAL BY CARL GOTTSTEIN JR. (From Albany, NY-area) We lost the battle, but the Spirit of 1776 is alive and well in upstate New York. It was a beautiful day for a revolution this past Friday, June 21 and Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin was a tough act to follow. But, when Assemblyman Stephen Katz took the […]