Admits he sent six women steamy texts and photos; won't resign(NYP) * A Timeline of Weiner's 10 Days Between Tweet and Apology(NBC) * Weiner Says He Sent Photos and Lied; Won’t Resign(NYT) *Rep. Weiner Admits In Press Conference He Lied All Along But Vows ‘I Am Not Resigning * Andrew Breitbart Co-Opts Rep. Weiner Press Conference, Takes New Photo Questions * Rep. Anthony Weiner admits he sexted, tweeted crotch pic; says he will not step down amid scandal(NYDN) * An Excruciating Confession from Anthony Weiner (The Daily Beast)
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Ethics Investigation
Nancy Pelosi calls for ethics committee to investigate Anthony Weiner (Chicago Tribune) * Darrell Issa demands Gmail hacking records:(Politico) * Via AP: Weiner will cooperate with ethics probe into whether he broke House rules with lewd conduct * #CNN's Dana Bash has learned that Weiner told Pelosi he wasn't going to resign, that's why she called for "unusual" ethics investigation. * Nancy Pelosi Is Thinking About Chris Lee Too.
Meagan Broussard: My Explicit Exchanges with Rep. Weiner(ABC)
Anthony Weiner Cyber Girlfriend Reenacts Sexy Chats(ABC)
New Picture of Weiner: Time to Resign
Andrew Breitbart Publishes New Photo Of Anthony Weiner And…It’s A Doozy * Weiner could get into more hot water following steamy new texts and photos * Weiner's office in lockdown after new photos emerge...
As the Public Get Tired of Weiner's Weiner Both Tabloids Give Him the Wood
Scandal pol skips two high-profile parades(NYP) * Rep. Anthony Weiner doing his best to let lewd Twitter photo scandal sink his political career (NYDN) * Anthony Weiner should just blame someone else, GOP evil genius Roger Stone says (NYDN) * City Room: Second Woman Enters Weiner Case, Web Site Says(NYT) * Woman In Weiner Scandal Says New York Post Lied To Her (Huff Post) * National Review floats Queens Councilman for potential Weiner challenger (The Brooklyn Politics) * Another woman has come forward to RadarOnline.com and Star magazine and provided a sexting exchange with embattled New York Representative Anthony Weiner.* Might as well flog this one final time -- my 5,000 word story about the making of Anthony Weiner
Rep. Weiner skips two high-profile parades (NYP) * Rep. Weiner a no-show at Israel Day Parade (WABC) * Weiner Noticeably Absent at Celebrate Israel Parade(NBC)
New woman claims she shared intimate photos with Weiner; reportedly “extreme, graphic” images* This might merely be the tip of the iceberg.* Andrea Peyser suggests Tweeting lewd photos is a form of sexual harassment.
Albany and the City Council Sides With the Taxi Lobbyists Not Outer Boroughs
Taxi and Livery Lobbyists Use Albany and the City Council to Block More Cab Service to the Outer Boroughs
When Albany tell the mayor you can not create new outer boroughs taxis, you get to see how lobbyist control policy in this state even when it inconvenient to the state's residents. Councilmembers from Manhattan are so afraid of the power of the taxi lobbyists over the election process the refuse to put pressure on the taxi industry to change how they all go off shift at 4PM, who are they helping? Not their constituents.
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Taxi lobbyists are a part of a small group of lobbyists who control who gets the money for reelection, higher office or who gets a well finance challenger against them at the next election. The Taxi lobbyist have so much power over the Albany and the Council they don't even attempt to trade higher fares tor better service. Bloomberg who tries to provide better service with good ideas does not have what it takes to fight Albany or the council. The Taxi lobbyists have almost put the Pedi (bike) taxis out of business because they were taking away business from the taxis.Pedi peeve: City to set limits.
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New Taxi Plan Hits Resistance Bloomberg's plan to expand taxi service outside Manhattan has run into opposition in Albany, sending city officials scrambling to come up with a compromise before lawmakers leave town later this month. (WSJ) * Wheels are falling off Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky's effort to improve cab service Dispatching by radio the city's 231 yellow cabs that can accommodate wheelchairs to meet the requirement of the Americans with Disability Act (NYDN Ed) * Livery Cab Owners to Protest Mayor's Medallion Plan More than a thousand livery base owners and cab drivers plan to stage a citywide protest Monday. Mayor Bloomberg has a proposal that will force these cabbies to buy pricey medallions in order to legally pick up street hails. (NBC) * * Livery Cab Drivers Rally Against Plan For Outer Borough Taxis(NY1)
Big Stick Cuomo the New T.R.
Silver says new rules will affect his personal conduct "not at all"
Albany Leaders Reach Ethics Deal
The ethics deal will allow the return of legislative receptions.* The Legislature is only scheduled to work two days this week, making passage of the ethics deal difficult.* Pension Forfeiture Would Not Apply To Current Lawmakers Who Commit Crimes(CHN) * Even as he hailed the ethics deal, Senate Minority Leader John Sampson couldn’t say what the holdup is in releasing an internal report on the AEG mess.* John O’Connor’s resignation from the SUNY Research Foundation won’t stop the Public Integrity Commission’s probe into the alleged no-show job he gave to ex-Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno’s daughter.* Ethics: Editors not impressed with how investigations would be run in new Cuomo bill. [Times Union] * Skelos On Ethics Bill: ‘Significant Reform’(YNN) * Grandeau: We’re Commenting On A Press Release Right Now(YNN)Education: Teacher Cuts, Stop Charter Lawsuits and NAACP's Education Controversy
Education Policy is More About Politics Of the Special Interests Than Education
$20M for education headquarters - but what about for 4,100 teachers?(NYDN) * Parents sue to keep Coney Island charter school out(NYDN) * CUNY must take action now to keep students from losing credits when they transfer between colleges (NYDN Ed) * The NAACP sells out Less then 50 people showed up for a rally was supposed to prove that the once-venerable civil-rights group was not "selling out" minority kids when it joined a United Federation of Teachers lawsuit to block charters and keep failing traditional schools open.(NYP Ed) * NYSUT has had a very bad year in Albany. * $20M For Tweed -- And Layoffs For Teachers?
Testimony concludes in Deutsche Bank manslaughter trial(NYP)
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NYP Calls John Liu, union sock puppet Last week, he assured New Yorkers that public-employee pensions aren't such a big deal -- in contradiction of all the evidence and sure to astonish virtually every expert on the subject.(NYP)
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Ball told Cuomo Gay Marriage legislation needs exceptions for religious institutions
Musicians Protest New ‘Quiet Zones’ In Central Park(WCBS) * Musicians fined for performing in areas of Central Park (WABC) * No Radios by the Fountain, Please! Or Cellos!(NYT)
Projects Use Phone Data to Track Public Services(NYT)
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Part II of the NY Times’ scathing expose on how the state is failing the developmentally disabled residents in its care.
New Picture of Weiner: Time to Resign
Andrew Breitbart Publishes New Photo Of Anthony Weiner And…It’s A Doozy * Weiner could get into more hot water following steamy new texts and photos * Weiner's office in lockdown after new photos emerge...
As the Public Get Tired of Weiner's Weiner Both Tabloids Give Him the Wood
Scandal pol skips two high-profile parades(NYP) * Rep. Anthony Weiner doing his best to let lewd Twitter photo scandal sink his political career (NYDN) * Anthony Weiner should just blame someone else, GOP evil genius Roger Stone says (NYDN) * City Room: Second Woman Enters Weiner Case, Web Site Says(NYT) * Woman In Weiner Scandal Says New York Post Lied To Her (Huff Post) * National Review floats Queens Councilman for potential Weiner challenger (The Brooklyn Politics) * Another woman has come forward to RadarOnline.com and Star magazine and provided a sexting exchange with embattled New York Representative Anthony Weiner.
Rep. Weiner skips two high-profile parades (NYP) * Rep. Weiner a no-show at Israel Day Parade (WABC) * Weiner Noticeably Absent at Celebrate Israel Parade(NBC)
New woman claims she shared intimate photos with Weiner; reportedly “extreme, graphic” images* This might merely be the tip of the iceberg.* Andrea Peyser suggests Tweeting lewd photos is a form of sexual harassment.
DSK Takes A Plea
The Strauss-Kahn Case: Sizing Up a Legal Clash’s Many Facets(NYT) * Dominique Strauss-Kahn set to plead not guilty to sexually assaulting maid (NYDN) * Strauss-Kahn Scheduled To Face Judge, Enter Plea Monday Morning (WCBS) * Strauss-Kahn To Be Arraigned On Monday(NY1) * The BBC VIDEO: Maids rally at ex-IMF head's hearing: Hotel workers have rallied outside a New York court du...(BBC)
Developers Bet Large on Big-Box Sites Developers are moving forward with plans to develop two neighboring sites along the southwest Brooklyn waterfront for national retailers in the latest sign of incursions into the city by big-box stores.(WSJ)
With Next Phase Ready, Area Around High Line Is Flourishing(NYT)
GE begins PCB dredging on the upper Hudson River
They Want to Make Voting Harder? Early voting has surged among blacks and other Democrats, so Republicans try to restrict it (NYT Ed)
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Goldman to Fight Senate Report Goldman plans to accuse a Senate subcommittee of drastically overstating the firm's bets against the housing market in 200 (WSJ)
Madoff's Former Payroll Manager Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Charges (NY1)
