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It’s war! hero says of $$ grab A World War II veteran who fought at D-Day is so infuriated that Gov. Paterson has siphoned $8.5 million from a special fund to help ailing servicemen that he's gearing up to do battle against Albany. * Punching, Kicking and Wrestling for Revenue (Gotham Gazette)
Sneaky Paterson Paterson make moves he thinks are clever. Like asking for the AG to investigate a sweat-heart land deal he made. It will not be easy for Cuomo investigate and possible rule against the state's largest environment group when he is running for gov? Gov OKs probe of land buy Paterson yesterday authorized Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate why the state handed a major environmental group a staggering 57 percent profit on a large tract of wilderness land -- at a time when property values were collapsing. A scandal in green What's really behind the sweetheart land deal in which Albany further enriched the already enormously wealthy Nature Conservancy?(NYP Ed) * NY gave environmental org. absurd $3.7M profit for forest * The governor's call to limit tax breaks for brownfield redevelopment is contributing to the budget deal holdup. 
62 Days Ago Paterson Defends Flake, AEG * After Aqueduct Deal, Paterson and Floyd Flake Talk Politics* Paterson: I Was Against AEGBefore I Was For ItToday: Paterson's Do Over If the Gov picks the Assembly and Senate choice he could get away with breaking 2008 law governing the selection process explicitly says a vendor can only be chosen by unanimous agreement between the governor and both legislative houses. Gov muscles in on racino Paterson is gambling on a new way to bring video lottery terminals to Aqueduct Racetrack: Cut legislative leaders out of talks altogether.* We Won’t Bet on OTB NYT weakly supports a plan by the chairman of the OTB to cut staff and offices and set up automated betting machines in bars (kids would love that). The plan might run into some problems because it seeks tax-free bonds to finance the changeover and the outstanding pension costs. * Sheldon Siver's spokesman declined to comment about Paterson's plan to cut legislative leaders out of the Aqueduct selection process.
Breaking News Spitzer 'I've never said I would never consider running for office again' *In his quest to return to public life, Eliot Spitzer has gone from government steamroller to "publicity steamroller," says Howard Rubenstein * 12,000 complaints against taxi drivers in 3 yearsSenate bid blunder (video)
New Housing for Those Without Vouchers Thousands May Lose Rental Vouchers could cause 10,500 families to lose their apartments
Times square thugs bragged on Twitter "42ND WAS LIVEEE WE . . . WAS GOING CRAZY OUT THERE," bragged a punk who calls himself Badboy_Butta in a tweet posted hours after mayhem in which four people were shot. * No plea deals for youths in Easter 'wilding': DA * Times Square Fears Turn To Carbon MonoxideNYPD Spins the Riot off the Front Page As the city suffers bad press from the gang attacks on Easter night in Times Square Man Charged in Shooting of 2 in Times Sq. Melee The NYPD has all the brass and the Brooklyn DA along on a drug raid Off-Menu Goods Attract the Police’s Attention Round up the usual suspects Eight Arrested In Crown Heights Drug Raid
School Bus Bidding Violence Officials Say School Bus System Has Ties to Mob 1995 NYT
Mob Running School Buses?
Boys on da Bus - Page 1 - News - New York - Village Voice
Another Nabbed in Mob Controlled NY School Bus Union Scandal
An offer to refuse Department of Education transportation chief Eric Goldstein won an order of protection against Atlantic Express owner Domenic Gatto -- who runs some 25 percent of the city's school buses -- after Gatto produced a gun during the talks. And the talks, as best can be determined, continue?One more time, for emphasis: Gatto pulls a gun and DOE keeps talking? (NYP ed) * Confusion, Chairs and Charters Helped Doom Bid for Grant * Power tripping: Union chief tries to blame papers for federal ed funding fiasco * AFT President Randi Weingarten says newspapers are to blame for New York's failure to land "Race to the Top" funds.
Billions for Develops Put New Yorkers in A Hole The city is spending billions on the westside to dig a hole to help developers at the same time there are vacancies in offices and stores all over the 5 boros. Budget for W. Side extension of 7 train off track: engineers It might be a better use to send a few bucks on fixing pot holes (where are the stimulus funds) Now Abloom on Staten Island: Flora, Potholes and Complaints *NYC councilman proposes 'pot hole summit'* City Fined Over Documents on Fatal Crane Collapse
Facebook Rickford Burke I'm sick and tired of driving in humongous potholes in New York City. NYC residents, why are we paying tax? We all need to write letters to Mayor Mike Bloomberg asking for the DOT to resurface these horrible roads.
Facebook Rickford Burke I'm sick and tired of driving in humongous potholes in New York City. NYC residents, why are we paying tax? We all need to write letters to Mayor Mike Bloomberg asking for the DOT to resurface these horrible roads.
St. Vincent's Hospital, a 160-year-old Manhattan institution, will cease operating most of its patient services St. Vin pulling its plug *Board Votes To Close St. Vincent's Hospital* St. Vincent’s Votes to Shut Hospital in Manhattan * St. Vincent's to scrap inpatient services in bid to stay afloat *St. Vincent's pulls the plug on inpatient care* Funeral Director's Parking Tickets (Fox 5)Election 2010 Paladino calls Steve Levy 'pretty boy,' slaps Bloomberg on term limits *NY gov candidate blames Cuomo for mortgage crisis * Powell 4th gunning for Rep. Rangel's seat * Carl Paladino once called members of the Buffalo school board "the parasitic Black Sisterhood." He will not apologize * Ed Cox tells Crains 2010 will be good for the GOP * Paladino vs. Levy * Levy sends out clip of Lazio's 2000 Senate bid blunder (video)
Public Gives Up on Fixing Government Who says NYT? The paper reports Matthew Goldstein Chanceller of CUNY runs the commission and put his people in place. Three longtime CUNY insiders — Frederick P. Schaffer as general counsel, Joseph Viteritti as research director and Jay Hershenson as a spokesman. The NYT says that shows independence because none of the three work for Bloomberg foundation or his company. How low does the NYT understanding of how Bloomberg controls CUNY have to sink. They should have Googled this story from the NYP from last week School for scandal: $afety net at CUNY for fallen city bigs * The Charter Revision Commission has, as of today, 25 followers. Sigh.No Rubber Stamp for the Mayor * Charter Commission Hearing Marked By Low Turnout * Peter Spencer looks at the commission's staffing.
Details Emerge On Brooklyn Borough President's Sexual Discrimination Suit
A Positive NY Story French Man Who Saved Baby Comes Forward
The Assembly’s proposal to end a tax exemption on publicity materials has printers and other groups up in arms. (TU)
White House Bam man pitching national sales tax * Obama Weighs New Mideast Peace Plan - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Congress The Dodd Bill: Bailouts Forever - Wallison & Skeel, Wall Street Journal
Terrorism U.S. Approves Targeted Killing of American Cleric * Rudy slams Obama on nukes policy: It's a 'left-wing dream' * Schneier: Scanners, sensors are wrong way to secure the subway* A Comprehensive Nuclear Arms Strategy - VP Joe Biden, Los Angeles Time * Political Implications of the Moscow Terror Bombings - Cathy Young, RCP
Billionaires Owen the Media and Us The Great Media Hiring Thaw Mike and Rupe want you! *MSNBC Launching On Sirius XM
