Topic: Adriano Espaillat

Editorial: A veto with teeth

Gov. Cuomo was respectful, as governors must be when deciding the fate of a bill duly passed by the Legislature, but he had to be thinking, "Give...

New law targets kiddie booze sellers

Gov. Cuomo signed legislation this week cracking down on barbershops that sell the sugary alcoholic drinks known as "nutcrackers.". . The new law...

Pols urge Dominicans to keep parade safe

Dominican Day Parade revelers were encouraged to pump up the pride and tone down the partying after last year's annual march was marred by boozy...

Residents ask for sewage alerts

Environmental advocates say the city must do more to alert New Yorkers to accidents like the recent spill that spewed 200 million gallons of raw...

Tenants push for new rent regulations

Hundreds of tenants, clergy and politicians rallied in Harlem Sunday to push for stronger rent regulation laws.. . The rules that keep rents in...

Pols feud over NY state vegetable

In the battle to name a state vegetable, there's bound to be some mudslinging.. . Two competing bills in Albany have pit the mighty onion against...

Latino Officials Will Grill Gillibrand Sunday

ALBANYFor Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, the stances Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has taken cut personally: "He will meet with Gillibrand this Sunday in Brooklyn. I asked what message Espaillat -- the first Dominican elected to sit in a state legislature -- will bring to the meeting ...

Winners: Silver, Towns, Squadron

Winners in some key races, according to NY1, are Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Representative Ed Towns, and Democratic State Senate challenger Dan Squadron. UPDATE: Add to the winner's list Democratic State Senator Kevin Parker, Democratic State Senate challenger Pedro Espada, Democratic ...

Events for Thursday, July 17, 2008

Meeting of the Board of Directors of the New York State Urban Development Corporation; ESDC, 633 Third Ave. Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe; former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern; Holly Hotchner, Director of the Museum of Art and Design; Alexander Garvin, city planner and ...