Topic: Toby Stavisky

Senate GOP Tries To Settle All Family Business

One point that should be made about the upcoming Senate GOP redistricting plan is how it goes after key Democratic campaign team looking to take...

Contentious NY Senate feuds over 'women's week'

The often contentious New York Senate clashed Thursday over whether women are solely responsible for bearing children.. . The child-bearing ...
Whitestone celebrated Memorial Day with a colorful pageantry of flags, veterans, classic cars and kids.. . The annual parade draws scores of...

Tempers still hot over co-op assessments

The city may have fixed the computer glitch that caused co-op and condo assessments to skyrocket, but it has yet to quell the outrage among some...
Northeastern Queens co-op and condo owners are furious after the city admitted that a computer glitch could lead to significantly higher property...

Co-ops vow to sue city over assessments

Co-op and condo owners in northeastern Queens are crying foul over a new city formula that could boost their property taxes by up to 50% over the...
STATE senators from Queens - a solid bloc of seven Democrats - are adjusting to life as members of the minority party. And that adjustment includes...

SUNY Grilled on Higher Tuition

ALBANYState University officials didn't get the warmest reception this morning at a legislative budget hearing. During the hearing, State Senator Carl Kruger vowed to "find every dollar available" before releasing blanket funds to public universities, which hiked tuition late last year ...

Queens Politics, But With Music and Dancing

It’s that time of year again: the Legislative Review - a comedy show featuring Queens lawmakers - is set for Saturday, November 17, at Queens Theatre. From the press release: Elected Officials Performing in the 2007 Legislative Review:   DISTRICT ATTORNEY RICHARD A. BROWN ...