Tag Archives: NY State Assembly
Michael Benjamin calls for an end to member items to clean up Albany | City & State
Florence + the Machine’s hit song “Dog Days Are Over” seems an apt soundtrack for the hidden and unspoken abuses afflicting Albany. The dog days are over/The dog days are done The horses are coming/So you better run. The … Continue reading
Queens State Sen. Shirley Huntley and Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, saddled by legal troubles, tumble in Democratic primaries – NYDN
As the song says, “two out of three ain’t bad.” Voters in the Bronx and Queens ousted incumbent legislators, Naomi Rivera and Shirley Huntley, who were accused of nepotism and misuse of state funds. The third legislator who is under federal indictment, … Continue reading
NY Post EXCLUSIVE: Bx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera put son on payroll, too
After taking two weeks off from the Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera beat to cover to the then-emerging ‘Gropez’ scandal and the two presidential national convention, the Post has returned with a vengeance. The Post’s intrepid Candice Giove writes: The Bronx assemblywoman with … Continue reading
The Day: Vito Lopez Harassment Case Casts Shadow Over New Yorks Delegates – NYTimes.com
.Another greatly insightful and sly observation from clyde Haberman at the NY Times For voters and taxpayers, the ultimate question is whether this scandal changes the way Albany conducts business. Or does it keep doing the same old — livin’ … Continue reading
Speaker Sheldon Silver: Sex Harassment Case Mishandled, Not Covered-Up — CBS New York
Earlier today I was interviewed by CBS New York reporter Tony Aiello about the Vito Lopez sex harassment scandal swirling around Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. When the video becomes available, I’ll post it. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The powerful speaker … Continue reading
Nonprofit nightmares
I thought you’d like to read “Nonprofit nightmares” at NYPOST.com. The new spate of political scandals in Albany highlights yet again the unseemly relations between pols and community nonprofits,which abound across the state. The charges against state Sen. Shirley Huntley center … Continue reading
Assemblyman Vito Lopez must resign – Updated
In light of his censure and the ugly reality of his years-long pattern of sexual harassment, predation and intimidation of female staffers, Assemblyman Vito Lopez must not seek resignation and resign from the State Assembly without delay. There is … Continue reading
Pols Beware
Many are calling the recent spate of political scandals a sign that it’s still business as usual in Albany. I see signs of change. First. the indictment against Senator Shirley Huntley comes after a joint investigation by State Attorney General … Continue reading
NY Post: State ethics panel now investigating Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera
From today’s NY Post: Soon, the only agency that won’t be investigating Naomi Rivera will be Interpol. The powerful State Joint Commission on Public Ethics yesterday joined the growing list of probers looking into claims that the Bronx assemblywoman put … Continue reading
Naomi Rivera target of FBI investigation
According to the NY Post, Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera now has the feds after her. “The FBI is investigating claims that the scandal-scarred Bronx assemblywoman hired her unqualified then-lover to run her taxpayer-funded nonprofit, and used the charity as her personal … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
