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May 13, 2013
Stay Green, New York: Marijuana Arrests To Drop 20% In 2013
You probably know the rules by now: in New York City, if you're caught in public view with pot, or in possession of 25 grams or more, you're getting a violation. Because of this (well, at least, partially), New Yorkers made up 99.2 percent (149,951) of the entire state's marijuana-related arrests (t ... More >>
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May 2, 2013
Cuomo's Women's Equality Act Brings The A-Word To New York State Politics
In the video below, Governor Cuomo lays out his intentions for the Women's Equality Act - a plan that would focus on erasing specific gender biases in New York State law. Akin to the gun control bill passed in December, it's a landmark piece of legislation for the Cuomo administration and, per usual ... More >>
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February 14, 2013
When Are We Going To Make A Decision On Fracking?
Okay. So, last year, Governor Cuomo and his Albany crew had no idea what the hell to do about this whole hydrofracking controversy. To frack or not to frack? That was the question holding up state legislators (but, apparently, not Mayor Bloomberg). Cracking under pressure, Mr. Cuomo pushed back the ... More >>
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February 5, 2013
Here's What Governor Cuomo Could Spend $1.5 Billion On
No one's arguing that you can do a lot with $1.5 billion here. In the state budget proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo a week ago, there was a tiny loophole that slipped underneath the radar: the politician has more or less granted himself leeway to spend upwards of $3 billion for, from what it seems ... More >>
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January 24, 2013
Mr. Cuomo, You've Sure Got a Funny Way of Increasing Education Spending
Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the state's impressive run of evading the fact that it owes New York City billions of dollars in educations funds. As we reported last week, the state has demonstrated an uncanny ability to pretend like the N.Y. State Court of Appeals didn't mandate that it pay the city ... More >>
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January 9, 2013
Sandy Victims Getting Restless Over Recovery Planning
Nearly two and a half months after Sandy devastated New York City, there are still residents in affected areas without reliable heat and electricity. And while governmental reports on just what went wrong and how to plan for the future are beginning to trickle out, New Yorkers are starting to get re ... More >>
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January 4, 2013
Gov. Cuomo's Gun Control Push Already Hit A Wall In Albany
Did anyone expect this to go smoothly at all? Doubtful.Echoing sentiments from both President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg, we learned last week that Governor Andrew Cuomo planned on making gun control a top priority after the Newtown tragedy. His administration called for tougher background checks for ... More >>
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December 26, 2012
Gun Control In Albany: Cuomo Pushes For Strictest Magazine Ban In Nation
Governor Andrew Cuomo owns a gun. To be specific, it's a shotgun that he keeps locked up in his Westchester home. He's admitted to this; regardless, since his inauguration, he's been strident on gun control, siding with Mayor Bloomberg on the need for more regulation in Albany and Washington. And th ... More >>
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December 6, 2012
Look At The (Possibly) New And Shiny Tappan Zee Bridge
At the end of the summer, we reported on the story surrounding Governor Cuomo's ambitions to rip down the Tappan Zee Bridge, the span of cement that connects Rockland and Westchester County, and start from fresh. Last time we checked in, Andrew was furious about the Department of Transportation's de ... More >>
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December 6, 2012
New Jersey Gets First Medical Marijuana Dispensary. New York Still Weighing "Risks"
Today, about 20 medical marijuana patients will meet with staff at the Greenleaf Compassion Center, New Jersey's first medical marijuana facility to open its doors since the state passed a law legalizing prescription pot in 2010.While medical weed is now legal in the Garden State -- as we've chronic ... More >>
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December 4, 2012
Another Hospital in Brooklyn Files For Bankruptcy
With the closing of St. Vincent's in the West Village still fresh in our mind, it's always a sad story to tell when a hospital might be forced to close its doors. The bankruptcy of any institution that provides a service necessary for the general welfare of the people is a blemish on our social reco ... More >>
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December 3, 2012
Mr. Cuomo Goes To Washington (To Beg For Cash)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's got a busy day ahead of him in Washington D.C. -- which includes meetings with White House officials, the House speaker, and the Senate majority leader -- where he'll make the case for New York's need for a $42 billion appropriation to help the state recover from Hur ... More >>
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November 13, 2012
The Big Lobbyist Battle For Medical Reefer in New York Begins
New York has had the whole medical marijuana conversation for a while (end result: fail) and legalizing marijuana, if only for medical purposes, has its twists and turns here. Even with the roll back of the draconian Rockefeller drug laws by Cuomo, being the world capital of weed arrests sure doesn' ... More >>
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November 13, 2012
Cuomo Reiterates Intention to Spank Utilities Companies For Poor Post-Sandy Response
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continued to chastise New York Utilities companies yesterday for their lack of preparedness and sloppy communication in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. "I'm not wed to any of the utilities," Cuomo said yesterday during a Sandy update news conference. "Let's get a gr ... More >>
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November 9, 2012
ConEd: System "Reliable." Will Continue To Seek Rate Hike
Remember last week when Governor Andrew Cuomo ripped utility CEOs -- including the top-dog at ConEd -- a new one for their lack of preparedness for Hurricane Sandy? And how this week thousands of people in New York City are currently without power -- because of ConEd's alleged lack of preparedness?W ... More >>
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November 9, 2012
Andrew Cuomo: Free Gas Coming To New York. Psych!
Over the weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a press release announcing that thousands of gallons of gas were en route to New York and limited amounts would be available to residents free of charge. The free fuel would be delivered in several Department of Defense tanker trucks that were to be par ... More >>
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November 6, 2012
NY GOP: Andrew Cuomo's Election Day Executive Order Disenfranchises Upstate Hurricane Relief Workers
Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order allowing residents of "federally-declared disaster counties" to vote at any polling place they want.Included in the governor's order are relief workers who "reside in one of the federally declared disaster counties."Problem is, not all the r ... More >>
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November 2, 2012
Here's a Somewhat Threatening Letter Andrew Cuomo Sent To Utility CEOs
Nearly 600,000 New Yorkers still are without power after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the Big Apple earlier this week, and Governor Andrew Cuomo appears to be a little pissed off.The governor sent a letter to the CEOs and presidents of seven utility companies telling them -- in no uncertain term ... More >>
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October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy: East River Nearly At Capacity; Subway Corrosion a "Significant" Concern
We haven't even seen the worst of Hurricane Sandy, but this bitch apparently means business.The East River is nearly at capacity, with another "surge" of water that could potentially raise the water level by another 11 feet by 9 p.m.Governor Andrew Cuomo and other emergency management officials just ... More >>
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October 19, 2012
Cuomo Will Stump For Obama But, Remember, He's Not Running for President In 2016
It's no question by now that Governor Andrew Cuomo tends to get non-stop flak from the non-stop speculating press about his chances of running for President in four years. It happened when he was elected; it happened after he passed the marriage equality bill in New York; it happened when he sp ... More >>
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October 16, 2012
New Jersey Gives the "OK" for First Medical Marijuana Dispensary. New York: Still "Studying."
The New Jersey Department of Health yesterday issued the first permit to a medical marijuana dispensary, which grants it permission to start distributing marijuana to state residents who qualify for prescription pot.New York, however -- which Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared the leader of "progres ... More >>
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October 10, 2012
New York's Not Exactly "Open For Business": Report
Governor Andrew Cuomo earned a big, fat D in a recent grading of his fiscal policies by the Libertarian Cato Institute.This, of course, comes as the governor has declared New York "open for business."Cuomo's D -- on a scale of A through F -- might have a little bit to do with a different group ... More >>
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October 9, 2012
Andrew Cuomo's Road To The White House: Gov Taps NBC Exec Allison Gollust As New Communications Director
New York Governor/undeclared 2016 presidential candidate Andrew Cuomo has appointed a new communications director: former NBC News executive Allison Gollust.Cuomo's office announced this afternoon that Gollust will replace Richard Bamberger, who has been on Cuomo's staff since 2008, when Cuomo was t ... More >>
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September 28, 2012
Andrew Cuomo Orders Massive Overhaul Of New York Horse Racing Regulations
Horse racing in New York state is about to change thanks to Governor Andrew Cuomo's response to a report from a state commission tasked with reviewing regulations governing the state's horse racing industry.Cuomo announced this afternoon that the New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety -- ... More >>
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September 14, 2012
SUNY Ready For Non-Existent Bomb Threat
There were bomb threats made today at university campuses in Texas and North Dakota. There were no bomb threats made in New York -- but Governor Andrew Cuomo isn't gonna miss a prime opportunity to freak people out.In response to the threats on the other side of the country, Cuomo issued a statement ... More >>
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September 9, 2012
Political Dysfunction Over the 9/11 Museum Continues!
As we all know, Tuesday marks the 11th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks - more than a decade has passed since the day that will forever live in New York and America's memories. Over time, the City has undergone a long and arduous process of moving on from the terrible events that occurr ... More >>
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August 18, 2012
Gov. Cuomo's Tappan Zee Bridge to Nowhere Will Get Voted On
A few months back, the Voice reported on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's inability to take no for an answer from the federal government for his ambitions to build a new Tappan Zee bridge just north of New York City. The plan came with a price tag of $5.2 billion (and it still costs that much) but the Obama ... More >>
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August 14, 2012
SUNY Downstate Medical Center: More Bad News?
Shortly after Brooklyn pols demanded that Andrew Cuomo help the ailing SUNY Downstate Medical Center, contract talks between the governor's administration and union reps for hospital profs have proved tense. The Times-Union reports that the administration is currently negotiating with United Univer ... More >>
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August 8, 2012
Will Bath Salt Ban Do Anything To Curb Cannibalism (Or Bath Salt Use)? Probably Not
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that the New York State Department of Health has issued new regulations to crack down on bath-salt abuse, and the use of other synthetic drugs -- which is great; as we've documented, bath salts have a tendency to turn people into blood-thirsty maniacs.The p ... More >>
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August 1, 2012
Bad News, Godless Adulterers: Andrew Cuomo Has The Right To Your DNA Starting Today
If you're a fortune teller, you cheat on your spouse, or are loud in church, we've got some bad news: starting today, the state has the right to your DNA -- thanks to Governor Andrew Cuomo and the DNA database expansion law he signed earlier this year.As the gov's office was certain to remind us, th ... More >>
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July 30, 2012
Andrew Cuomo Cheerleader Fred Dicker Rushes To Gov's Rescue As Criticism Mounts Over Blackberry Use
Governor Andrew Cuomo has found a somewhat creative way around New York's public records laws: his Blackberry.Cuomo's use of Blackberry's BBN message system (and his refusal to use official state email) to communicate with staffers and other pols has come under fire by many (read: just about everyon ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2012
Ultimate Fighting Championship Courting Andrew Cuomo Hard ($105K Hard); See Gov's Top Donors Right Here
The New York Public Integrity Research Group has crunched the numbers for Governor Andrew Cuomo's top political donors, and it turns out the human punching bags at Ultimate Fighting Championship are amongst the top contributors to the gov's re-election campaign.And why does that matter? Well, the UF ... More >>
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July 13, 2012
Andrew Cuomo Throws Lipstick On A Pig; Claims Enormous Increase In Texting-While-Driving Tickets Means Law Is Working
We were under the impression that Governor Andrew Cuomo's law making texting-while-driving a primary traffic offense in New York was designed to prevent people from, well, texting while driving.That said, the gov's now crowing about how successful the law is by announcing that there have been more t ... More >>
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July 10, 2012
Thanks, Andrew Cuomo, For That Smartphone Traffic App You Can't Use While Driving
Governor Andrew Cuomo is crowing today about the state's new smartphone app that allows users to get real-time traffic and construction updates right on their cell phones.The idea behind the app -- aside from Cuomo's using it to boast all of his "New York Works" projects under the guise of a helpful ... More >>
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July 7, 2012
New York's Same-Sex Marriage Law Triumphs in Court
It's been over a year since New York's Marriage Equality Act was enacted by Governor Cuomo. And, since then, numerous conservative groups across the state have attempted to strike the law down in court. But none have gotten as far as the New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedom - a group from Spencerp ... More >>
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June 23, 2012
Cuomo & Christie Complete Opposites on Marijuana Decriminalization... Kinda
This has been one hell of a week for marijuana in the Tri-State reefer scene.After Governor Cuomo attempted to pass a bill that would have decriminalized the "public view" loophole of pot policy, Senate Republicans banded together to scalp the proposal before reaching a vote. Once the bill was dead, ... More >>
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June 20, 2012
Andrew Cuomo: "Extreme" GOPers Will Have To Answer to Voters For Killing "Public View" Marijuana Bill
As we reported yesterday, State Senate Republicans killed a bill proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that would further decriminalize marijuana in the Empire State by closing a loophole that makes having weed in public a misdemeanor, while possessing weed in private is only a violation.No skin off the ... More >>
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June 19, 2012
Proposal To Decriminalize "Public View" Marijuana Loophole Appears Dead In The Water
This year's legislative session is set to come to an end Thursday, and a proposal laid out by Governor Andrew Cuomo that would decriminalize the "public view" loophole in New York's marijuana possession law appears to be dead in the water.The governor set a deadline of last night for he and legislat ... More >>
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June 16, 2012
Is Your Teacher "Highly Ineffective?" Job Evaluations Face Publicity in Albany
In a legislative roll that includes the cyber-bulling bill mentioned today by the Voice, Albany lawmakers are trying to hammer out as many laws as possible before its Thursday session deadline. And this one has a whole lot of merit.Next on the agenda, Governor Cuomo, the State Legislature and city o ... More >>
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June 8, 2012
Andrew Cuomo, Total Buzz Kill? Gov Plans on Scaling Back Pot Policy, Report Claims
This is almost as uncool as that time you accidentally ate a tray of brownies right before going a funeral: Gov. Andrew Cuomo might scale back plans to decriminalize open pot possession. The move would serve as a compromise with the Senate Republicans who oppose his policy, according to the Wall St ... More >>
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June 8, 2012
Why Is Weed Illegal?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently came out in favor of pot policy reform, announcing Monday that he wanted to decriminalize public displays of just less than one ounce of weed. As we reported then, the move was heralded by pretty much everyone, except maybe Republicans in Albany. Just today, the Wall Str ... More >>
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June 7, 2012
Post Scribe Fred Dicker Cooks Up Non-Existent Story About Shelly Silver And The "Thirst Amendment"
When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week his plan to ban sugary drinks sold in big-boy cups (his latest attempt to protect you from yourself) the New York Post ran an article with the headline "Assembly Speaker Silver Eyes 'Thirst Amendment' To Nix Bloomberg's Soda Ban."The art ... More >>
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June 5, 2012
Cuomo's Plan To Decriminalize "Public View" Marijuana Doesn't Make Him A Hero -- It Makes Him Bipolar
Yesterday, law enforcement officials and state lawmakers got in line to pucker up to the rump of Governor Andrew Cuomo because of his plan to decriminalize "public view" marijuana possession. Cuomo's move is being heralded as a civil rights victory for young Hispanic and African-American New Yorkers ... More >>
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June 4, 2012
Andrew Cuomo Wants To Make Weed Even Less Illegal (While Still Refusing To Support Medical Marijuana)
Governor Andrew Cuomo today will reportedly ask state lawmakers to make marijuana even less illegal than it already is in the Empire State. Keep in mind, though, Cuomo is the same guy who's still unwilling to support the legalization of marijuana used for medicinal purposes, despite enormous public ... More >>
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June 4, 2012
Cuomo's Plan To Decriminalize Weed In "Public View" Has Support Of Pretty Much Everyone
As we reported earlier, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to make possession of marijuana even less illegal than it already is -- a move that apparently has the support of just about everyone.The governor's office put out a press release this afternoon announcing Cuomo's plan to make possessing weed in "p ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
Andrew Cuomo's Seatbelt Bullies Going Gangbusters Until June 3
In Governor Andrew Cuomo's latest attempt to protect you from yourself, he's directed the New York State Police to participate in operation "Buckle Up New York," a two week crackdown on motorists who don't wear seatbelts."The evidence is clear - seatbelts save lives," Cuomo says. "New York State ha ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In Rhode Island Could Be Open By Fall. New York Still Weighing The "Risks"
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a revised bill yesterday that paves the way for the opening of three medical marijuana dispensaries that likely will be open by fall. Governor Andrew Cuomo's "progressive" New York, however, is still assessing the "risks" of legalizing prescription po ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
Andrew Cuomo: New Yorkers Will No Longer Need Fingers To Get Food Stamps
Good news for the nutritionally challenged: you'll soon no longer need fingers to get food stamps.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the wheels are in motion to do away with a policy that requires food stamp recipients to submit their fingerprints to the government. The policy is considered ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2012
Has Andrew Cuomo Gone Crazy for Comissions?
We already knew that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration might not be the most consistent -- with its wavering on whistleblowers and mixed messages on transparency, and uncertainty about medical marijuana. Now, even more confusing news has emerged about the gov's policies. As detailed by the Wall ... More >>
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May 6, 2012
Governor Cuomo's Tappan Zee Bridge to Nowhere
New Yorkers do not take kindly to rejections. It's simply not in our street lexicon so our comprehension when we are deal with one is illogical, frustrated and persistently disobedient. Just watch anyone's reaction after a cabbie says no to taking them from the Village to Astoria at 2am.As Governor ... More >>
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