Eliot Spitzer

This Is The Guy Who's Marrying The Hooker Who Ended Eliot Spitzer's Career In Politics

Meet Thomas "T.J." Earle -- asphalt magnate, former married guy, and the soon-to-be Mr. Ashley Dupre.Earle, the New York Post "exclusively" reports, is now engaged to former Elliot Spitzer hooker Ashley Dupre, a.k.a. "Kristen," a.k.a. "client number 9's" favorite escort.Additionally, Dupre -- who ma ... More >>

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What would Rousseau do?

The Next Mayor? You Don't Care, Do You?

Aside from voter apathy and a weak field, the mayoral race is really shaping up.

David Paterson on Becoming New York Governor: 'I Think I'll Kill Myself'

​Michelle Paterson, wife of accidental governor David Paterson, has plans for a tell-all book about the pair's time in Albany, and her press strategy has already kicked into high-gear before the writing is even complete. (Surprise #1: It includes slamming the press!) Cindy Adams at the New Yor ... More >>

Diaz Family Values

While Rubén Díaz Sr. lobs bombs against gay rights, son Rubén Jr. and lesbian granddaughter Erica run for cover

Carl Paladino: The Dirty Details in His Campaign Filings

​The Times and the Daily News ran stories yesterday exposing the shady conspiracy that is the Paladino For The People campaign. The $53,000 tax lien against campaign spokesman Michael Caputo unearthed by the Times got a taunting "so what" from Caputo himself. Stiffing the IRS just proved agai ... More >>

Week of Media Shitcanning Madness Continues: CNN's Jon Klein, NBC's Jeff Zucker

​Locally, we've seen some pretty intense media cannings take place, specifically at the New York Daily News, which also goes without mentioning Katy Perry being booted off Sesame Street. Well, this morning, news went wide of two more big ones: CNN president Jon Klein is out, and NBC-Universal ... More >>

Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity is Here: When Will He Endorse an A.G. Candidate?

​Andrew Cuomo will show us in the next few days if he has the balls to be a change agent as governor. His feud with Eliot Spitzer caught fire when Spitzer got stuck in neutral during Cuomo's 2006 primary race for attorney general against Mark Green, refusing to endorse Cuomo when it mattered. ... More >>

Joe Bruno, Other Pols Use Campaign Funds to Pay Legal Expenses

Joe BrunoBy Adam Schwartzman Five prominent New York politicians have dipped into their campaign funds to pay for nearly $3 million in legal expenses associated with investigations of their possible misconduct, a Voice examination of campaign disclosure reports has revealed. While it's unclear if t ... More >>

Ex-Lawman Michael Garcia's Unnoticed GOP Speech: Corruption Works Both Sides of the Aisle

​There was one moment at the just-completed state Republican convention that got pretty much skipped over amid all the hubbub of the big floor fight between the victorious old-liners backing Rick Lazio, and the dissidents trying to pry the door open to let ex-Democrat Steve Levy carry the part ... More >>

Salt in Coffee, Salt on Ice Cream: Pro-Salt Lobby Says It Tastes Damn Good

​The number one most emailed story on the New York Times website thus far this Memorial Day weekend is In Defense of Salt: "The Hard Sell on Salt." Food Network star Alton Brown, the nerdy one for the smart demographic, gets the first word, and gets to the point. "Salt is a pretty amazing comp ... More >>

David Paterson Announces for Governor, Loses Rick Lazio's Support

​Incumbent Governor David Paterson is portraying himself as outsider candidate for Governor, and to some extent that's true. He famously doesn't have Obama's support, reportedly doesn't have the support of state Democrats, and most certainly doesn't have the support of the local press. Still, ... More >>

Spitzer Stays Mum on Bruno, But the Saga Continues

​Eliot Spitzer hasn't been publicly heard from on the topic of Joe Bruno's conviction but it's a safe bet that the ex-gov is wearing a satisfying "told-you-so" smile. Before his own randy escapades brought him down, the former prosecutor-turned-politician was engaged in hand-to-hand combat wit ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

​ Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>

Who's Your Favorite Disgraced Governor?

Lately, anyone with the title of Governor seems determined to show the entire world their lack of scruples (and sometimes their lack of underpants too). Which one is your favorite mess?

Times: Paterson Will Name a Lt. Governor in Tonight's Speech (UPDATE: Is It Ravitch?)

Fudge. The New York Times has a source that says Governor David Paterson is indeed going to name a Lieutenant Governor in his 5 p.m. speech. The move, as previously mentioned, is constitutionally controversial, at least to the state's attorney general, but we guess Paterson got sick of Andrew "How's ... More >>

Paterson Drops More in Poll -- But Gay Ploy Popular

The latest Siena Poll reports Governor Paterson down a couple more popularity points to 27 percent. But it might have been worse: the Governor's gay marriage stand may have prevented an even worse slide, as 53 percent of poll-takers support the Senate gay marriage law. Still, they would prefer the ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

Well, some cowboy's Goin' Galt in Brooklyn Heights, anyway. Photo (c) Charles D Rightbloggers decided President Obama is a fascist. Despite this, and the aid and comfort he gives to pirates, the voters like him anyway -- which figures, since many of them are apparently socialists. Which may be wh ... More >>

Palin Named Most Desirable Celebrity Neighbor

We can never get enough Sarah Palin, so we're pleased to announce that in a poll conducted by real estate company Zillow, the governor of Alaska has been named America's Most Desirable Celebrity Neighbor. She took 14 percent of the vote, with Oprah Winfrey a point behind. Oprah outpolled Palin a ... More >>

Spitzer Sex Facilitator Gets 1 Year Probation

Veteran Pol Tony Seminerio and Bribe-Taking in Albany

Bribes and blatant nepotism in the senate. What else is new?

Midday Mashup: Wild Man, Falling Man, "Prancey," and Pervs

Morning Read: Hospitals, Hooker Booker, More

Cuomo Seen in NYC; Sun Thinks: Running for Mayor?

Daily Flog 8/6/08: Idiot SI sibs, the skinny on Obama, and finally a good reason to invade Iraq

David Paterson Vs. Michael Bloomberg: This Is Gonna Get Ugly

Fork in the Road and the Wholesale Farmers' Market

Guess Who's Back: The Return of "Kristen" and the Spitzer Scandal

'Madonna's New Single Sucks!" Screeches DJ

Tidbits that will make you rise again

Get Your War on the Front Page

The Hooker and Mistress Report: March 20

How the Spitzer Sex Scandal Could Help Joe Bruno

Joe Bruno and the IRS

He Shot the Sheriff

Spitzer guns down Albany's real clean-up man

Can't Anyone Here Learn to Drive?

In Hevesi's wake, new charges of free car rides for a government spouse at the taxpayer's expense—this time, the wife of former comptroller Carl McCall

Cloudy Atlantic Yards Passes, Thanks to Silver Lining

An Election Surprise ... in New York?!

Mark Green's Three Questions

Andrews Amnesia

Why are the media giving the scandal-ridden Norman pal a pass?

Trouble in Store

Workers at a Brooklyn grocery say they're not paid fairly, if at all.

Fees and Thank You

Carl Andrews runs for Congress, trying to shed ties to King of Kings County Clarence Norman

Anything to Help

Nixzmary's biological dad shows up in court as 'friend' of identity theft defendant

No All Clear for All Stars

Party Unfaithful

Independence day

State GOP's Drum Rap

Gays Need Not Apply

Nick and Marc-Anthony Learn You Can't Fight City Hall

Plumbing the Depths

After Arrests, a Union Agrees to Its Own Investigation

Giuliani's Götterdämmerung

No Hunting is Like the Hunting of Man

The 1998 Wacko Awards

Absentee Al

D'Amato Missed 966 Votes When He First Ran for Senate