Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Bayonne Bridge (file/credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Port Authority Board Approves Construction On 3 Staten Island-To-N.J. Spans

The work on the three bridges, to begin this year, will create more than 5,000 jobs and more than $600 million in wages, according to Cuomo and Christie’s offices.

2013/04/24

Sen. Malcolm A. Smith on March 12, 2008 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

Troubles Continue For Sen. Malcolm Smith — Hit With Alarming New Charge

Queens lawmaker Malcolm Smith is now accused in a complicated shake-down bribe scheme of trying to buy himself a new Senate leadership role.

2013/04/23

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Gov. Cuomo Appoints New Head For Troubled Ethics Board

Cuomo said lawyer Daniel Horwitz, a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, will take over from Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore as head of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

2013/04/22

New York City Subway Train (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Transit Advocates To MTA: Use Extra State Funding To Restore Service

Transit advocates joined elected officials and a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board Sunday, demanding that the agency use a budget surplus to restore and increase service.

2013/04/21

Mayor Michael Bloomberg (file / credit: Edward Reed / Mayor's Office)

Obama, Bloomberg Rip Senate For Failing To Expand Background Checks For Guns

Mayor Michael Bloomberg ripped the U.S. Senate for failing to pass a bipartisan effort to expand background checks. The measure was defeated on Wednesday, failing to garner the 60 votes necessary to block a Republican-led filibuster.

2013/04/17

MTA police officers keep watch during the morning commute in Grand Central Terminal on April 16, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYC Security Remains Tight In Wake Of Boston Marathon Bombings

There is once again a high terror alert in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday they are taking no chances that an attack similar to the Boston Marathon bombings could happen here.

2013/04/16

Cuomo Opposes Ending Tax Break For Madison Square Garden

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) said Tuesday they will not be ending a tax break enjoyed for three decades by Madison Square Garden.

2013/04/16

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Assault Weapon Registration Begins In NY

Key measures of New York’s tough new gun law have kicked in, meaning owners of firearms now reclassified as assault weapons are required to register the guns. There are also new limits on the number of bullets allowed in magazines.

2013/04/15

Sandra Lee and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. (file/credit: Fernando Leon/Getty Images for Diet Pepsi)

State Panel: Cuomo’s Food Network Star Girlfriend Entitled To Taxypayer-Funded Perks

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics expanded the perks for the state’s “first family” in a legal opinion first reported Friday by The Associated Press. The commission says Sandra Lee can stay in the governor’s mansion and fly for free with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on state aircraft during official trips as well as receive police protection.

2013/04/15

Rendering of the 9/11 Museum (credit: Thinc Design with Local Projects)

9/11 Families, Fearing Flood, Battle Plans For Remains At Museum

More than 11 and a half years later, the battle continues over where to house unidentified 9/11 remains at the World Trade Center site.

2013/04/15

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To NY Gun Law

The justices on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a strict New York law that makes it difficult for residents to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public.

2013/04/15

Thomas Prendergast (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Cuomo Nominates Prendergast For MTA Chairman

Thomas F. Prendergast was the MTA’s president of New York City Transit, which runs the bus and subway systems. He’s been the interim executive director of the MTA since Jan. 1.

2013/04/12

FILE - Gun show goers look at various weapons (Photo credit Guillaume Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

Senate Gun Control Bill Clears First Hurdle

Gun control was on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday after an attempt by conservatives to block the bills failed. But the real debate was just beginning.

2013/04/11

New York State Thruway in South Nyack, just beyond Exit 10 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Could Change Where Tolls Are Collected

South Nyack Mayor Bonnie Christian told WCBS 880 reporter Paul Murnane that the current scheme to throw a system of E-ZPass gear in a steel gantry over the Westchester bound lanes at Exit 10 on I-287 is unacceptable.

2013/04/11

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Cuomo Lays Out Reform Proposals Aimed At Better Policing Government Corruption

The proposals outline new crimes for violating the public trust, including bribery of a public servant, corrupting the government and failure to report public corruption.

2013/04/09

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