Mr. Bloomberg Goes To Washington... But Mr. Grimm Doesn't Get The Scheduling...
On a serious note, Mayor Bloomberg -- as we mentioned earlier -- made the rounds in Washington today to push for the billions in federal aid the city's requesting to fix the damage from Hurricane...
View ArticleNYS Budget Division: Won't Know Sandy's Full Financial Wrath Until January
Hurricane Sandy’s impact on New York’s budget won’t be known until at least January. Our Glenn Blain reports: The state Budget Division posted its annual mid-year report on New York’s finances late...
View ArticleNeed To Lobby For $42 Billion In Sandy Aid Finally Gets Mr. Cuomo To Go To...
Gov. Cuomo will make his first trip to Washington Monday since becoming governor to lobby for a $42 billion Superstorm Sandy federal relief package. Our Lovett, Moore and Blain report: The trip comes...
View ArticleCuomo, Schumer Talk Optimism -- And Karma? -- After Day Of D.C. Sandy Lobbying
As Andrew Cuomo traveled to Washington for the first time as governor to lobby for federal Superstorm Sandy relief, Sen. Chuck Schumer warned that states that don’t go along could be left out in the...
View ArticleFour New Yorkers Headed To Congress Implore President Obama For Sandy Support
Four New Yorkers headed to Congress -- Hakeem Jeffries, Dan Maffei, Sean Patrick Maloney and Grace Meng -- penned the below letter to President Obama in hopes of scoring the city and state the money...
View ArticleComing Up: Cuomo And Schumer On Sandy Aid
Coming up at 5:15 p.m. is an update from Gov. Cuomo and senior Sen. Chuck Schumer on the federal aid New York State requested after getting slammed by Superstorm Sandy. So hang tight... I know today's...
View ArticleGovs. Cuomo, Christie And Molloy To Congress In WaPo: Move Faster On Sandy Aid
Gov. Cuomo and his counterparts from New Jersey and Connecticut are peeved at Congress for not moving fast enough to approve $60 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief. Our Glenn Blain reports: “This marks...
View ArticleDocument Drop: Business Leaders Urge Sandy Aid
The list of signatories is longer than the actual letter: With thanks from Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg for joining the cause, more than 125 CEOs and Partnership For New York City members have lent...
View ArticleNYC On Expanding Disaster Food Stamp Aid To Sandy Victims: Program's Fine As...
I recently ran two letters from members of Congress and the City Council urging City Hall to provide greater access to D-SNAP emergency food stamp aid in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and here's the...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg: Best To Be Realistic About Final Amount Of Federal Sandy Aid
Mayor Bloomberg isn't getting his hopes up too high when it comes to Hurricane Sandy aid from Washington, D.C. Our Tina Moore reports: "What is likely to happen is they will come back with less," he...
View ArticleThe Push For Federal Sandy Aid Continues
Even as the nation mourns the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, with the first slain children, six-year-olds Jack Pinto and Noah Pozner, being laid to rest today, an untold number...
View ArticleHouse Moves To Approve Sandy Aid, But Malcolm Smith Says It's Been A Painful...
UPDATED: Down in D.C. the House has approved a package of billions in federal aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy, pressed by a large contingent of New Yorkers from storm-devastated areas. Among them:...
View ArticleNY, NJ, CT Govs Keep It Polite On Sandy Aid
The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut this evening hailed the U.S. House vote to send millions in aid to states still fighting to come back from the Hurricane Sandy catastrophe -- and,...
View ArticleLive: Gov. Cuomo On Federal Sandy Aid
Gov. Cuomo, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and others gathered today at the State Cap to discuss federal aid and recovery plans for New York's comeback from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Watch:...
View ArticleSen. Ted Cruz's NYGOP Star Turn: The Invite
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is headlining the big NY GOP's big May 29 dinner, and here's the invite. The choice of Cruz, who won office with backing from supporters of the Tea Party movement, raised eyebrows...
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