Andrew Cuomo Not Sure It Would Be Better if Democrats Controlled New York
“Look, we’ve had a unified Democratic government in Albany and it’s not a hypothetical. We’ve had it. It wasn’t extraordinarily successful so I work with the Assembly and the Senate that I’ve been...
View ArticleNY Congress Members Slam Republican-Aligned State Senate Democrats
"There needs to be a real intervention, because this new system that's been set up in the State Senate had not benefited the state overall."
View ArticleKeith Ellison and the DNC Push GOP-Aligned New York Dems to Return to the...
"Americans are seeing threats to their healthcare, fair wages and access to the ballot box. If this assault is going to be stopped, Democrats must come together and fight for working people together."
View ArticleNY House Members to GOP-Aligned State Senate Dems: ‘Return to the Democratic...
"Now is the time for all Democrats to return to the Democratic conference to work collaboratively to benefit all New Yorkers, and fight unitedly against President Trump's agenda."
View ArticleCuomo Finally Says It Would Be ‘Optimal’ If Democrats Controlled New York...
"If they all went back, and the Democrats unified, right? That would be the optimal Senate majority."
View ArticleNancy Pelosi Urges New York’s GOP-Aligned State Senate Dems to Return to the...
"I join my New York Democratic congressional colleagues in urging all New York State Senate Democrats join the fight, and caucus and work together for New York’s working families."
View ArticleAlbany Passes Last-Minute Bills to Bolster Women and Minority Businesses
"We passed a great bill tonight, helping increase city contracting opportunities for Minority and Women Business Enterprises in our community. With all the development happening in our communities,...
View ArticlePolitics Reporter Mounts State Senate Bid in Brooklyn
A top New York politics reporter is looking to unseat an incumbent Brooklyn senator in Bay Ridge.
View ArticleSchumer Urges IDC to Rejoin Democrats: ‘That’s The Right Thing To Do’
The Senate minority leader is calling on a group of breakaway Democrats in the New York State Senate to return to the Democratic fold.
View ArticleNew York State Democratic Officials Unveil Plan to Achieve Party Unity
Top New York State Democrats want the leaders of the two factions to work together to win the special elections and reunify as co-leaders.
View ArticleJeff Klein Indicates Support for State Senate Democratic Unity Deal
If the IDC unites with the rest of the party in the state senate, Democrats would have a majority.
View ArticleDe Blasio Says Cuomo Wants Democratic Unity Because He’s Running for President
Both men are rumored to be running for president.
View ArticleCarl Heastie Calls for Senate Democratic Unity ‘As Soon As Possible’
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie wants to see Democrats reunited in the state Senate swiftly.
View ArticleGOP to Maintain Majority in New York State Senate During Budget Talks
The Senate Republicans will continue to maintain a majority in the state Senate as the state's budget talks approach.
View ArticleWorkplace of 2030: A Day in The Life
The workplace environment of tomorrow will look nothing like that of today.
View Article5 Startup Categories That Made Great Leaps Forward in 2016
Every year thousands of people found startups in hopes of creating the next big thing. Only a handful of these companies succeed long term, but certain industries do stand out for their higher success...
View ArticleBronx Pol Accuses Andrew Cuomo of Anti-Hispanic Bias
An eccentric Bronx lawmaker who, with three colleagues, plunged the State Legislature into a bitter power struggle eight years ago lashed out at Gov. Andrew Cuomo today for alleged prejudice over his...
View ArticleAngry White Guy From Queens Now Running to Oust NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
Queens State Senator Tony Avella gathered a dozens-strong crowd outside the Holiday Inn Express in Maspeth, Queens—the site of a bitter battle over the city’s effort to lodge homeless families—to...
View ArticleFundraising Chair for Flailing State Senate Dems Accrued Cash in His Own...
As Democratic State Senate candidates rode toward their doom last year—or rode into the ranks of the Republican-aligned Independent Democratic Conference—the man in charge of filling their collective...
View ArticleCongressman Nadler Rips Into Republican-Aligned State Senate Democrats
Congressman Jerrold Nadler last night slammed the State Senate’s eight-member Independent Democratic Conference, a breakaway faction that has maintained a power-arrangement with the Republican caucus...
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