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Business gives mixed audit of Cuomos tax-free pledge
Mark Eagan . Eagan, president of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber, is not alone. Other business leaders, and economists spanning the political spectrum, also say Cuomo's plan to waive taxes for 10 years ...
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Albany mayoral front runners Corey Ellis and Kathy Sheehan have message for business community
May 23, 2013 -- Albany, NY mayor candidates Corey Ellis and Kathy Sheehan share their message for the local business community. Ellis and Sheehan, both Democrats, are the only announced candidates so far in the race to succeed Jerry Jennings, who is not seeking a sixth term. (Michael ...
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Sen. DeFrancisco on NY tax-free I think there are better ideas.
"I think the state of New York would be better served with across-the-state tax cuts, not just for new companies," Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, ...
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Cayuga Nation Oneida Indian-New York deal violates federal law and treaties
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Oneida Indian Nation leader Ray Halbritter announce an agreement in Albany last week to resolve land, tax and casino issues. The Cayuga Nation says it may sue to stop the ...
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Central New York churches to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Six Central New York churches are joining forces to provide relief for victims of the May 20 tornado that leveled Moore, Oklahoma, and surrounding towns. Abundant Life Christian Center, of East Syracuse, Church on The Rock, of Oneida, People's AME Zion Church, River of Life Church, Syracuse Salt of the Earth Ministries, all of Syracuse, and Southern Tier Family Life Church, of Binghamton ...
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Report Knicks forward Anthony has torn shoulder muscle
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden in New York, May 16, 2013. UPI/John ...
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Anthony Weiner Is Too Liberal to Be New York City Mayor
Since 1993, New York's mayors have been Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, and Mike Bloomberg, who won his first two terms as a Republican and last as an independent. The result has been a city which has blossomed, with crime plummeting, real estate prices rising and the standard of living on a steady upswing. All this has been achieved while living, and persevering through, two major terrorist ...
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Video New York congressman rebounds from scandal announces run for mayor
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned two years ago after posting a lewd photo online, announces he is running for New York City mayor. Lindsey Parietti ...
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Police question teen in shooting death of 14-year-old girl on Queens buss
Queens detectives picked up a 16-year-old boy for questioning, in connection to the shocking slaying of a 14-year-old girl, killed on a city bus this past weekend, police said. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly disclosed this latest development, after appearing at City Council budget hearing today. New Yorkers were outraged after learning about the death ...
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Gov. Cuomo says if Weiners elected mayor shame on us
Gov. Cuomo ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo stuck it to mayoral wannabe Anthony Weiner yesterday when asked what he thought about the disgraced former Congressman's bid for Gracie Mansion. During a interview with The Syracuse Post Standard's Editorial Board yesterday, Cuomo said it's fine if Weiner wants to run, but "shame on us" for electing him. Question: "So if Anthony ...
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Taxi big files suit against Bloomberg after mayors profanity-laced tirade
The taxi magnate who said he was subjected to a profanity-laced rant by Mayor Bloomberg has filed a federal lawsuit charging the mayor with threatening him and siccing TLC inspectors on his fleet in retaliation for his opposition to the "Taxi of Tomorrow" plan.The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court late yesterday, accuses Bloomberg and TLC chief David Yassky of ordering inspectors ...
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More than 2000 people sign Hofstra petition asking for better off-campus security
UNIONDALE - More than 2,000 people have signed a petition asking Hofstra University to beef up off-campus security following the killing of a student.Andrea Rebello, a Hofstra junior, was accidentally shot by a police officer during a May 17 home invasion. The intruder, a prison parolee, was also killed.The petition was launched by a former Hofstra homecoming king and queen. It demands that ...
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Metro-North workers injured in Conn. train crash hire lawyer to pursue damages
STAMFORD, Conn. - Seven Metro-North railroad workers injured in last week's collision on the commuter line have hired a lawyer to pursue damages.The engineers of the two trains involved are among the clients of George Cahill, a New Haven-based railroad law attorney.Cahill says he's looking into whether recent track repairs may have led an eastbound commuter train to derail near ...
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BYU animation program featured in The New York Times
Students working on a short film sit in a daily meeting to discuss their progress in the BYU Animation lab at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Aug. 9, ...
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Kerry Kennedy farmworker protest Wendys in NYC
Kennedy heads the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, named for her late father. She led the crowd outside the stockholders' meeting in a chant of "What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? ...
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Cuomo Weiner NYC mayoral win would be a shame
Speaking to editors at the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper Thursday, the governor, who also leads the state Democratic Party, weighed in on a Weiner candidacy for the first ...
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Freedom from taxes Not for all businesses Cuomo says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "tax-free zones" will prohibit companies from shifting workers from their current location to a new university address. The state will have the right to make the companies pay taxes if they fail to live up to their commitments to create new ...
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Central New York is being monitored for another severe weather watch
National Weather Service radar from Noon Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms are beginning to line up from Rochester southwest into ...
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Empire Zone lawyer raises questions about Cuomos Tax-Free NY proposal
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to erase all income, business, sales and property taxes for businesses willing to operate in or around the state's SUNY college ...
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Happening now NY Assembly debating amendment to NY Safe Act
Syracuse, N.Y. -- New York lawmakers are debating a bill that would exempt retired state and federal law enforcement officers from a new ban on certain semi-automatic guns and large capacity magazines. The ...
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Three charged after firefighters respond to house fire discover meth lab
Matthew R. Stone Cortland, NY -- Three people were charged after Cortland firefighters discovered they were making meth inside an apartment that caught fire. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday the Cortland Fire Department responded to 34 Union St. after reports came in of a possible house fire, Cortland police said. Smoke was coming from a second-floor window when firefighters arrived. When they entered ...
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Oswego County man gets life sentence after seventh DWI conviction
Allen Cehfus, of Oswego County, was sentenced by Judge Joseph Fahey to the maximum term of imprisonment for felony DWI, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and resisting ...
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Thug held without bail in Village gay-slay shooting
The thug held in the Greenwich Village gay-slay shooting of tragic Mark Carson has been indicted in the senseless bias murder, prosecutors announced this morning.Ex-con Elliot Morales, 33, remains held in lieu of any bail pending the formal unsealing of his indictment at a Manhattan Supreme Court arraignment on June 18."Look at these f-----s -- what are you, gay wrestlers?" Morales had ...
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How will the other New York team react to NYCFC | Graham Parker
Former New York Red Bulls player, now head coach, Mike Petke said he looks forward to "smashing" the new New York City FC team when they first visit in 2015 Photograph: ...
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New York state politics Riotous assembly
CALLED "Gropez" by a tabloid, Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn assemblyman, groped or harassed at least eight young female staffers, according to a new report by New York state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE). It paints an unflattering picture of the former head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Speaking about a 14-year-old intern, Mr Lopez allegedly lamented the existence of ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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