State Senators Introduce Fair Share Tax Reform

From NewsLI.com
State Senators Introduce Fair Share Tax Reform
February 10, 2009
- Initiative Would Raise More than $6 Billion in Revenue to Nearly Halve Budget Shortfall While Reforming New York’s Tax Code to Make it Fairer
(Albany, N.Y.) A group of Democratic Senators today introduced the Fair Share Tax Reform Act of 2009, an initiative that would raise [...]

The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator

From U.S. News & World Report
The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator
February 06, 2009 04:50 PM ET
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
Fran Drescher seems to have a thing for jobs that last six years. First it was The Nanny, the sitcom that ran from 1993 to 1999 and, through reruns, continues to win her fame [...]

Padavan Says He Emerges Stronger From Tough Race

From PolitickerNY
Padavan Says He Emerges Stronger From Tough Race
By Jimmy Vielkind
ALBANY—Even after Jim Gennaro conceded defeat in his bid to unseat State Senator Frank Padavan, the two are still bickering.
Padavan put out a statement last night  decrying Gennaro’s “negative attacks” and saying he was vindicated by a re-count showing he won by 578 votes. This [...]

Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza: Deputy Majority Whip

The Bay Terrace Cafe has learned that Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza has been appointed Deputy Majority Whip. This is a prestigious Assembly leadership position.
Congratulations Assemblywoman Carrozza!

Congratulations to State Senator Frank Padavan

The Bay Terrace Cafe congratulates Frank Padavan on his reelection to the New York State Senate and wishes him continued success. Based on past performance there is no doubt that Senator Padavan will work tirelessly on behalf of all his constituents. We look forward to Senator Padavan visiting the Cafe.
Newsday.com
Padavan set to return to NY [...]

Permanent WTC Memorial to Open on Tenth Anniversary of Attacks

From Crain’s New York

Date set for permanent WTC memorial opening
Published: January 29, 2009 – 2:20 pm
(AP) – The head of the agency that owns the World Trade Center site says the Sept. 11 memorial will open on the 10th anniversary of the attacks — and will remain open.
But that doesn’t mean the memorial will be [...]

Every Vote Counts!

From the New York Daily News
Also reported by Queens Crap
City Board of Elections commissioners voted unanimously today to reverse their December decision and allow disputed paper ballots to be counted in the yet-undecided 11th SD race, signaling the beginning of the end of what has been an extremely contentious and drawn-out process.
Depending on how long [...]

Anti-smoking group gives New York a mixed grade

State praised for taxes, laws, but rapped on prevention
By Heather Senison
hsenison@gmail.com
ALBANY – Despite the state’s increased focus on getting smokers to quit in 2008, the estimated economic cost of smoking was $14.1 billion, according to an American Lung Association study.
Each year, the association evaluates how successful the state’s smoking-prevention programs are in comparison with the [...]

Grace Meng, Jimmy Meng & Caroline Meng

On a snowy Sunday morning in Bay Terrace, a few early birds sitting in the Cafe were discussing Newly-elected Assemblywoman Grace Meng who took her oath of office in Flushing on Saturday at a ceremony at Queens College. Part of the conversation focused on Grace’s sister Caroline and the anti-Semitic venom she reportedly spewed on [...]

Padavan vs. Gennaro – still undecided

From the Queens Courier
BY VICTOR G. MIMONI
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:05 PM EST
With the State Senate completing its second week of work and the seat for northeast Queens’ 11th District still empty, the saga of the undecided race between incumbent Frank Padavan and City Councilmember James Gennaro finds the parties back in court.
After all the [...]

Mixing Gas and Water: Drilling in the City’s Watershed.

Read the full report in the Gotham Gazette – Protect our water supply!
by Dara L. Miles
January 12, 2009

Turn on the tap and New Yorkers get completely unfiltered H2O, flowing from the upstate streams and rivers to faucets from the Bronx to Brooklyn.
Since 1993, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has exempted New York City from [...]

Put state workers on a four-day week, says Queens politician Gianaris

The Daily News reports that Assemblyman Michael Gianaris is pushing a proposal to put state employees on a 4 day week. Gianaris claims the change would save the state $30 million a year.

“Good budgeting requires outside-the-box innovations,” Gianaris said.
His idea is to make all state agencies providing “nonessential services” abandon the standard 9-to-5 weekday schedule.
State [...]