Silver censures Lopez, whose girlfriend claims it was a 'setup'
Briefing: Lopez. Azi Paybarah via flickr
6:13 pm Aug. 24, 20121
Empire State Shooting
"It’s great video—you see him drawing on the cops, you see the whole thing," a city official explains. [James Barron, David Halbfinger and William Rashbaum]
Photos and details of the Empire State shooting victim, Steve Ercolino. [Ben Yakas]
Vito Lopez
"I believe it's a setup," Lopez's girlfriend told the Daily News. [Glenn Blain and Ken Lovett]
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Lopez spoke this morning. [Nick Reisman]
Silver had to come down hard on Lopez, one person speculates, because the women were going to air their complaints publicly. [David Seifman]
There's a district leaders meeting soon. [Colin Campbell]
CommonCauseNY wants J-COPE to investigate Lopez. [ReadMedia]
Headline: "Pol Who Blocked Key Child Sex Abuse Bill Censured for Harassing Women." [FailedMessiah]
Flashback: One source of Lopez's power is from making judges. [Alice Brennan]
A history of sexual harassment complaints in the Assembly: staffer Michael Boxley 2001, 2003; Assemblyman Ryan Karben 2006; Assemblyman Mike Cole 2007; Assemblyman Sam Hoyt 2008. [Danny Hakim]
Albany
State Senator Malcolm Smith can't say if he endorsed anyone for mayor in 2009, what the status is of the investigation for which he hired a criminal lawyer, nor what happened to public money he steered towards New Horizon, the non-profit that is under investigation. [Inside City Hall]
Poor Angela it looks like she was the last to know.
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