Long Island
Cosmos COO Erik Stover says a stadium bid isn't about leverage
New York Cosmos chief operating officer Erik Stover denies that the New York Cosmos, a new team playing in a minor professional league, are using a $400 million stadium proposal to convince Major League Soccer to award them a franchise in New York. More
(1)A Cuomo commission proposes privatizing LIPA, with all that entails
A commission appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo today recommended New York State privatize the Long Island Power Authority, the state-run utility that performed abysmally following Hurricane Sandy, but what will that mean for ratepayers?
"The costs of privatization...are significant and none of these things are going to come about without a probable increase in rates," said Michael Fragin, who served on the LIPA board of trustees' finance committee through 2011. More
Ed Burns on filming New York, making Christmas movies, and the new realities of indie filmmaking
"I kind of knew I did not want to tell the happy, cheery, romantic, Hey look at this big crazy Irish family, come have a laugh with us kind of Christmas movie," Burns said. "I wanted to go with something a little more honest, a little more grounded in the real world to reflect a little more of what most folks and families go through in the holidays." More
Joe Lhota, wartime M.T.A. chairman
"This is freakin' boring.”
Joe Lhota, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which every day carries 8.5 million people on its subways, buses, and commuter railroads, sat slumped behind a long table in an almost entirely empty banquet hall on the second floor of the Melville Marriott in Long Island. More
(1)Cuomo complains again about power companies, says they're state-regulated 'in theory'
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday once again assailed the state's power companies and what he described as their lack of accountability.
"In theory they're regulated by the state, but not so much," said the governor, who, as the state's chief executive, oversees the state's utilities. More
(1)Who wouldn't want to fix LIPA?
Now, finally, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to remake the Long Island Power Authority, turning it into an efficient, well-run power company that is able to protect its grid from future Hurricane Sandy-like storm surges. More
(1)Shortly after a probe is announced, Cuomo's LIPA cleansing begins
Tuesday, the same day Governor Andrew Cuomo launched a formal investigation of state utilities, the acting head of the most criticized one, LIPA, resigned.
. "I was in the interim position as acting CEO and COO for the past two years plus, and it seemed like I didn't have further opportunities here," Michael Hervey told the Wall Street Journal. More
Striking down an M.T.A. tax, a court bolsters the argument for a new funding source
Since the passage of the 2009 payroll mobility tax, which channels more than $1 billion a year into the financially beleaguered M.T.A.'s coffers, one thing has become abundantly, unavoidably clear: the suburbs revile the tax, their legislators will do whatever it takes to roll it back, and the M.T.A. is going to, sooner rather than later, have to find itself a new dedicated revenue stream. More
(1)S&M-themed 'Post' like 50 Shades of Grey without the tie
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(1)Long Island lawmakers tilt at the M.T.A. again, Lhota notwithstanding
M.T.A. chairman Joe Lhota may recently have given Long Island commuters expanded service, but he apparently hasn't earned the financially struggling regional transit authority any slack from Long Island legislators. More
Cuomo provides potentially crucial help to Dems, and limits self-exposure
Hours before the polls close in a handful of contested races across New York, one thing is clear: Governor Andrew Cuomo will not come out a loser.
That’s according to Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf, who said that in selectively involving himself in local races, the governor has put himself in a position to share the spotlight if his candidates win, but not to be seen as suffering any kind of electoral rebuke if they lose. More
Anatomy of a Long Island shooting, women who dress like 'sluts,' and Cameron Diaz
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(2)'Roadie' rules: An everyday story about Long Island and Blue Oyster Cult, told extraordinarily
Jimmy Testagross in Michael Cuesta's Roadie has never made a pot of coffee. He does not know how to fold laundry. He still crashes on his friends' couches. He can fit all of his stuff into one bag. He is in his 40s. More
Sordid A to Z: Killers, divorce, penny-ante scams, rape claims
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(1)The Long Island clams of Staten Island, and other shellfish stories
Hard clams account for the largest harvest of shellfish, with 140,975 bushels collected in 2009. Then soft clams (111,205 bushels), oysters (20,400), bay scallops (18,675), conch (3,974), razor clams (994), mussells (270), and finally surf clams (71). More
