New Jersey
A fun idea from David Paterson, an odd poll result on Christie and Cuomo
Headline: "Asked about a Schumer bill that might have protected the AP, the White House says it's 'complicated'" [Reid Pillifant]
This time, Bill Thompson says he'll have the spending advantage. [Dana Rubinstein]
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said he'll push banks on home foreclosures. [Azi Paybarah] More
Chuck Schumer hated flying, before Frank Lautenberg
"Senator [Frank] Lautenberg was a close friend of mine and I'm going to miss him badly," Sen. Chuck Schumer told reporters at his office in midtown this afternoon, shortly before Lautenberg was scheduled to officially announce his impending retirement in Paterson, New Jersey.
"He had passion," Schumer continued. "He was not one of those people who just put his finger to the wind and figured out the political angles. He cared about a lot of things, and he'd focus on specific issues and get them done. More
Christie answers a question about fat jokes with a donut
While David Letterman was winding up a question about how New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie feels about being the punchline for a lot of fat jokes last night, Christie pulled a donut from his suit pocket and took a bite from it.
"I didn't know this was going to be this long," Christie deadpanned, to Letterman's amusement.
"All kidding aside is it an issue or is it not an issue," Letterman said. "Tell me how you see things." More
Exit everyman: How the Jersey Democratic bosses destroyed Dick Codey and unleashed Chris Christie
They won’t say it publicly, but there is fear, genuine fear, among New Jersey Democrats that this year’s gubernatorial election will produce a Republican landslide not seen since the Tom Kean-era, threatening Democratic control of the legislature and key county offices. More
(5)When Lautenberg's age met Booker's ambition: An elegy for the Swamp Dog
It is of course transparently disingenuous, the way Cory Booker is pursuing a Senate seat in New Jersey. More
(2)The real Chris Christie visits 'Saturday Night Live': 'I'm going to die in this fleece'
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visits Seth Meyers on "Saturday Night Live," with an update about the cleanup from Hurricane Sandy. The skit included obligatory jokes about Christie's temper and a nod to the governor's wardrobe since the storm.
"I'm going to die in this fleece," he said. More
PATH trains resume 'limited service' tomorrow
Tomorrow, for the first time since Sandy, PATH trains will begin running, according to a just-released Port Authority announcement. Service, however, will be limited. More
Six days before Election Day, the Christie and Obama show
A meeting between the two executives would have been unthinkable prior to the storm, with Christie emerging as one of the president's most combative and outspoken critics this election cycle, after having been mentioned as a possible nominee to challenge Obama's re-election. More
Christie says Obama has been 'wonderful' on the Sandy response
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has spent much of the year assailing President Obama's leadership as a top campaign surrogate for Mitt Romney, praised the president's response to Hurricane Sandy in a couple of morning show interviews earlier today.
"The president has been great," said Christie on "Morning Joe." More
Newhouses say they aren't 'sneaking up' on New Jersey
Two executives arrive from Ann Arbor, where the newspaper company first experimented with killing off print editions and migrating to the web. More
A Goldman Sachs guy quits to open a bathhouse in New Jersey, but he's no Greg Smith
Kizenko, 45, is a bit of a novelty, which explains some of the national and international attention that has attended his new venture. He worked in finance, mostly in Russia, and eventually became Goldman Sachs’ chief equity trader in their Moscow offices. More
(1)Scott Stringer slow-claps the mayor's announcement on solar panels
This morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a press conference at the Flatiron offices of a energy-related tech start-up to announce that the city now has enough solar panels on city-owned buildings to power 143 households. New York City has a total of about 3 million households. More
Citing Christie, Menendez says G.O.P. donors are giving up on the presidency and targeting senators
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez is raising money off the messiness of the Republican presidential primary, and the popularity of his longtime nemesis, Governor Chris Christie. More
A horrific house fire in New Jersey, and a posthumous gesture from Ted Forstmann to Padma Lakshmi
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)Jersey speaks: Christie and Booker voice concern over NYPD surveillance
New Jersey officials are against having their college students and residents put under surveillance by the New York Police Department, for the record.
Governor Chris Christie called a report on the police tactics "disturbing," and Mayor Cory Booker of Newark said he was "very disturbed" and feared the NYPD may have been acting "based on no more than religious affiliation." More
