Tom DiNapoli
A reminder from the comptroller: East Side Access is putting the M.T.A. in a hole
A reminder from New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli: East Side Access, the M.T.A. project that will enable Long Island Railroad customers to disembark in Grand Central Terminal, is way over budget and behind schedule. More
An M.T.A. audit, predictably, becomes grist for anti-M.T.A. suburban legislators
Whatever nominal headway former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Joe Lhota made in winning over the reflexively anti-M.T.A. politicians of the suburbs seems to have been as short-lived as his chairmanship. More
Tom DiNapoli, without fear of Spitzer or Cuomo
A day after Cuomo praised DiNapoli, Cuomo's budget director criticized DiNapoli's staff. [Nick Reisman]
The budget director said DiNapoli analyzed debt from public authority in a way that is different than how state officials have normally calculated that figure. [Rick Karlin]
DiNapoli said Cuomo's budget increases the state debt. [Thomas Adams]
Comptroller says the M.T.A. left millions lying around
Today, state comptroller Tom DiNapoli faulted the M.T.A. for letting more than $90 million just sit there when, "in these tough times, every dollar counts.”
“Our auditors identified several ways in which the MTA could vastly improve how it manages its cash and investments. The MTA must do better," said the comptroller, in a statement. More
'Holla': A long, diverse line of Democrats pays tribute at Hakeem Jeffries' swearing-in
At the local swearing-in ceremony for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday night, Sen. Chuck Schumer was so effusive in his praise of Jeffries, and so sincere in lamenting that he lived two blocks outside of Jeffries' Brooklyn district, that Schumer's own representative in Congress piped up from the crowd. More
A bright assessment of Cuomo's education record, with asterisks
When asked if he thought the state education department was striking the appropriate balance, Cuomo responded, "I don't know what they're doing. I just don't know what S.E.D. is doing." More
Two New York Democrats sound different about Hillary 2016
Tom DiNapoli: " I can't think of anyone better prepared" than Hillary Clinton in 2016. [Tom Precious]
Andrew Cuomo got thrown a Hillary 2016 question. [Hunter Walker]
Headline: "Cuomo Isn't Ready to Support Hillary Clinton for President." [Glenn Blain]
Headline: "Andrew Cuomo ducks on Hillary Clinton 2016." [Bobby Cervantes]
Headline: "Asked about 2016, Cuomo won't back Hillary." [Jimmy Vielkind]
Cuomo "offered a politician-like response…" [Leigh Ann Caldwell]
How will New York afford all of the infrastructure it needs? Don't ask the comptroller
That New York City has endured devastating damage from Sandy is undeniable.
No reputable scientist denies that New York City is susceptible to rising sea levels caused by climate change.
Yet, while Governor Andrew Cuomo today called for "a fundamental rethinking of our built environment," it's not at all clear how New York is going to pay for all that, particularly as it remains saddled with historically infrastructure-averse Albany legislature.
'Just a sign-off': Cuomo and DiNapoli on the quiet settlements they didn't know about
Right now, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is under intense scrutiny for the role his office played in approving a quiet $103,000 payment to settle sexual harassment accusations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez. More
DiNapoli puts a number on the payroll-tax disaster
On Monday, Representative Peter King told me he was going to stand with House Speaker John Boehner in voting against the two-month extension of a payroll tax cut, but that he wasn't sure it was the right thing for his caucus to do, and that the public would probably blame him and his colleagues for the fact that a compromise couldn't be reached. More
More Mr. Nice Guy: Tom DiNapoli on his role in Cuomo's Albany
It's not in Tom DiNapoli's nature to be confrontational. He's widely regarded as one of the only resolutely nice people in a nasty business, and that has its good points. But he was at pains in a phone interview on the first day after his ceremonial inauguration as comptroller to explain that it is part of his job to disagree with Andrew Cuomo. More
Blue York: Paladino saves the day, Schumer wins and loses
Carl Paladino killed the revolution, as it turns out. Republicans had their share of successes across the state on Election Day, picking up at least five House seats and possibly control of the State Senate. But they also failed to win two very winnable contests for statewide office. The day before voters headed to the polls, a Siena poll found the contests for attorney general and comptroller all knotted up. More
Election Day! 'News' hunts weasels, 'Post' makes a poster
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)'News' shows up, a day late and a Snicker short, with bad Halloween puns
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
F.A.Q.: Is anyone who does not sit on an editorial board paying attention to Harry Wilson?
Azi: A consultant once told me the problem with campaigning for comptroller is that most voters don't do their own taxes, so evaluating people's ability to do a job that voters have taken a pass on already is kind of hard. You have to constantly redefine the office in a way that makes sense to people, or at least gets their attention for second, and then say, This is why I'm good at it. Remember, DiNapoli ran into all sorts of headaches when the legislature was passing this year's budget, telling people his office doesn't have the power to actually "certify" the budget or vouch for it, but only to check that it meets certain, very basic criteria. People wonder why they should even bother to pay for a comptroller if it's just a fancy auditor with the power to do not much of anything. More
