Rep. Steve Rothman Wants To See 2016 Democratic Convention In New Jersey
Rothman said that hotels, restaurants and proximity to New York City should be enough to lure Democrats to the Garden State.
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Rothman said that hotels, restaurants and proximity to New York City should be enough to lure Democrats to the Garden State.
Former New York senator Pedro Espada, who is accused of looting his clinic's federal funds, drew cheers of support from patients Tuesday as he assured them Soundview Health Clinics is not closing or losing its Medicaid license.
The U.S. stock market joined a sell-off around the world Monday in the first trading since Standard & Poor's downgraded American debt.
Sources inside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration said that an investigation by the office of the Medicaid inspector general have turned up repeated violations of law that could deprive Soundview Health Clinics of all Medicaid funding.
The Surface Transportation Program, which provides federal funding for road, bridge and public transportation projects, will expire on September 30.
Carey, a Democrat, served two terms as governor from 1975 to 1982 after seven terms as a congressman from Brooklyn. Hailed for his crisis management during the city's brush with insolvency, Carey mustered the backing needed to reorganize its shaky finances and restore confidence in both the city and state.
State Senator Malcolm Smith called for an investigation into the planned closure of the Peninsula Hospital in Queens.
"These increases will raise costs on families, hinder economic development, and raise the costs of doing businesses in a region which is expensive enough," New York State Senator Charles Fuschillo, Jr. said.
A concrete-testing lab allegedly faked results for concrete used for the Second Avenue subway line, as well as the Lincoln Tunnel, the new Yankee Stadium, and a LaGuardia Airport control tower.
Administration officials privately called S&P's analysis flawed. But Obama himself refrained from comment as he spent the weekend at Camp David.
New York used to be among a handful of states that only allowed physicians and nurses to administer vaccines, but it began allowing pharmacists to give the shots, too, in 2008.
The DOT sends teams to 50 locations around the city twice a year to gauge pedestrian volume, and they said the city's sidewalks have become more crowded this year than at any time in the part five years.
Despite the recent ups and downs of the stock market that, economists say, could continue through the fall, there are some good news for consumers.
Jimmy McMillan, the man who ran for New York governor because "the rent is too damn high," claims he's being kicked out of his rent-controlled Manhattan apartment so his landlord can charge a new tenant more money.
Former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine is reportedly being considered as a possible replacement for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner if Geithner leaves before the end of Obama's first term.
