Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing some criticism for trying to expand the role of his executive power, but the governor counters that it is all part of an effort to end dysfunction in Albany and to make state government run more efficiently.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo says his administration is considering a plan to turn the Tappan Zee Bridge into a greenway instead of demolishing it once a new bridge is built next to it.
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Muslim students are calling for an investigation into the New York City Police Department's surveillance of Muslim college groups, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday that the intelligence gathering is a justifiable counterterrorism tactic. | Read New Yorkers' thoughts.
Updated 02/21/2012 11:33 PM
The City Council on Tuesday scored a victory in its lawsuit against the Department of Homeless Services over a policy that would require proof of eligibility for single applicants seeking help, as a judge ruled the department had not followed proper procedure for making a new rule.
Updated 02/21/2012 11:24 PM
Although rent regulations have existed in New York City since the end of World War I, the U.S. Supreme Court has interest in hearing a case from Manhattan that could have a profound impact on those laws and the city's roughly one million rent-stablized or rent-controlled apartments.
Updated 02/21/2012 11:23 PM
Staten Island-Brooklyn Congressman Michael Grimm responded to allegations he engaged in some improper fundraising practices, denying any wrongdoing on NY1's "Inside City Hall" on Tuesday.
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