Election Day in 2012 was one of the bleakest in the history of the New York State Republican Party. Propelled by an Obama landslide in New York—the president’s best showing in any state except Vermont and Hawaii—the Democrats trounced their opposition all the way down the ballot. Kirsten Gillibrand, once considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the U.S. Senate, amassed a startling 72 percent of the vote, the highest percent total of any statewide candidate in New York… [More]

  Mr. Independent, Mr. Self-sufficient, Mr. Keep-your-distance. Mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrión snagged the Independence Party’s endorsement this week, keeping his heart protected so that he’d never feel rejected by the Republican or Democratic parties. But what is that feeling taking over? It’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo opening the door to, surprise! A state-imposed teacher evaluation bill that’s real for New York City. But Cuomo miscalculated on a Medicaid rate change delivering a $500 million hit to the state budget, leaving us… [More]

I’m a Republican and I’m tired.… [More]

An Annotated Press Release about Gov. Chris Christie and President Obama… [More]

A Q&A with Rep. Bob Turner and Mike Long on Hurricane Sandy… [More]

By the time the networks had called the election for President Barack Obama at 11:20 p.m. on Election Day, Republicans across New York State were already reeling from the surprising revelation that they were suffering one of their most disastrous defeats in decades.… [More]

  We’re all winners and losers this week. Winners, because our state demonstrated again how compassionate and resilient we are in the face of adversity. Losers, for the suffering we have all had to endure, and will continue to grapple with in the days, months and years to come. Of course, not all winners and losers are equal, and this week there were plenty of politicos who made headlines for their triumphs and plenty more who got attention for their… [More]

What New York lawmakers and interest groups see as the top priorities on construction and infrastructure… [More]

Just after 7 p.m., with a few hours left before the 11th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office issued a memorandum of understanding that would allow construction at the 9-11 museum to go forward. 911 Museum Final MOU Final… [More]

Zack Fink Age: 38 NY1 Reporter, Albany Bureau Zack Fink, who joined NY1 last year, is a recent edition to the state Capitol’s Legislative Correspondents’ Association, but he’s no journalism neophyte. A television correspondent who’s been reporting on camera and for the radio since before he graduated from Skidmore College, Fink has found ways to practice the craft of political reportage even when the government tried to shut him down while he was a reporter at New Jersey News. Literally.… [More]