Only after Superstorm Sandy slammed Long Island did the governor finally take a serious look at the Long Island Power Authority in search of a solution to its longtime problems. … [More]

A top Orthodox Jewish Republican operative has joined Republican State Sen. David Storobin’s campaign – and his hiring may speak to the GOP’s intentions in the new “Super Jewish” state Senate seat. Michael Fragin – who previously had been working behind the scenes to forward Republican Nachman Caller’s campaign in the new district – has joined Storobin’s campaign as a top strategic adviser, Fragin confirmed. In a Hamodia article today, Storobin declared he was running in the Super Jewish seat… [More]

In the wake of Republican Brooklyn Senate candidate David Storobin’s strong special election performance last night, Nachman Caller, who had been a near-sure GOP candidate for state Senate this fall, tells City & State he would step aside if Storobin emerges victorious. Caller, a Republican wealthy real estate attorney who is Orthodox Jewish, had been planning to run in the so-called Super-Jewish Senate seat drawn by Albany Republicans. But in a statement, Caller said he will back off should Storobin… [More]

As first reported last Thursday by the Observer, neither Democratic Councilman Lew Fidler nor Republican attorney David Storobin actually live in the new “Super Jewish” state Senate district (which we will refer to inauspiciously as SJSSD) recently created by the Senate Republicans. Fidler is in State Sen. John Sampson’s district, but promises to run in whatever district ultimately includes most of the current 27th Senate district, where he is running in the special election to replace convicted state Sen. Carl… [More]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has blasted the Long Island Power Authority for its frustratingly slow efforts to restore power after Tropical Storm Irene, but the governor hasn’t been so quick to exert his own power on the public authority. But the governor’s delay in installing new leadership at LIPA may give him greater freedom to criticize the public authority since he is not responsible for any of its appointees, some observers say. Even before the storm hit, LIPA’s debt woes and… [More]