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Before The Super Bowl, Celebrities Pre-Gamed At Rolling Stone's Bacardi Bash

Guest of a Guest

In one of the hottest, rum-soaked parties of Super Bowl weekend, Rolling Stone celebrated Bacardi's 150th Anniversary with a concert headlined by LMFAO, Lupe Fiasco, Cobra Starship and Gym Class Heroes. "Pregaming" celebs included Alyssa Milano, Akiva ... »

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Here And Now

Capital Tonight

Big Blue won Super Bowl XLVI, defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 in an emotional roller-coaster of a game. They will be rewarded with a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes tomorrow, and afterwards receive keys to the city from Mayor Bloomb... »

Siena On NYers: Pay Raises, No; Convention Center, Yes

Capital Tonight

Today’s Siena poll finds New Yorkers overwhelmingly reject the concept of giving taxpayer-funded pay raises to anyone in state government – even Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who continues to get high marks for his agenda and job performance. More than two-thirds... »

New Yorkers Give Big Thumbs Down To Pay Raises For Lawmakers

Politics on the Hudson

Voters may think New York is headed in the right direction, but they surely don’t think state government leaders deserve a raise. A Siena College poll this morning found that voters are overwhelmingly opposed to raises for elected and appointed state o... »

The QWERTY Little Secret of Gov. Agencies

NYConvergence

NY city agencies still uses typewriters. Its typewriter contract, issued five years ago at a cost of $320,000, will soon run out. The Department of Administrative Services put out a request for bids to replace the aging fleet of 1,172 electronic typewr... »

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JCOPE makes it official: IG Ellen Biben is new director

Politics on the Hudson

After telling the Gannett Albany Bureau that she had no information on the appointment of Ellen Biben, Theresa Schillaci, acting executive director for the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics just put out a news release announcing the new hire. Bib... »

Albany 2012: Transit Funds, Traffic Cams Top Transportation Agenda

Streetsblog New York City

Automated traffic enforcement cameras and lockboxes to protect transit funding are at the top of the legislative agenda for transportation advocates in 2012. Image: Wikipedia. Many of Albany’s biggest transportation issues this year — the bloated and t... »

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FreshDirect picks the Bronx

Crain's New York Small Business

Later, New Jersey. FreshDirect is sticking with New York.Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday morning that they reached a deal with the online grocer, which will build its new headquarters in the Bronx. The company plans to m... »

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