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Andrew Cuomo

Experienced Hands in City Hall: What an Andrew Cuomo Mayorship Could Bring to Roosevelt Island

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Hello, neighbors! Let’s imagine another outcome: Andrew Cuomo reenters City Hall, promising steady leadership and a focus on safety, infrastructure, and pragmatic governance. The keyphrase Andrew Cuomo mayor platform helps us understand how his administration could…

Dirty Deal: How Did Team Cuomo Ambush Susan Rosenthal?

As what we once thought were facts weaken in the sunlight, a dirty deal, ambushing Susan Rosenthal and instantly removing her as CEO emerges. From Governor Andrew Cuomo’s senior operators to RIOC’s staff and board, who took part? As Rosenthal’s…

After Lawsuit Dismissal, Rosenthal Vows To Fight On

Last week a New York Supreme Court judge dismissed Susan Rosenthal’s lawsuit against RIOC and the state on technical grounds. The lawsuit dismissal cited filing in the wrong court, the judge ruled, more than a year after the litigation began….

Cuomo to file ethics complaint against James, cites misconduct in harassment investigation

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor February 10th, 2022 for the Roosevelt Island Daily News (The Center Square) – Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose tenure in Albany ended last August after a sexual harassment probe from the state…

Cuomo says he’s been ‘vindicated’ on harassment allegations

(The Center Square) – Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told Bloomberg in an article published Monday morning he’s been “vindicated” of the sexual harassment charges that led to his resignation six months ago. The article comes a week after the Oswego…

Cuomo-Hochul, Hochul-Cuomo – “Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss…?”

Whether it’s Cuomo-Hochul or the other way around, it looks more and more like the same old song with the same political patronage and the same big money supporters. Are we being fooled again? by David Stone The Roosevelt Island…

New RIOC Complaint Filed with the State Inspector General

The complaint filed with the New York state’s Inspector General charges gross misconduct in efforts aimed at firing Susan Rosenthal. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News About the New RIOC Complaint When the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s…

East Side Access, a tunnel married at Roosevelt Island, may now be Andrew Cuomo’s worst legacy

Originally pegged at $3.5 billion, expected to open a decade ago, East Side Access is the most expensive project of its kind in the world. And the state estimates that it will carry a mere 162,000 weekday riders, at best….

Hochul Ready to Rev Up Ethics Overhaul to Clean Up After Cuomo, Senate Ally Says

Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 14, 2021, at 3:35 pm EST by THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to overhaul the state government’s ethics…

New York ethics agency orders Cuomo to return $5M from COVID book deal

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/December 14th, 2021 (The Center Square) – A New York State public ethics agency ordered former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday to pay back more than $5 million he received to write a book about…