Politics on the Hudson

Congressman Charles Rangel’s birthday bash at Tavern on the Green in Manhattan on Aug. 11 features an interesting assortment of headliner guests: Gov. David Paterson and Richard Ravitch, a former transit authority chairman and Paterson’s pick for lieutenant governor. Other featured guests include New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, his… Read More →

Here’s one to mull over – would Gov. David Paterson pick Nassau County Exec Tom Suozzi as his running mate in 2010? And what would that mean for other politicians with state-level aspirations? Suozzi says he’d be happy to consider joining the ticket, Newsday reports.

Eliot Spitzer’s brother, a Rockland County neurosurgeon, has been keeping up his schedule, though he did slip away to counsel the soon-to-be ex governor, Jane Lerner reports today. Spitzer’s parents live in Rye. Our Albany bureau explains what happens to the soon-to-be vacant lieutenant governor’s slot and just what powers… Read More →