Dr. Vatsal Thakkar, a psychiatrist at New York University Medical Center, and his wife, a clinical psychologist, make a total of about $150,000 a year. Even so, the couple had to move farther up the West Side from West 72nd Street to find a larger ap Read More
ALBANY — Gov. Eliot Spitzer may propose a ceiling on annual property tax increases, an idea he has rejected before and one that has often met resistance among fellow Democrats. The proposal’s backers see it as a way of containing the property Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Eliot Spitzer took steps Wednesday toward a long-sought cap on local school spending and property taxes, using universities to create a high-tech economy, and leading Albany to hard spending choices so the state isn’t "paralyzed Read More
After a disastrous first year beset by scandal and poor decision-making, Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday made a big step toward a turnaround in his second-year state of the state speech. He's worked to spread health-insurance coverage, boost state Read More
"As the world has transformed and moved forward, it is only Albany that has stood still,” Spitzer said in his first State of the State address last year. But a year later, Albany seems as still as ever, paralyzed with the very maladies Spitzer r Read More
Two weeks after the state's largest teachers union gave Senate Republicans a boost by endorsing their candidate in a critical special election race, Republican lawmakers fast-tracked a bill that would allow New York City teachers to retire with full Read More
AMSTERDAM, N.Y. -- Like many childcare providers, Dianne Madej begins her day early. Taking care of play time, nap time and meal time, all before noon. “It's very busy. It can be messy and playful and fun,” said Dianne Madej, Child Care Provid Read More
Last week’s election of a Democratic senator, Darrel Aubertine, in the Watertown-Oswego area is seen by many as an indicator that Republicans could lose control of the state Senate this year, bringing an end to the long reign of Senate Majority Lea Read More