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Cuomo endorses Rangel
Last Updated: 4:49 PM, June 22, 2012
Posted: 12:32 PM, June 22, 2012
Print Gov. Cuomo waded into fiercely contested Democratic congressional primaries today -- endorsing the re-election of ethically challenged Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel over state Sen. Adriano Espaillat.
“I’ve worked with Congressman Rangel when I was in Washington,” Cuomo, the former federal housing secretary, told Capital Tonight. "He has seniority. He is very good at bringing things back to the state of New York.”
“His seniority is a major asset for this state.”
He also backed state Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries over firebrand Councilman Charles Barron for a open Brooklyn House seat, sources said.
Cuomo gave his reasons for endorsing Jeffries over Barron.
“Hakeem is an inspiring legislator who transcends individual communities and represents the best of a new generation of Democratic leadership,” Cuomo said.
“In Albany, he has been a champion of some of the most pressing issues in our state state including, making housing more affordable, strengthening tenant regulations and criminal justice reform. Hakeem’s priority is always to improve the lives of the people in his district and I look forward to the dynamic energy he is sure to bring to Washington.”
Cuomo also opposed Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Vito Lopez, by endorsing the re-election of Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velasquez over Lopez-backed challenger Erik Dilan. President Obama has also backed Velasquez.
Rangel, 82, is running for a 22nd term in a northern Manhattan-Bronx district whose population is now majority Latino. Much of the establishment has backed Rangel, despite his humiliating censure by the House of Representatives in 2010 for 11 ethics violations.
Jefferies is in a fierce battle with Barron, a confrontational politician who has drawn fire for his criticism of Israel and support for dictators like the late Mohammar Khadafi.
“I’ve worked with Congressman Rangel when I was in Washington,” Cuomo, the former federal housing secretary, told Capital Tonight. "He has seniority. He is very good at bringing things back to the state of New York.”
“His seniority is a major asset for this state.”
He also backed state Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries over firebrand Councilman Charles Barron for a open Brooklyn House seat, sources said.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
“Hakeem is an inspiring legislator who transcends individual communities and represents the best of a new generation of Democratic leadership,” Cuomo said.
“In Albany, he has been a champion of some of the most pressing issues in our state state including, making housing more affordable, strengthening tenant regulations and criminal justice reform. Hakeem’s priority is always to improve the lives of the people in his district and I look forward to the dynamic energy he is sure to bring to Washington.”
Cuomo also opposed Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Vito Lopez, by endorsing the re-election of Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velasquez over Lopez-backed challenger Erik Dilan. President Obama has also backed Velasquez.
Rangel, 82, is running for a 22nd term in a northern Manhattan-Bronx district whose population is now majority Latino. Much of the establishment has backed Rangel, despite his humiliating censure by the House of Representatives in 2010 for 11 ethics violations.
Jefferies is in a fierce battle with Barron, a confrontational politician who has drawn fire for his criticism of Israel and support for dictators like the late Mohammar Khadafi.
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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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