NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3 is not written in Greek or

• March 24, 2013, 8:38 a.m. ET

or Latin.

Nassau OTB can't pick one Easter Sunday over the other to close. Cardinal Dolan does not need Governor Andrew Cuomo's help in matters of religion.

 

NY betting parlor closing prompts bill

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. ? Today is Palm Sunday for most Christian denominations in the U.S.
In New York that means Off-Track Betting parlors are closed.
It's one of three dark days at OTB. The others are Christmas and Easter from the same calendar.
This has at least one cashier arguing it denies the right to work based on an old statute and fails to abide by the constitutionally required separation of church and state.
Jackson Leeds, also an attorney, has been writing to state officials since he took the part-time OTB job in 2003 at Nassau OTB.
Some agree with him, also noting lost business.
State Sen. Eric Adams, ranking Democrat on the Senate's Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, has introduced a bill to allow pari-mutuel wagering and horse racing on Palm Sunday.