all lawyers running for office agree that Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation, must close on Roman Catholic Easter Sunday and Palm Sunday in preference to Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday and Palm Sunday because Greeks do not vote? NY Const Art. 1, Sec 3 does not apply to Greeks, Greek Judges, Greek Lawyers, Greek Elected Officials etc. NY is the Cuomo Catholic Caliphate. Off with the heads of anyone who wants the freedom to bet at Nassau OTB 365 days of the year the same way that the Cuomo Catholic Caliphate promotes righteous betting for education by selling NY State Lottery Tickets 365 days of the year.
(except at Nassau OTB, which sells NY Lottery tickets and cashes NY Lottery tickets, but not 365 days of the year).
For
many political candidates, the days before an election are a period of
pandemonium. For Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, they are a prime time to remain
out of sight.
On
Thursday, just five days before the Democratic primary, the governor
held no public events. In his absence, his top challenger, Zephyr
Teachout, faced off in a debate on public radio against an unusual
stand-in: Rob Astorino, the Republican who hopes to beat the governor in
the general election in November.
At
the same time, Mr. Cuomo’s allies became more vocal, attacking Ms.
Teachout on multiple fronts. His campaign also unveiled a new television commercial trumpeting his record and defending the Democratic credentials of his pick for lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul.
Mr.
Cuomo has refused to debate Ms. Teachout, despite her repeated
requests; his supporters say it would be political negligence to spar
with Ms. Teachout, a law professor who is not widely known, because the
governor is expected to win by a large margin.
Little
was known about Mr. Cuomo’s activities on Thursday beyond his general
location: somewhere in New York City. His office issued news releases
about a new program to help schools install solar panels, the opening of
an archival center at a historic cemetery and a rise in attendance at
state parks and campgrounds.
Mr.
Cuomo’s office also released a statement after the death of the
comedian Joan Rivers, in which the governor called her “an iconic New
Yorker” and expressed his condolences.
The debate,
moderated by Brian Lehrer of WNYC, was unconventional: Ms. Teachout and
Mr. Astorino were more eager to criticize Mr. Cuomo than to wrestle
with each other.
“You’re
listening to two people who disagree but are principled,” Mr. Astorino,
the Westchester County executive, said. “Andrew Cuomo stands for
nothing.”
Ms.
Teachout described Mr. Cuomo as “much more of a Republican than a
Democrat” on economic development. Mr. Astorino said the governor had
“failed miserably” at turning around the state’s fortunes and described
his administration as “a fraud and a fairy tale.”
Both
candidates criticized Mr. Cuomo over his dealings with the Moreland
Commission, the anticorruption panel shuttered by the governor, a matter
that is now being investigated by federal prosecutors. Mr. Lehrer asked
them if they considered Mr. Cuomo to be “corrupt,” and both said yes.
They also lampooned Mr. Cuomo for his recent comment
that debates could be “a disservice to democracy”; Mr. Astorino called
the remark “despicable,” and Ms. Teachout deemed it “disrespectful to
the voters.”
Sometimes, Mr. Cuomo’s name seemed like a bad word.
“In
the last answer, I felt like Andrew Cuomo was here,” Ms. Teachout said
after Mr. Astorino laid out his ideas to improve the state’s economy,
which she summarized as a “traditional, conservative, trickle-down
Reagan approach towards economic development.”
“I’m nothing like Andrew Cuomo,” Mr. Astorino replied.
Ms.
Teachout predicted “a historic upset” on Tuesday. Mr. Astorino said he
was not sure how Ms. Teachout would fare, but offered anecdotal evidence
in her favor.
“I’ve
met about five people so far in nine months, traveling all 62 counties,
who have said, ‘I really like Andrew Cuomo,’ ” he said.
In
a rare acknowledgment that Mr. Cuomo is facing a primary challenge,
several of his supporters went on the attack against Ms. Teachout,
arguing that her participation in the debate served to bring coveted
attention to Mr. Astorino.
In
a statement, former Gov. David A. Paterson, the chairman of the state
Democratic Party, criticized her for “providing a platform for Rob
Astorino to promote his extreme conservative agenda.”
A
spokeswoman for Mr. Astorino, Jessica Proud, said of the criticism,
“This is what a Cuomo freakout looks like.” Ms. Teachout, in a telephone
interview, said it “doesn’t make any sense.”
“Andrew
Cuomo, despite himself being in hiding, is clearly focused on this
race,” she said. “He seems to be twisting arms to get as many different
people as possible to be surrogates, and I don’t think he should be
hiding behind his surrogates.”
Later,
Sheldon Silver, the State Assembly speaker, led a group of lawmakers
gathered outside City Hall to raise an unusual issue for a state
election: They chastised Ms. Teachout and her running mate, Tim Wu, for
what they called insufficient support of Israel. “Their failure to stand
strong with Israel speaks volumes,” Mr. Silver said, arguing that
issues related to the country were crucial for a New York governor.
Mr.
Cuomo traveled to Israel last month on what he called a solidarity
mission. Ms. Teachout has declined to express a view of the conflict in
Gaza. On Tuesday, after Mr. Cuomo held an event highlighting his Israel
trip, Ms. Teachout said New York had a “very special relationship” with
Israel, a bond that she pledged to support as governor.
“But
I’m not running for president,” she added, “and I’m not going to
second-guess the president or the secretary of state on foreign policy
issues.”
Matt Flegenheimer contributed reporting.
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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.
sheldon silver has no OTBs in his district because he killed 'em?
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Easy money.
working and betting are crimes in NY. Stealing is fine.
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Apr 14, 2003 - NEW YORK - The New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation defied an order by state regulators to close its parlors on Sunday and now faces ...
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