BELOW IS A LIST OF LAWYERS WHO REMAIN SILENT AS THE CUOMO CALIPHATE CLOSES NASSAU OTB, A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, ON ROMAN CATHOLIC HOLY DAYS IN PREFERENCE TO GREEK ORTHODOX HOLY DAYS. god IS GREAT, BUT NOT AS GREAT AS ANDREW CUOMO. NY CONST. ART. 1, SEC 3 RATES SIMPLY AS TOILET PAPER
Cuomo staffer, contributor on short list for top NY court
A lawyer who
works for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and a former staffer who has contributed
more than $80,000 to Cuomo’s campaigns are among the seven finalists for
a spot on New York’s top court.
A Nassau County lawyer also is among seven candidates a judicial screening committee submitted late Wednesday to Cuomo, a Democrat, who now has up to 30 days to name a replacement for Judge Victoria Graffeo, whose 14-year term is expiring. Graffeo is among the candidates but, as a Republican, is thought to be a long shot. This will be the third selection Cuomo makes to the seven-member Court of Appeals.
Just three of the seven finalists are judges.
Among the hopefuls for the Court of Appeals is Maria Vullo, who worked for Cuomo when he was state attorney general and has contributed about $84,000 to his campaigns over the years. Vullo made the short list of candidates for the last vacancy on the court -- and raised eyebrows by donating $1,500 to Cuomo’s campaign while under consideration.
The panel also nominated Daniel Alter, who currently serves in the Cuomo administration as general counsel for the Department of Financial Services.
It wouldn’t be unusual for Cuomo to select a former staffer for the post. In 2013, with his nomination for the Court of Appeals, Cuomo tapped Jenny Rivera, who worked for him in the attorney general’s office.
Another nominee is Rowan D. Wilson, a Port Washington resident and private attorney at the powerhouse firm Cravath, Swaine and Moore, based in Manhattan. If selected, Wilson would be the first Long Islander on the bench since Sol Wachtler, who was New York’s chief judge from 1985 to 1993.
Stop scratching on holidays
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.
A Nassau County lawyer also is among seven candidates a judicial screening committee submitted late Wednesday to Cuomo, a Democrat, who now has up to 30 days to name a replacement for Judge Victoria Graffeo, whose 14-year term is expiring. Graffeo is among the candidates but, as a Republican, is thought to be a long shot. This will be the third selection Cuomo makes to the seven-member Court of Appeals.
Just three of the seven finalists are judges.
Among the hopefuls for the Court of Appeals is Maria Vullo, who worked for Cuomo when he was state attorney general and has contributed about $84,000 to his campaigns over the years. Vullo made the short list of candidates for the last vacancy on the court -- and raised eyebrows by donating $1,500 to Cuomo’s campaign while under consideration.
The panel also nominated Daniel Alter, who currently serves in the Cuomo administration as general counsel for the Department of Financial Services.
It wouldn’t be unusual for Cuomo to select a former staffer for the post. In 2013, with his nomination for the Court of Appeals, Cuomo tapped Jenny Rivera, who worked for him in the attorney general’s office.
Another nominee is Rowan D. Wilson, a Port Washington resident and private attorney at the powerhouse firm Cravath, Swaine and Moore, based in Manhattan. If selected, Wilson would be the first Long Islander on the bench since Sol Wachtler, who was New York’s chief judge from 1985 to 1993.
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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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