people that work, bet horses at nassau otb, or pray at st pauls orthodox church on cathedral avenue in hempstead or think that the attorney for nyc otb as feported by jerry bossert in the daily news in 2003 was right
laura curran, just another josepgh cairo or kevin mccaffrey
Sunday, April 12, 2020
| Track Code | Track Name | Entry | Scratch | 1st Post ET | 1st Post Local | Time Zone | Stakes Race(s) | Stakes Grade | T.V. Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | SANTA ANITA PARK | 72 | 48 | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | PDT | |||
| SUN | SUNLAND PARK | 168 | 24 | 2:30 PM | 12:30 PM | MDT | Mt. Cristo Rey H. | ||
| TAM | TAMPA BAY DOWNS | 72 | 0 | 12:35 PM | 12:35 PM | EDT |
Claude Solnik
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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.
John Curran, husband of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, takes $240,000 MTA job while drooling over the 25k per month no show job al d'amato has for nassau otb
Nassau County Executive Democratic candidate Laura Curran, with husband John Curran, left, celebrated her primary victory against George Maragos, with supporters Tuesday evening in Freeport, Sept. 12, 2017. Credit: Danielle Finkelstein
John Curran, husband of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, has a new job as attorney for the board of directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
John Curran, a veteran trial attorney, is a partner at Walden Macht and Haran in Manhattan. He is part of the firm's white collar and investigations practice, defending organizations and individuals responding to government investigations, and leading internal investigations into suspected wrongdoing, according to the law firm's website.
Curran will earn $240,000 a year in the MTA job.
Chris Boyle, spokesman for the Republican majority on the Nassau County Legislature, said John Curran's acceptance of the MTA position "effectively compromises the county executive's ability to oppose MTA projects and actions, including fare hikes, LIRR station maintenance and a host of issues that affect Long Island commuters."
Boyle said the appointment "creates a serious conflict of interest where the MTA Board takes action that is detrimental to Nassau residents. Tens of thousands of Nassau taxpayers who suffer through frustrating daily commutes have lost their voice when it comes to the MTA and the LIRR."
Christine Geed, the county executive's spokeswoman, denied any conflict of interest.
”John Curran is an established professional attorney in the field of white collar and security investigations," Geed said. "There are very clear rules about conflicts of interest in his legal ethics and the MTA board’s ethics."
MTA board member Linda Lacewell said, “It’s a best practice to make outside counsel available to a board of directors.
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