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Ex-Gov. Pataki, now head of Ukraine relief group, supports Trump's dismantling of 'far left' USAID
"I've had some experience with USAID, and it's been awful," New York's former governor said.
'Sanctuary' cities, states including NY are like Confederate rebels and should lose all fed funding if they don't change: ex-gov
"Cities and states that pretend that the federal rules don’t apply to them are just violating the constitution, violating our freedom,'' former New York Gov. George Pataki said Sunday.
NY won't meet 'ignorant' clean energy goals, ex-Gov. Pataki says
New York's law requiring that most of its energy come from renewable or non-fossil fuel sources is full of hot air and unattainable, said former three term Gov. George Pataki.
Inside 'hero without honor' Larry Silverstein's battle to rebuild the World Trade Center after 9/11
Twenty-two years after 9/11 — and after battles with Pataki, Bloomberg and Port Authority — Larry Silverstein is closing in on the prize that long eluded him: Two World Trade Center.
Hochul says NY Dems should tack moderate but they're still letting lefties drive policies
New York Democrats should “just try to be moderate,” Gov. Hochul pleaded at an Aspen Institute gathering last week.
Republican can win NYC mayor's race if Dems move further left, ex-Gov. Pataki claims
Ex-Gov. Pataki suggested that a GOPer's chances would considerably improve if a lefty progressive such as city Comptroller Brad Lander defeats moderate incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in the Democratic Party's...
Ex-Dem NY Gov. Paterson blasts 'rigged' prosecution of Donald Trump as Pataki worries of election impact
Democratic ex-New York Gov. David Paterson says he would have wanted President Biden to consider pardoning Donald Trump in his hush-money conviction if the prez had the power.
Ex-Gov. Pataki raises $250K for charter schools as he celebrates their 25th anniversary in NY
Former Gov. George Pataki held a Manhattan gala Monday that raised $250,000 for charter schools in New York -- 25 years after approving a landmark law that paved the way...
Mayor Adams' New York is a blunderful life – and it's only getting worse
To judge from the happy talk coming from City Hall and Albany, these are Gotham’s golden days.
Ex-NY Gov. George Pataki endorses retired NYPD cop for House seat
Former three-term Republican Gov. George Pataki endorsed retired NYC cop Alison Esposito to be the GOP candidate to take on first-term Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan in the Hudson Valley's 18th...
Retired NYC detective winning GOP support in bid to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Retired New York City detective Michael Sapraicone said he has lined up significant support in a bid to secure the Republican Party nomination to take on three-term Democratic Sen. Kirsten...
Pataki won passage of charter school law 25 years ago with pay hike for pols
NY officials are toasting the 25th anniversary of the state law that has allowed charter schools to flourish in New York, with then-Gov. George Pataki proudly recalling how he had...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's 'economic development' lesson for New York pols
New York has seen big corporations leave — and it’s facing monster budget gaps for the coming years. It’s not hard to explain the difference.
Nassau County leader details how caring for son saved his life on 9/11
Fatherhood duty prevented Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman — then a top official with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — from getting killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
Ex-Gov. Pataki rips Biden for commemorating 9/11 in Alaska, not NYC
Rather than participating in any observances at 9/11 memorial sites in New York City, Virginia or Pennsylvania, President Biden will join service members and their families at a military base...
NYC's Hudson River Park Act celebrates 25-year anniversary
Hudson River Park is currently toasting two major milestones, the 25th Anniversary of the Hudson River Park Act and two decades since the park opened to the public
Ex-NY gov visits Ukraine to hand out trauma kits after spate of Russian drone attacks
Pataki's arrival in western Ukraine -- his fifth to the region since the war broke out -- came as the latest pre-dawn Russian missile attack on Kyiv Thursday killed at...
'Where's the gov?' Hochul MIA on NYC vs. suburb migrant war: critics
“Where’s the governor? How is she totally MIA on this?" fumed Rep. Michael Lawler, who represents the communities where the migrants are headed in Rockland County, to The Post on...
Hochul spent $2M on outside ghostwriters for State of the State addresses: report
Gov. Kathy Hochul authorized paying nearly $2 million in taxpayer money for outside ghostwriters to help draft her State of the State speeches, according to a report.
Kathy Hochul’s quixotic budget quest shows the system isn't working
Somehow Hochul both overreached and underreached — stuffed too much into her budget and (so far) failed to get it done.