Newt Gingrich is hosting a "town hall" meeting with the Staten Island Tea Party this afternoon, but one man won't be attending: former Staten Island Borough President and Congressman Guy Molinari. "God help us if Newt Gingrich is elected president. I won't vote for him. I love my country too much," Molinari told the Post. Doesn't the election of Newt Gingrich as President of the United States finally settle the issue of whether or not there is a higher power? more ›

Last year, former Gov. David Paterson pushed a plan to levy a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary soft drinks in NY State, which was repeatedly rejected by Albany, and finally "killed" by current Gov. Andrew Cuomo. So how much money did Big Soda lobbyists spend to make sure that tax never made it into our supermarkets? more ›

Leave it to a gay marriage bill to make it feel like everyone seems to be playing for the wrong team. The Daily News is reporting that Governor Paterson is getting serious about reaching across the aisle and courting Republicans to help pass his bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. And who might his ace (or Gary) in the hole be? None other than former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno. more ›