Top Cuomo aide quits

07/08/11 Shane Dixon Kavanaugh - Steven Cohen, who has been Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide since January and worked relentlessly behind the scenes to legalize same-sex marriage, will leave his post in the administration, Mr. Cuomo announced Friday. He will be replaced by Lawrence Schwartz, a senior adviser to the governor and former secretary to Gov. David Paterson. Though Albany insiders have been ...

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Judge Orders Review Of Atlantic Yards Phase II

07/13/11 Just when you thought it was safe to tune out the never-ending legal saga surrounding the controversial Atlantic Yards development , along comes a Supreme Court judge to bring it all bubbling back to the surface. Today New York State Supreme Court Judge Marcy Friedman ruled against the Empire State Development Corporation, the governor-controlled entity that shepherded the project through very ...

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Norman Oder: Atlantic Yards Twist: Judge Agrees State Agency Catered to Developer Forest City Ratner

07/18/11 The new decision, if no slam dunk, is more than a "minor victory." As previous Atlantic Yards litigation has shown, state judges rarely second-guess state agencies.

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