With Spitzer out of the picture the ball is in Bruno's court There is optimistic speculation that the unexpected ascension of David Paterson to the governor’s office in Albany will actually facilitate the process of dealing with both the details of legislation that would conclude the matter of the...

A showdown would have been better. A showdown would have made public Sen. Joe Bruno’s nonsensical, irrational stance on franchise issue. Drop the gloves. Lock the gates at Aqueduct. It appears, though, that the politicians have rallied in the eleventh hour and deal is at hand, though it will not be final...