Gov. Hochul shelved congestion toll over subway-crime worries: David Paterson
Gov. Kathy Hawkle eliminated congestion pricing to get into Midtown because she believes too many people are afraid to ride the subway and so drive instead, former Gov. David Paterson said Sunday. “In a private conversation with me, she said she was thinking about people who are afraid to take the subway and drive their […]
Ex-Dem NY Gov. Paterson blasts ‘rigged’ prosecution of Donald Trump as Pataki worries of election impact
Former New York Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat, said that if he had the power, he would have wanted President Biden to consider pardoning President Donald Trump for his hush money conviction. Patterson, Talk on Sunday Appearing on 77 WABC Radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” Cats echoed Trump’s complaints that the case was “rigged.” “There are […]
‘I was told I was stupid’: Peep Show’s Paterson Joseph on his debut novel – and writing three operas | Paterson Joseph
PJoseph Utterson, by his own admission, is an unlikely opera librettist. He was 50 by the time he went to the opera, but only because he was playing the “mad” voice of God in Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. “It’s not my world,” the actor says. […]
Trump’s Bronx rally should be ‘wake-up call’ for Biden: Dem ex-Gov. Paterson
President Donald Trump’s well-attended rally in the Bronx last week should be a “wake-up call” for President Biden and the Democratic Party, former New York Democratic Gov. David Paterson said Sunday. Patterson, a former state Democratic Party chair, noted a recent Siena College poll showed the former Republican president was “close to actually winning New […]
Ex-Gov. David Paterson endorses Dem foe of ‘Squad’ Rep. Jamaal Bowman
David Patterson, a former governor and the first black New Yorker to serve as the state’s secretary, is seeking to defeat left-handed “Squad” Congressman Jamaal Bowman in June’s hotly contested Democratic primary. I support Mr. Latimer. Mr. Patterson’s endorsement — to be formally announced Wednesday — is a coup against Mr. Latimer, a more moderate […]
Former Gov. Paterson is Latest NY Democrat to Oppose ‘Sanctuary City’ Policy
Former New York Governor David Paterson (D), along with New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), guarantees that the illegal alien accused of murdering Laken Riley of Georgia will not be turned over to immigration authorities. is opposed to the “sanctuary city” policy. and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, an illegal alien […]
Ex-Gov. Paterson backs NYC Mayor Adams’ bid to ease ‘sanctuary’ rule for violent migrants
Former Gov. David Paterson on Sunday supported Mayor Eric Adams’ effort to roll back New York City’s “sanctuary” protections for immigrants who have been accused of violent crimes and have past rap sheets. “He’s evolved to the point where I think his views on immigration are better than anyone else talking about it,” Patterson said. […]
Ex-Gov. David Paterson accuses alma mater Hofstra of barring him from campus over LI casino support
Former Gov. David Paterson claimed he was discriminated against and blocked from admission because he supported opening a casino near Hofstra University, the Long Island law school’s alma mater. Patterson, who now works at Sands Casino, alleges that Hofstra even blocked the nonprofit from using campus facilities over its support for the gaming facility at […]