Assemblyman Lavine News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Commuters on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road can expect a lot of changes come Sept. 5. But what the LIRR is touting as simplified trips will be expensive for commuters like Jeffry Brown. A CEO of a company in Manhattan, he is trying to convince his employees to return to work in person, which would require for most taking the Long Island Rail Road. Brown wrote in an email to the Herald that the changes will cost him an additional $120 a month for a municipal parking permit to use another station which he will need to do because of the LIRR’s changes. Although public polici...

UPDATED 7:18 PM ET Jul. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:10 PM ET Jul. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:10 PM EDT Jul. 22, 2021 SHARE ALBANY, N.Y. — The head of the New York Assembly Judiciary Committee, Charles Lavine, warned Gov. Andrew  Cuomo in a letter Wednesday that a tweet by spokesperson Rich Azzopardi suggesting Attorney General Tish James may be looking to run against the governor and undermine her investigation into his office could amount to witness suppression. Here’s the full letter from Assemblyman Lavine re: pub...

PUBLISHED 4:53 PM ET Jul. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:53 PM EDT Jul. 21, 2021 SHARE The top lawmaker overseeing the New York Assembly's impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a letter Wednesday warned against criticizing Attorney General Letitia James' separate probe of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, and that doing so could have "severe repercussions" for the governor.  The letter comes after multiple instances of a top communications adviser to Cuomo has publicly suggested James' investigation is politically motivate...

PUBLISHED 8:34 PM ET May. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:34 PM EDT May. 12, 2021 SHARE Mounting criticism over what some are calling a “stalled” investigation is starting to rise to the surface in Albany. Over two months ago, the Assembly launched an impeachment investigation into the numerous scandals facing Governor Andrew Cuomo. So far, investigators have provided only two updates on where things stand and have not announced another public meeting. “This seems to be nothing more than a delay tactic or to provide some cover to say we're do...

PUBLISHED 9:02 AM ET Mar. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:02 AM EDT Mar. 17, 2021 SHARE New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine announced that the Assembly has retained the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to lead the impeachment investigation into the mounting allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo. “Since Thursday, Chairman Lavine led a vigorous search for a top-flight firm to assist with the investigation. I have the utmost faith that Assemblymember Lavine and our Judiciary Committee will ...