In the above video, posted on website Politics On The Hudson, State Senator Diane Savino speaks at a rally for the New York State Professional Firefighters Association outside the State Capitol in Albany.
Savino, a former labor leader, defends public pensions and comments on the state of the American labor movement in what blogger Joseph Spector describes as a fiery speech. Continue Reading »
The following is a press release from the office of State Senator Marty Golden:
Senator Golden today (Monday) welcomed students from Xaverian High School, along with teacher Marianne Teta, to Albany for a tour of the State Capitol. The trip provided the “Xaverian Clippers” with a chance to meet with Senator Golden and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, to discuss important issues effecting our City, State and Nation.
State Senator Marty Golden represents Senate District 22, which includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park; as well as parts of Bensonhurst, Midwood, Gravesend, and Sheepshead Bay.
(photo by Gene Cosgriff via silive.com)
The above photo, taken by Staten Island Right to Life Coalition member Gene Cosgriff, was sent to the Staten Island Advance last week. Included in the e-mail was a statement from Cosgriff stating that State Senator Diane Savino “seems to have forgotten that as a representative of all of her constituents, she is supposed to respect diverse opinions, even those with which she doesn’t agree.”
Savino insists that the sign above her office mailbox, which instructs ‘bigots & homophobes’ to ‘please put your literature here’ was in response to pornographic images left by opponents of same-sex marriage who were from outside of her district. Continue Reading »
