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The City Haul: Cuomo Pounding Paterson in Polls

By Heather Grossmann | November 17, 2009 11:53am

By Heather Grossmann

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — The Observer compares Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's potential candidacy for governor in 2010 to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's 2006 run. [observer.com]

Gov. David Paterson does not approve of the White House's decision to try self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in New York City. [nytimes.com]

...and it seems the public does not approve of Paterson (PDF) — Cuomo leads him by 59 points in a poll pitting the two against each other in the 2010 race for governor. [Siena Research Institue]

The budget cuts Mayor Michael Bloomberg requested Monday are the steepest since the days directly following 9/11. [nypost.com]

Monday the City Council overwhelming voted in favor of a bill extending a five-minute grace period for parking meter violations, despite stern warnings from the mayor. [nypost.com]

One if four LGBT baby boomers are likely to be caregivers, according to the New York Times, and now this group may get some institutional support. [nytimes.com]

The state continues to run out of money, the legislature continues to do nothing about it...[nydailynews.com]

City Limits looks at what federal programs are doing for city homeowners. [citylimits.org]