Buffalo Billion
Let Andrew Cuomo's latest farewell be his last one, too
November 5, 2025 | 6:11pmIt boggles the mind to consider that Andrew Cuomo managed to squeeze a second failed resurrection out of the embers of his first attempted resurrection.
Cuomo's new plan to punish New Yorkers: He's staying in the race
July 15, 2025 | 8:07pmAndrew Cuomo was driven from the state house by members and then soundly defeated in the mayoral primary. Nonetheless, he's decided to force New Yorkers to endure his whining and...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's 'economic development' lesson for New York pols
September 29, 2023 | 7:35pmNew York has seen big corporations leave — and it’s facing monster budget gaps for the coming years. It’s not hard to explain the difference.
Biden’s book-cooking on migrants, fix the NEA’s outdated charter and other commentary
July 21, 2023 | 4:00pmPresident Biden reports that his border security plan is working, when it reality the issue appears to be getting worse.
Memo to Gov. Hochul: Don't repeat SolarCity fiasco
July 7, 2023 | 11:30pmRational economic development strategy focuses on creating an attractive business climate — low taxes; reasonable and predictable regulations; reliable, low-cost power.
Supreme Court tosses fraud conviction of Andrew Cuomo pal Joe Percoco
May 11, 2023 | 1:57pmThe U.S. Supreme Court has tossed out the fraud conviction of Joseph Percoco, the one-time powerful top aide and longtime pal of ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Supreme Court likely to toss conviction of ex-Andrew Cuomo crony
November 29, 2022 | 2:33pmThe US Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the corruption conviction of a former top aide to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a pair of "pay-to-play" fraud schemes.
Ex-Suny Poly prez released from prison after 'Buffalo Billion' conviction
July 6, 2022 | 6:59pmPrisons records show Kaloyeros was cut loose on Saturday, July 2 along with three other men – Joseph Geraldi, Steven Aiello and Louis Ciminelli — implicated in the notorious scheme...
SCOTUS agrees to review corruption case against ex-Cuomo aide Percoco
June 30, 2022 | 3:52pmJoe Percoco was convicted for accepting more than $300,000 from companies that wanted power from the former governor's administration.
Andrew Cuomo can't stop spinning self-serving lies
April 19, 2022 | 8:04pmDisgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently took to the pages of the Daily News to claim New York would be far better off if he hadn't been forced out.
Buffalo billions: Hochul went $4B over budget to get Bills stadium, bail tweaks
April 8, 2022 | 7:47pmGov. Kathy Hochul agreed to boost her proposed budget by $4 billion in exchange to help build a new Buffalo Bills stadium and slightly fix the bail-reform law, sources told...
Fed appeals court upholds bribery conviction of Cuomo aide Joe Percoco
September 8, 2021 | 1:30pmA federal appeals court in Manhattan upheld the public corruption conviction of Joe Percoco, a former top aide and close personal confidante to disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Andrew Cuomo's long record of failing New York
August 10, 2021 | 6:11pmGov. Andrew Cuomo always painted himself as New York’s rock — the one guy who could keep the state together, the man holding off the lunacy of the far left,...
Good riddance to fake-moderate Cuomo, but beware hard left's pounce
August 5, 2021 | 4:25pmAs his own biggest fan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the only New Yorker who doesn’t seem to understand that he’s toast. Whether he preserves a scrap of grace by stepping...
Anti-biz NY loses out again — as upstate chipmaker invests in . . . Singapore
June 26, 2021 | 5:50pmGood news: Upstate chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries is investing $4 billion in a new factory. Bad news: The factory will be located in . . . Singapore. Not New York.
Lease out the Thruway: Better for NY than Cuomo's 'economic development' disasters
August 29, 2020 | 9:36pmGov. Cuomo is going to have to find some new tricks to plug the projected $14.5 billion hole in the state budget: The $60 billion he’s begging Congress for is...
More 'Buffalo Billion' woes as audit finds Cuomo boondoggle a waste of tax money
August 21, 2020 | 6:23pmGov. Andrew Cuomo's signature program to revive the long-stalled upstate economy, the scandal-plagued "Buffalo Billion," has yet to produce promised jobs and was marred oversight failures that allowed tax dollars...
How Cuomo blew NY's high-tech success
December 22, 2019 | 9:03pmIf New York state government has had any real success with its economic development efforts over the last two decades, it’s in fostering a nanotech industry in the Capital area....
Cuomo hails new bid to remove taint of 'Buffalo Billion' failure
September 23, 2019 | 8:14pmALBANY — Following a failed economic development project that wasted millions of taxpayer dollars, an empty upstate-based field will finally gain a tenant state officials announced Monday. Over a six-year...
Cuomo's Buffalo Billion-tainted Tesla Solar City faces audit
August 28, 2019 | 4:57pmJust when Gov. Andrew Cuomo thought he was done with "Buffalo Billion"... State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is conducting a sweeping audit of New York’s high-tech programs that will include a...