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NY recession starts, slow recovery expected

Fiscal analysts for Gov. David Paterson said Thursday a recession is beginning in New York and should continue into early 2009, followed by aslow recovery.

New York Budget Director Laura Anglin says that while the national recession should be short and relatively mild, New York historically starts later and lingerslonger in these economic slowdowns.

Some indicators and forecasts in...

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