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• Suffolk ranks No. 1 in cellphone tickets

  More drivers were ticketed in Suffolk for using hand-held cellphones than any other county outside New York City, according to new state data.Various police departments in Suffolk gave out 5,355 such tickets from July 12 to Feb. 7, and Nassau had 4,366 o 2/13/12 Read more »

• LIRR to begin enforcing no-smoking ban

  Enforcement of a no-smoking ban will begin Wednesday on platforms and outdoor boarding areas and terminals of the Long Island Rail Road , the MTA said Monday.The law banning smoking in those areas was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in August and took effect 2/13/12 Read more »

• Letters: Don't bet on casino plans

  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo 's comments about a new casino at Belmont not being economically viable, as he proceeds to promote his plan to have a casino open at the Aqueduct Racetrack, misses an important point ["Odds against Belmont casino," News, Feb. 3]. He'   Read more »

• Teachers' union, Regents in court battle

  ALBANY -- The state Board of Regents bowed to political pressure from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo when it tried to impose tougher criteria to evaluate teachers, including a greater reliance on student test scores, a lawyer for the state's largest teachers' unio   Read more »

• Lt. Gov. Duffy sets course for state aid

  After having New York 's 10 regions compete last year for economic development dollars, state officials now want them to collaborate in boosting the economy, Lt. Gov. Robert J. Duffy said Tuesday in Farmingdale .Like 2011, Long Island and the other regio   Read more »

Around the web

• Empire State Building hosts first same-sex weddings

  New York landmark. The sky-high nuptials on Tuesday followed the legalization of gay marriage in June when Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the law making New York the sixth, and most populous U.S. state, to approve gays and lesbians to wed. "We just thought 12:09 PM from Reuters Read more »

• Chris Christie's veto won't halt marriage equality | Nancy Goldstein

  Ngan The parallels don't seem to faze Christie. Nor does he seem to envy his next-door neighbor, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who helped push marriage equality through that state's notoriously intransigent senate last June – to tremendous public acclaim. 10:10 AM from Guardian Unlimited Read more »

• Unrequited Love?

  Andrew Cuomo said yesterday that his relationship with the Legislature “is not based on love…it’s not about chocolates and candies and love.” He also characterized his interactions with the legislative leaders as “respectful,” which is the po... mitch: Eating 8:25 AM from Capitol Confidential Read more »

• SchoolBook: Cuomo Commission Needs to Look at the Big Picture

  14, 2012, 8:12 a.m. When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced last month that he planned to create an education commission to promote performance and accountability in New York State and become a “lobbyist” for our children, educators across the state cheered. But 8:18 AM from The New York Times Read more »

• The comptroller says he's come under a 'coordinated attack,' but doesn't say who's attacking

  York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Governor Andrew Cuomo have a disagreement. Cuomo wants to offer future public employees a less generous pension plan than current ones have. DiNapoli doesn't support the governor's plan. Now, DiNapoli has come under 2/13/12 from Capital New York Read more »