Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion? Vote at newsday.com/

spincycle.

1.Bill Samuels running as a long shot for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

2. Businessman Myers Mermel running as a long shot for the Republican nomination for governor.

3. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pushing a tax hike targeting those who earn $1 million or more a year.

Last week's

"winner": Disgraced Staten Island ex-Rep. Vito Fossella having mulled a comeback.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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