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WSJ reporter covering New York politics & government. Papa to the RVs and husband to KN. Upstate American. Views are my own. jimmy dot vielkind at wsj dot com

Albany, N.Y.
Joined February 2010

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    12 hours ago

    See you at 7:30 in the Capital Region for our new doc on Governor Cuomo.

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  3. The administration also announced the appointment of Keith Corlett as superintendent of the NYS Police, Theodore Kastner as commissioner for the office for people with developmental disabilities, Erik Kulleseid as parks commissioner and Mark Schroeder as DMV commissioner.

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  4. . has nominated Ulster County Executive Mike Hein to run the state’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. Press release also solidifies something I reported last month: Linda Lacewell nominated to run Dept. of Financial Services.

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    Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan says he will miss start of legislative session as he completes another round of alcohol rehab… will oversee operations in his absence

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    I hear the GOP thinks women dancing are scandalous. Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too! 💃🏽 Have a great weekend everyone :)

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  7. . said the L train shutdown never came up in talks with

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  8. “On a subway, you’re on a set track,” says. “There are many fewer variables. Why can’t we use that technology?” “I understand you haven’t done this before. So what?"

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  9. And , avowed gear head, says he has driven a Tesla.

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  10. . just said in a follow-up question that she has a Tesla.

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  11. “I believe there is a transportation industrial complex, to make up a phrase,” says. The transportation companies who do this don’t necessarily have the best ideas. “I called Tesla because it’s outside the box, and said, how can this be?"

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  12. Cuomo: “I don’t believe you need 7, 8, 9, 10 years to put in a new system. I don’t have any expert knowledge, but I don’t believe at a time they’re talking about flying cars … there’s not a new, different, better technology that can regulate the trains.”

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  13. Some more details on and his talk to about the NYC subways: “Tesla, I did not speak to about this tunnel project. I did speak to Tesla about another problem,” Cuomo says. He talked to them about new communications based train control systems.

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  14. Cuomo: “Today I’m calling on the MTA board to have an emergency mtg, hear the plan, hear what their consultants on the tunnel project have to say about it, hear what the MTA sr ppl think abt it, hear from whoever they deem relevant to hear from, but make a dcn and do it quickly.”

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  15. Good morning: is about to hold a conference call with reporters with some more info about the L-train shutdown that apparently isn’t. Here’s some background on it from my colleague :

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    Jan 3

    5 eyes. 5 arms. 4 legs. All American. Welcome to Congress, & .

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    Jan 3

    Nancy Pelosi with JFK:

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  19. Jan 3

    Full details via : cancels the 15-month full shutdown of the L subway line between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Using new techniques, necessary tunnel rehab can be completed on nights and weekends.

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  20. Jan 3

    Governor Cuomo is trying to simultaneously get credit for a new plan that prevents a full shutdown of the New York City MTA's L-Train tunnel (between Brooklyn and Manhattan) while saying “no, I am not in charge of the MTA."

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