<div><p>Ben writes that Maureen Dowd's endorsement of Caroline Kennedy is "not a small one." [BS] </p><p>Dan Squadron, David Yassky and others almost didn't get to protest the reopening of the Brooklyn House of Detention. [McBrooklyn] </p><p>The A.P. is reporting ...

<div><p>ALBANY—One of the things that struck Daniel Squadron, the 29-year-old freshman state senator who beat a 30-year incumbent in a primary, about David Paterson's State of the State address was that he didn't get a seat. </p><p>"It was very tiring to stand," said Squadron. (It ...

<div><p>Among the elected officials who came out at a press conference yesterday against the Ravitch Commission’s recommendation to raise revenue for the M.T.A. by tolling the East River bridges was Senator-elect Dan Squadron. </p><p>It’s interesting because while Squadron opposes tolling East River Bridges, he ...

<div><p>“The word draconian is not inappropriate,” said M.T.A. chief Elliot Sanders describing the authority's fiscal problems, and potential solutions. [City Room] </p><p>Chuck Schumer promised Wall Street more regulation. [WSJ] </p><p> Liz reports that Bronx Democrats are all talking about a ...