Schwartz to Jennings: Clear out protesters after 11 p.m.




Read Brendan Lyons’ full story here.

  1. Chester Snodgrass says:

    Rather then being buried here and quite far down in the curfew article, this story should be headlined, and reported in the first paragraph. Cuomo’s attempt to stifle free speech is front page news.

  2. jerry the capitalist pig says:

    Let the filthy hippies stay as long as they want.

    Just make sure our local free clinics are going to be open for extended hours and the area pharmacies are stocked up on products like Rid, A-200, Kwell, Flagyl and azithromycin.

    And while they are here, it will also be a good idea to allow them access to the public restrooms nearby. Otherwise they will be crapping in squad cars like Clyde the Orangutan from the “Every Which Way” movies.

    When they do leave, the area where they gathered should be sanitized with industrial strength disinfectants and commercial grade Bob Martin Flea Bombs may also be necessary.

  3. Stateworker says:

    Andy shows on a daily basis just what an arrogant ass he is.

  4. Retired Engineer says:

    If you have been tracking the Cuomo administration’s moves since occupying the governors mansion, you will have concluded that Cuomo governs from the right of center and if anything is somewhat of a pragmatic politician and a sometimes corporatist. Any thought that Cuomo might be a progressive, like his father, has been dashed on the rocks of the Schoharie Creek. The move to evict the demonstrators is to burnish his image as a tough no nonsense governor who likes stuff neat and tidy and to show his rich friends on Wall Street just whose side he is on. Nothing Andrew does is left to chance… as he is looking down the road a piece. This said, Cuomo is decidedly good for NYS, which long labored under some rather corrupt and ineffective leadership. It might surprise the ideologues to know that Pataki was the most corrupt governor in many years, having experienced it first hand, unfortunately the press didn’t want to tackle him or his buddy Bruno. Maybe, George Orwell was right..”in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is deemed a revolutionary act.”

  5. Frackenstein says:

    Cuomo is a Republican posing as a Democrat. He is getting away with things that a Republican governor could not. He is a closet union buster. He refuses to tax millionaires – a group that the Social Security Administration says has leaped 18% since 2009! He is threatening to hassle the Occupy Albany protesters. Cuomo is an arrogant phony.

    Whether he plans to run for a second term or to run for the presidency, a campaign to stop this guy should begin now!

  6. Power to the People says:

    Peace, Andy

  7. quixotic says:

    Perhaps the Gov feels some pangs of guilt? The truth can hurt.

  8. FreedomIsntAnarchy says:

    Why have laws if they are not going to be enforced? The children say “let’s rule by consensus” (moronic automatons repeat “let’s rule by consensus”). Why aren’t the squatters protesting greed in all its forms, which would include scafflaws ripping off social services (like the Willinghams), university professors and administrators responsible for the explosive costs of higher education, gov’t union workers keeping taxpayers over a barrel, and corrupt business leaders using their political influence to force taxpayers to underwrite their irresponsibile schemes or market manipulations (George Soros anyone?). Get a clue people!

  9. 02Pete says:

    Larry Schwartz is an uninspired bureaucrat who uses bluster to paper over his lack of leadership ability. In the relatively short time he has served in his current position, he has lost the respect of almost every state official who has come in contact with him.

  10. GreenerGrass says:

    Occupy Albany:
    Just say NO to Cuomo.

  11. the crutch says:

    I agree with Tango. OCCUPY ALBANY is a city issue; what’s it got to do with governor? Once again, Andrew Cuomo proving what a good Republican he is……

  12. WTG says:

    Knowing Jennings, he will tell the protesters to come to the side of the park owned by the City and tell that punk, Larry “Cuomo’s Hand Puppet” Schwartz to go to hell. Tell you what Larry. I’ll come down to the park tonight. Never mind sending the state police. YOU come down and try and throw me out. Yeah, that’s what I thought.

  13. T says:

    Curfews are imposed for public safety, as long as the protest is peaceful leave them alone.

  14. EriK says:

    And the reason the curfew should apply to everyone except this group of protesters is what exactly?

  15. Rumors says:

    Can we compare this to Ohio……
    I hope not if you know what I mean……
    4 kids walking on campus, as I recall.

    Now they want Jobs.
    And coporate america is not investing in America.
    Can you blame them for for wanting a living?

  16. twopondsnorth says:

    I had heard that Larry was a bully, but he’s just cemented his case. What right does HE have to tell a mayor what to do? If Andy want’ to hold on to his good rating he could start by controlling his pit-bull. You know, somes the people ARE right.

  17. Freaks r Us says:

    Make the freaks go home at 11:00. Maybe they can get up in the morning
    and get a job!!

  18. JF says:

    @ Rumors. Are you alluding to Kent State? Wait for them them to roll out the Guard first. Stop being an alarmist

  19. JF says:

    @ Erastus. You could move the snow and fill a Pothole. Jennings cant do that and yo expect him to takeon the GOvenor who holds his convention in the palm of his hand?

  20. Vinayaka says:

    Thought my disgust for Governor Cuomo could not surpass its past level, but it’s hit an all time high (or is that low?). Once again Cuomo displays his contempt for the common person. An imperious political hack without the slightest intelligence or spiritual integrity of his father. Maybe the Occupy Wall Street movement in general hits too close to home for his billionaire-loving heart to tolerate, and now physically, is parked near his door-step. Governor, you’re a public official, NOT an emperor, and royal decrees don’t cut it in a democracy.

  21. JonMc says:

    But in the minutes after 11 p.m., no city police officers could be seen, though here and there a patrol car drove by slowly but did not stop.

    Read more:

    Wiser heads prevailed.

  22. Western ADK says:

    And people are surprised by the tactics of Governor Dark Force. He is a bully and a thug, as are his aides de camp.
    Threatening the Occupy Albany crowd with expulsion fits nicely into his reputation for surpression against unions and the downtrodden. Free speech, First Amendment rights…..alien to this group.
    Their goal break PEF, break the demonstrators.
    Hang tough…the only way to beat the bully is to confront him.

  23. John says:

    From what I heard Jennings ignored Cuomo and let the protesters sleep in the park. Cuomo is the one who did the 180. I was watching channel 9 last night and I guess there are a few campaign promises he has not come through on and now he is changing his mind. But yet he won’t on his millionaire friends. I say Jennings run for Governor because I guarantee you if it’s not Cuomo it will be Blooomberg running and then we are really all screwed.

  24. Paul Revere says:

    The 20 protesters have no right to camp out, It will only escalate into the same violent demonstrations in NYC Oakland and Cleveland. My only regret is that the mainstream media and the liberal politicians are giving these degenerates kudos. They called the peaceful tea party protests extremists, well I guess were seeing who the real extremists are, progressive liberals.

  25. David Leisure says:

    Larry Schwartz is a glorified County Employee who is in way over his (shiney) head.

    Can’t have too many public pensions, though, can we Larry ??

  26. Reality Check says:

    Listen, many of us support the sentiment behind these rallies. The thing is, this “millionaire tax” that most of the protesters seem to support would actually tax anyone making over $200,000. How about a family sending 4 kids to college and trying to save for their futures? They should have to pay MORE taxes now? It’s ridiculous. 200k a year is a good living but it does not in any way, shape or form constitute “rich” nowadays.

  27. Reality Check says:

    Oh and at “The Crutch.”

    Uh, isn’t the city of Albany in the state of New York? The state that Cuomo is the governor of? Ummm, that’s why he has something to do with it. Christ almighty. The reason so many people like me don’t support these rallies is because of people who are rallying for the sake of it, but have no idea what they want, what they’re doing or what they’re talking about…

  28. Mike says:

    Betcha Jimmy McMillan woulda let the protesters use Lafayette Park.

  29. CNITB4 says:

    The people of a society create laws. Look back over history and you can see that. They ching and evolve as people/society does. You can even see that from one city/town to the next within the state. If the mayor has decided the best course of action to support the people he most closely represents, then the prince should stay out of it. Did the prince have a say when this law was created? I don’t think so. Then why should he have a say in how it gets upheld? What’s next, telling every cop in the state they must write a speeding ticket to anyone going 5 mph over the limit? I thought the individual cop had the discretion? As for Jerry, grow a freakin’ pair will ya? You don’t represent the prince, you represent the people who live in YOUR jurisdiction. NY is a home rule state. He can’t tell you what to do. Fact.

  30. Falconnier says:

    The Bill of Rights….void where prohibited by law.

    Andy, the Constitution guarantees us the right to petition the government for redress of grievances, it does not put any restriction on HOW or WHEN we choose to petition….

    Down with the Dictator!

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