Comments on: Where have you gone, Dale Hemmerdinger?

By: Senate declines to approve Hemmerdinger for PANYNJ post :: Second Ave. Sagas

Senate declines to approve Hemmerdinger for PANYNJ post :: Second Ave. Sagas — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:01:44 +0000

[...] package, he resurfaced in November when, in a fit of cronyism, Gov. David Paterson nominated him to join the Port Authority board. Well, apparently, that nomination isn’t going too smoothly. As Eliot Brown of The Observer [...]

By: Scott E

Scott E — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:56:48 +0000

I wasn’t critiquing your choice of words (patronage versus cronyism) — I didn’t even pick up on that. Was just wondering if being relieved of his duties at MTA turned out to be good for him.

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:02:53 +0000

Technically, I should have called it political cronyism. It’s not a paid position.

By: Scott E

Scott E — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:51 +0000

Is this a paid position? If I recall, his old job was not. If so, good for him…