Maura Moynihan

As optimism about the Moynihan Station project morphs into uncertainty, Governor Spitzer, the man at the helm of the endeavor, faces a crucial test in coming weeks, as he turns with an open hat to City Hall and Washington for nearly $1 billion in funding.

The grand plan, which would allow for $14 billion in total investment and would include a redeveloped and expanded Penn Station and a move of Madison Square Garden to the neighboring Farley Post Office, seems on the edge of collapse, many involved say.  read more »

Scott Stringer, the guy whose 2009 intentions are still not clear, is having a fund-raiser at Butter, a chic place on Lafayette Street, on January 9, according to an invitation a reader just sent me.

Tickets range from $50 to $1,000. But, according to the fund-raising email that accompanied the invitation, “Members of political clubs and students can purchase tickets at the reduced price of $45.”

Speculation as to which office he’ll seek, can be made here for free.

Also worth noting are the members of the host committee, as outlined in the email: Jennifer Cunningham, an influential advocate for 1199, Patrick Gaspard, another influential labor leader, Risa Heller and Ryan Toohey, both consultants at Global Strategies, Allen Roskoff, an outspoken gay rights activist, Maura Moynihan, daughter of the late senator, and Brice Peyre, an aide to congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.