The conductor Robert Spano and the author-administrator Joseph Horowitz presided over a particularly vibrant period in the late nineties.

NEWYORKER: Block by Block

"Gov. Cuomo has restored a sense of pride, a credibility in New York state government, " Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, a first-term Democrat, told an audience on Jan. 18, before beckoning Mr. Cuomo to the podium.

WSJ: Cuomo Staff Penned Praises for the Boss

"If we picked a different year, the B-roll would be Bruno, Spano, Seminiero and Leibell, " said Sen.

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Nicholas Spano pleaded guilty to tax evasion, receiving a one-year prison sentence.

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