Doctors have indicated that the surgery was performed as expected without incident.
It was a medical decision by those two.
I would acknowledge it's difficult not having him here in Albany. Clearly in a perfect world he'd be here using the bully pulpit.
The governor continues to be in good spirits, and he is awake, reading, walking around and conducting state business.
The governor and mayor discussed a number of key state-city issues, such as lower Manhattan development, port security, school funding and the MTA.
The governor's doctors have indicated that there has been a slow return of normal digestive function because of the ruptured appendix. A date has not been set for the governor to be discharged, and doctors will continue to evaluate the governor on a daily basis.
The governor is committed to more jobs and more opportunity for New Yorkers. That was the purpose of the trade mission when we announced it nine months ago. It's the purpose today.
We have requested that the U.S Attorney for the Southern District investigate how these private conversations were recorded and disseminated, and who was responsible.
At 5:45 in the morning, most of us are asleep anyway, so there really wasn't a whole lot to do and there wasn't anything that was required.
At New York Presbyterian, there's a greater depth of resources for the condition.
