You may not have noticed among the wave of campaign commercials on the television airwaves lately that one scene was filmed at the New York State Fairgrounds. A Cuomo commercial touting his pro-labor record features a photo of the gov shaking hands with UAW member Mike LaNasa near the Veterans Memorial.

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LaNasa is one of the labor leaders who have worked tirelessly to make the vets memorial a Fair landmark and one of the many reasons our Fairgrounds could never be duplicated anywhere in the state.