Smith Moves In, With Putter

ALBANY—Malcolm Smith has taken office.

The scramble for choice space began almost immediately after Smith was elected to the post Wednesday.

Today, the door of what had briefly been Dean Skelos' office was officially re-lettered (by Frank Smith, who, without getting entirely specific on how much he was being paid, said it costs $125 to get him in the door, pun intended).

As staffers moved boxes of Smith's supplies into the room, here's what I spied:

-- A putting mat and putter.

-- A bag of Wise potato chips (still tax free!)

-- "The Prayer of Jabez" on his desk

-- Pictures of Smith' family, him at a meeting of the Albany Gun Violence Task Force and "The Campaign For Reform," a caricature of Democratic leaders taking over the Capitol from the Albany project.

Relatedly: After two days, the Senate web site has also flipped to include Smith's picture.