Pedro Espada Gets Mad at Reporters Who Ask About Filings
Some Democratic state senators stood on the steps of City Hall and trashed Michael Bloomberg and Joel Klein for a full 30 minutes over their position on mayoral control of schools. And then things got...
View ArticlePedro Espada Thinks a Daily News Reporter Is Out to Get Him
Here’s Daily News reporter Barbara Ross, who wrote about Pedro Espada’s unreported campaign activity today, trying to get some answers after a press conference at City Hall today. Espada calls it...
View ArticleDems Tight-Lipped on Aubertine Run as Deadline Bears Down
ALBANY—Democrats insist they’re not in a rush to pick a candidate for a special Congressional election, and are treating the potential Congresional run of State Senator Darrel Aubertine like a state...
View ArticleHow Legislators Eat (When the Campaign Is Paying)
ALBANY—Jeff Klein likes the filet mignon at 677 Prime, with a side of chopped salad. Dean Skelos is partial to the eggplant at Amo la Bella. Malcolm Smith enjoys the mussels at the Brown Derby. And you...
View ArticleElsewhere: Pushing for Board of Ed Meeting, a Life-Saving Zip Code, Real...
Jarret Murphy says Bill Thompson oversold his report on drop-out rates, but says Bloomberg politicized the issues since they’re in most of his ads. Scott Stringer and Marty Markowitz want the Board of...
View ArticleThe Council Upgrades Its Web Site
The City Council just upgraded its web site to make it easier to search for legislation, part of a year-long overhaul that was started around the same time they were sued by the New York Times for...
View ArticleAubertine Bows Out
ALBANY—State Senator Darrel Aubertine is not running for Congress. “My priority must continue to be the work I have started in the state Senate, representing Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence...
View ArticleDe Blasio Removed
Bill de Blasio was removed from the ballot for telling the city Board of Elections officials he had 131 pages of petitions, instead of the 132 pages he actually filed. I reached out to de Blasio’s...
View ArticleMorning Read, Upstate: Aubertine Out
New Jersey. Whoa. The Post says federal indictments need not stop at the Hudson’s western bank. State Senator Darrel Aubertine, considered the best Democratic candidate for a congressional seat in the...
View ArticleMorning Read: De Blasio Fallout, Bloomberg’s Apology, Kalikow’s Request
If Bill de Blasio stays off the ballot, Mark Green has a better chance of winning, says Sally Goldenberg. De Blasio plans to appeal his removal. On the bright side, he did get some endorsements from...
View ArticleNY-23: The Democratic Bench
Now that State Senator Darrel Aubertine is out of the running, here’s a quick review of the other potential Democratic candidates to replace John McHugh in Congress: –Daniel French, a former federal...
View ArticleThrillist Teams Up With HuffPo and ESPN
Thrillist, looking to tap the boom in local ad dollars, is expanding its NY-based guide to men’s lifestyle and entertainment across the nation through two big new partnerships. Paid Content reported...
View ArticleIndiewalls Wants to Decorate Your Apartment: One Coffee and Painting to Go,...
Indiewalls curator Wirth and cofounder Grazi with artist Marysia Schultz. (Indiewalls) Art may be deemed democratic in theory, but that doesn’t always hold as true in practice. Collectors ran up a $5.7...
View ArticleMOAR Deals! Foursquare Partners With Scoutmob
New York’s most itterative location based social network likes to pitch itself as the modern day loyalty card, so it
View ArticleA Legislative Way to Appoint an LG
ALBANY—David Paterson said that if the courts don’t uphold the constitutionality of his appointment of Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor, he’ll introduce a bill making it legal. State Senator Joe...
View ArticleOut People of Color for Thompson, de Blasio, Liu, Aborn
Bill Thompson’s campaign announced they were endorsed by the Out People of Color Political Action Committee. “The vote was overwhelming,” said the club’s spokesman, Bernard Tarver, who declined to give...
View ArticleConservative Jim Kelly Ready to Run Against ‘RINO’ Scozzafava
ALBANY—Less than 24 hours after her designation as the Republican candidate to replace John McHugh in Congress, Assemblywoman DeDe Scozzafava is about to get a challenge from the right. “I did call up...
View ArticleWeprin Says He’s Not Getting Personal, Rivals Disagree
David Weprin said he stands by the critical statements his spokespeople have made about his opponents, but insisted, “I’m trying not to make anything personal.” In the last few days, his spokespeople...
View ArticleSilver Gets a Live Caller
Here’s a voice mail message a reader received from Assemblyman Sheldon Silver that’s different from the previous ones sent out by his office. It’s not a robocall, but a real, live human being. Previous...
View ArticlePakistan News for Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg’s campaign announced that he was endorsed by Pakistan News. According to the Pakistan News web site, the New York edition has a circulation of 25,000. The endorsement editorial...
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