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May 16, 2012
Mayoral Messiness? Candidates John Liu and Bill Thompson Do Battle With Controversies
As the 2013 mayoral race fast approaches, details keep emerging about potential candidates -- but the info has tended to be pretty unappealing. Today, there are two news items dealing with embattled Comptroller John Liu and Bill Thompson.
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April 20, 2012
More Mayoral Hopefuls Weigh in on the Ray Kelly Rumors: He Has a Great Record!
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said today that if the Ray Kelly running for mayor rumors turn out to be true, the dynamics of the mayoral race would certainly change. And some candidates gearing up for their campaigns are probably afraid of that, Stringer, an expected contender himself, ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Christine Quinn Would Not Limit Mayor's Power in Schools, Thinks City Should Take Parents More Seriously
Though most expected candidates haven't even officially announced their campaigns for mayor, a big part of the race to replace Mayor Mike Bloomberg is already taking form in the area of education policy. This week, mayoral hopefuls have been offering their views on the current Administration's educa ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Bloomberg Unveils Plan for New Schools, Mum On Education Ideas of Mayoral Hopefuls
Yesterday afternoon, Mayor Mike Bloomberg joined Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott to unveil the city's plan to open 54 new schools this fall -- which the mayor touted as an important step in the reform efforts he began when he took control of the school system at the start of his administration. ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Four Expected Mayoral Candidates Endorse Grace Meng. Where is Scott Stringer?
Assemblywoman Grace Meng, who is running for Congress in a crowded race, nabbed the endorsement today of four pols who hope to be the next mayor of New York City. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and former comptroller Bill Thompson stood ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
State Sen. Daniel Squadron, Assemblyman Keith Wright: End Food Stamp Fingerprinting
Only two places in America still require fingerprints from food stamp recipients: Arizona and New York City. While this isn't too surprising from a state that practically had a ban on controversial Mexican-American books in one school district (no, really), it's a bit odd to see something like thi ... More >>
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February 28, 2012
Christine Quinn Likes it, Too! Another Mayoral Hopeful Supports Latino Congressional District
Christine Quinn is also a fan of a new proposed Latino congressional district. Yesterday, we reported on the growing support for a new majority Latino congressional district in New York City that would include parts of Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. Among the increasing number of pols who ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Judge Temporarily Blocks City From Banning Worship in Schools; Churches Rejoice
Thank God! That's what Pastor Sal Sabino did today when he heard the news that he and other churches may be able to worship in schools this Sunday after all. The drama around religious groups renting public school space reached new heights today when a federal judge decided to block the city Dep ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
It's Christine Quinn's Turn! Mayoral Hopeful Delivers State of City Speech
Sam LevinThis story might sound familiar. A mayoral hopeful gets on stage and delivers a speech about the state of things. The elected official takes the opportunity to set the groundwork for a mayoral campaign -- appealing to future voters through announcements of new initiatives and prior ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Electeds Protest Mayor's Ban On Religious Institutions Using Public School Space
Sam LevinProtestors earlier this month speaking out against Bloomberg's plan to ban religious institutions from public schoolsThey're back! And a bit louder this time. Elected officials and religious leaders rallied yesterday to protest Mayor Mike Bloomberg's ban on religious institutions u ... More >>
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January 22, 2012
Bloomberg Makes Mayoral Race Predictions In Post
In an interview with the New York Post published this weekend, Mayor Bloomberg weighed in on who he thinks might follow in his footsteps as the next mayor. "It's really hard to see the Democratic primary next year not being the real election," he told the Post. With that criteria, the Post p ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
Brian Lehrer Discusses the Voice's "100 Most Powerless New Yorkers" on WNYC (AUDIO)
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show did a segment on "The 100 Most Powerless New Yorkers" on its Martin Luther King, Jr. day show this morning. Audio of the segment is embedded below. Our segment looked at the silly side of "power lists," and at the serious side of some of those we included on our pow ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Christine Quinn Presents Living Wage Bill Compromise, Pols Are Generally Happy
Some important news in the ongoing living wage battle in New York -- City Council Speaker Christine Quinn proposed today a compromise that would require higher wages at city-subsidized developments. Companies subsidized by the city would have to pay employees $10 an hour plus benefits, instead of th ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
De Blasio Report: Uptown Has the Worst Landlords
According to NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio's Worst Landlords Watch List, Manhattan's worst-run buildings are mostly in Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood. Forty five of the 56 Manhattan buildings on the list are in those areas. Four of the lowest performing five are in Harlem and one is in ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
NYPD Investigated for Excessive Use of Dance at the West Indian Day Parade
A video originally posted to WorldStarHipHop.com -- the title of the clip is "NY Cops Wilding Out On Labor Day 2011: Daggering On The Parkway! (Grinding And All)" -- shows several uniformed NYPD officers, er, dirty dancing against scantily clad costumed performers in the West Indian Day Parade.
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March 3, 2011
Nicola Briggs Honored for Kicking a Flasher's Ass
BittenByAZebraNicola Briggs, the Tai Chi instructor who fought back when a man flashed her on the subway and turned into an Internet sensation, was awarded one of the 5th Annual Women's Awards last night at the Stonewall Inn. Briggs spoke to the Voice about winning the award and why, sometim ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
FOIL'd Again: Why Doesn't the NYPD Want You to Know Anything?
It was hard to feign much surprise last month when the New York Times slapped New York's finest with a lawsuit, accusing the department of habitually withholding information and flouting government transparency laws. In fact, as any reporter would certainly know, one of the city's toughest agencies ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
Adolfo Carrion Comes Back to NYC, but Maybe Not the Way He Wanted To
Former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrion, who left city politics to become the first director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, is coming home via another federal gig. Carrion will be leaving his current job to become the regional director of New York and New Jersey for HUD. W ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Parents and Students Hold Bake-In at City Hall Park to Protest City's Bake Sale Ban
The scene at City Hall Park yesterday afternoon.The sun shone brightly yesterday afternoon on an assembled crowd of parents and children who gathered in City Hall Park to protest A812, the Department of Education's recently instituted regulation banning school bake sales. Holding signs with s ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
De Blasio, Others Subpoenaed on WFP; "ACORNing" Suspected
Remember when Randy Mastro and some Staten Island voters sued because they said Data and Field Services had willfully undercharged Working Families Party candidate Debi Rose, and thereby injured the voters' rights? WFP's now getting more heat of a similar nature. Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
De Blasio, Zablocki, Socialist Debate for Dozens
No one else seems to be doing it, so let's see what 26-year-old Alex Zablocki (pictured) -- Tea Party person and Republican candidate for Public Advocate -- has been up to. He debated Democrat Bill de Blasio and Socialist Maura Deluca Monday, which didn't get much attention: In fact, Downtown ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Liu, Gioia, Other Dems Call for Monserrate to Resign; Skelos Proposes Extra Republican for Panel
More Democratic public officials are calling for state senator Hiram Monserrate, convicted of lesser charges in an attack on his girlfriend and facing a special state senate committee, to remove himself from office. Earlier in the week New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer suggested ... More >>
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October 12, 2009
GOP Public Advocate Candidate Does ACORN Joke, Gets Press
Since his run-off victory, Democratic public advocate nominee Bill de Blasio has been taking it slow and cautious, as may be wise in a race where Democrats are heavily favored. But his Republican challenger Alex Zablocki (pictured) isn't lying down for him. Zablocki, not a me-too party hack but a Te ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Twitpic by Mom101. Mayor Bloomberg asked Obama for antiterrorism money. Yet his NYPD minions busted a Staten Island citizen for keeping guns 'n' ammo in his kid's bedroom, so how serious can Bloomberg be about fighting terrorists where it counts? No matter, Marty Markowitz backed him anyway ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
Primary Day Continues with Flag-Burning Flyer
Primary Day looks like it's going pretty much as usual -- that is, quietly -- though Azi Paybarah has found this last-minute flyer calling Manhattan city council candidate Ydanis Rodriguez an "anti-American flag burner." Rodriguez, considered the front-runner, has seven opponents and none has ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
Primary Results: Vance In; Comptroller and P.A. Go to Runoffs; Council Incumbents Suffer; Rose Romps in Staten Island
Primary Day led to expected results, for the most part. For the Democratic mayoral nomination, Thompson romped, 70 to 21 percent, over Tony Avella. (Also someone named Roland Rogers got eight percent. Clearly a name to watch!) With no comptroller candidate making the 40 percent mark, John Liu and Da ... More >>
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September 11, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Dancers from InSpirit beckon passers-by to enter a new store on Broadway near 13th Street. Labor Day, with its West Indian American Day Parade, was the high point of the week. The low point was, let's see... the rest of it. 9/11 was a popular topic. It was oddly related to a Twitter Festiv ... More >>
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September 2, 2009
Local Races: Would-be D.A.s Debate Plaxico, Comptroller Vols Dish, Buscemi Speaks
NY1 hosted a Manhattan D.A. candidates' debate last night, and sports fans will be interested to know they addressed the issue of Plaxico Burress, who was hounded into prison by Mayor Bloomberg. Cy Vance found the Mayor's comments "unnecessary," Richard Aborn defended them, and Leslie Crocker ... More >>
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September 1, 2009
Quick Hits
The Lakers' Ron Artest sings "My Heart Will Go On." At excruciating length. An ice cream party. For dogs. In St. Nicholas Park, Saturday. Remember the Nevele? A place you go! With your family! Where you feel at home! And you're glad to be! The once-famous resort is on the auction block. Some ... More >>
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August 21, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Museum of Natural History. Twitpic by ashelamb. The week was hot as hell -- which, a quick scan of our stories reveals, is an apt comparison. In a tribute to democracy, people with guns started following around President Obama. Busybodies were all over Michelle Obama's butt. Old peo ... More >>
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August 19, 2009
Brooklyn Council Candidate Was Jailed for Robbery, Faces Sex Charges
There are two candidates for the Republican nomination to replace Brooklyn councilmember Bill de Blasio, who is running for public advocate. Joe Nardiello just got a big leg up on his opponent, George Smith, as it has been revealed that Smith has done time, and currently faces a sex abuse rap ... More >>
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August 19, 2009
Mario Cuomo's Mark Green Snub Recalls 2006 Green-Andrew Cuomo Throwdown
Former Governor Mario Cuomo, father of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, made a rare endorsement today: He likes Bill de Blasio for Public Advocate. The Times sees it as a snub to Mark Green, and no kidding: as Wayne Barrett observed in 2006, Green was not gentle with Cuomo fils in a debate dur ... More >>
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August 4, 2009
On the Stump: Citywide Candidates' Latest Doings
Damn, August already -- and we haven't paid our rent or looked at the local candidates much besides the mayoral prospects. Here's a fast look at what contenders for three big spots have been up to lately: Manhattan D.A.: Richard Aborn appeared with former NYPD Commissioner and current LAPD C ... More >>
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July 31, 2009
Cuomo Extends Support to Paterson, Who Is Charged with Partying
Let us, in this era of endless polticial mud-fights, enjoy the rare moments of comity. Like Bill de Blasio's opponents in the public advocate's race coming to his defense when his petition was challenged. And Andrew Cuomo, defending Governor Paterson from charges that his late-night partying at Taj ... More >>
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July 31, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Twitpic by iamawizard. The week started with an underwear run and went downhill from there. President Obama's Supreme Court pick, Sonia Sotomayor, rocked the Judiciary Committee. He felt so good about that he released unexpected stimulus money for New York cops, and announced Medal of ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
The Foodprint Alliance Wants More Gardens, Less Petroleum
DeusXFlorida/flickrManhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has been in food news lately for his efforts to make food policy a priority for city planners. His efforts have been aided by those of the NYC Foodprint Alliance, a group modeled after Chicago's Foodprint Alliance and comprised of nume ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
Petition Probs: Jackson Back On, Gerson Still Off
Earlier today public advocate contender Bill de Blasio got the Board of Elections to overlook his misnumbered petition volumes and clear him for the Democratic primary ballot. Later in the day, we learn from Liz Benjamin, Councilmember Robert Jackson got a similar dispensation, but councilmember Ala ... More >>
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May 29, 2009
Endorsement Fever! Aborn, Others Clean Up
The Times says today that Manhattan D.A. candidate Richard Aborn "Aims to Raise His Profile" in that race, and that he does so mainly via endorsements. We'll say -- his office alerts us to each one (other candidates are also encouraged to do so), and he's had plenty, most recently those of four Demo ... More >>
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May 15, 2009
VID for Siegel, NARAL for Gillibrand, Johnson for Bloomberg (and Unemployment)
The Village Independent Democrats just announced their endorsements for the primaries. It's not the biggest Democratic club, but it's influential around these parts. The VID made mostly expected choices, among them Bill Thompson for Mayor, John Liu for Comptroller, and Richard Aborn for Manhattan D. ... More >>
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April 1, 2009
DiBrienza Quits Council Race Under a Cloud
Steve DiBrienza had been running to retrieve his old Brooklyn council seat when people began questioning his involvement with the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation, a non-profit which some reporters said did not seem to do much except collect city funding and pay salaries, including DiBrienza's. D ... More >>
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February 10, 2009
Mark Green Running for Public Advocate
Mark Green is mainly known for losing elections, but he did serve as Pubic Advocate from 1994 to 2001, and now he wants his old job back. Green, who announced on NY1's "Wiseguys" show, says we need a PA who "understands how to make New York a cutting edge, 21st century city." Bill de Blasio, Eric Gi ... More >>
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January 19, 2009
Quiet Hammerman Up for de Blasio's Council Seat
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
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November 5, 2008
At Election Night Party, NY Dems Cheer, Pump Fists, Boo Palin
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
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October 16, 2008
Council Term Limits Breakdown: The "I Don't Knows" Have It
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
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March 16, 2007
Slope Weighs One-Way Byways
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
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September 25, 2006
Actual Poor People Rate Bloomy's Poverty Plan
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
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July 18, 2006
Pricing the Pols: How Much for a Beep?
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
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January 17, 2006
Council Priorities
The new City Council Speaker doles out some surprising assignments
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January 27, 2004
Where Credit Is Due
Council Plan Helps Landlords Do the Right Thing
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April 1, 2003
Close-Up on Fort Hamilton
Council Plan Helps Landlords Do the Right Thing
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