Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn Won Four Percent of Votes in Majority-Black Neighborhoods

In East New York, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn got 3.7 percent of the vote. In Brownsville, 3.3 percent. In South Jamaica, 3.2 percent. In Canarsie, 2.7 percent. In East Flatbush, 1.6 percent. In all, four percent of voters in majority-black neighborhoods chose Quinn, according ... More >>

Advocacy Group "Anybody But Quinn" Got Exactly What They Wanted

They wanted anybody but Quinn, and they got one. Possibly even two. The Anybody But Quinn campaign celebrated election returns last night at Mustang Sally's at 28th Street and 7th Avenue. Culminating there in that nondescript midtown bar at the northern edge of Chelsea was a four-year campaign to m ... More >>

De Blasio's Victory Spurred On By Early Embrace Of Deep Public Disaffection With Stop and Frisk

Bill de Blasio's victory tonight in the Democratic mayoral primary caps a fairly startling turnabout in what was a most amusing and topsy-turvy race, a race which saw the sitting City Council Speaker Christine Quinn tumble from a large early lead to a fairly pedestrian third place finish. That de B ... More >>

The 10 Sappiest Lines from Christine Quinn's "A Day in My Life on the Mayoral Campaign"

Christine Quinn is having a tough time. She came into this mayoral race as the favorite, with all the momentum being the first woman Council Speaker and Bloomberg's acolyte grants. But when Anthony Weiner's campaign imploded, Quinn's faltered. Instead, Bill de Blasio picked up the slack, and now Qui ... More >>

Mayoral Candidates Vie for Food Cred

A Drinking Game for Tonight's Mayoral Debate: Let's Talk Policy and Get Hammered, Too

The primary season's umpteenth mayoral debate will be broadcast live on NY1 and streaming on its website at 7 p.m. tonight. We here at Runnin' Scared thought, hey, what better way to endure the sloganeering and the personal barbs then to get really, really drunk while it's happening. (hat tip to r ... More >>

Christine Quinn Does the Restaurant Industry a Solid by Overhauling the Grading System

Are those big blue A's in windowpanes across New York the first thing you look for when deciding where to eat out? Do you see a B or a C and shake your head with pity for the owner of that restaurant? Many people do, but it turns out, we've got it all wrong. Letter grading of restaurants by the Heal ... More >>

New York Gets Its Own Domain: Dot NYC

In the context of Christine Quinn's State of the City speech delivered in 2009 at the height of the economic downturn, promising to get New York City its own Internet domain registration name was a trifle. After all, she was pitching a recovery plan to salvage each of the city's major agencies. Whi ... More >>

The Misunderstood Candidacy of Corey Johnson, The Man Who Wants To Replace Christine Quinn

On that fateful day in November, New Yorkers will choose their next Mayor. Whether City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is on the ballot or not, her seat in the 3rd District, which covers Chelsea, the West Village and the Highline, will be in contention. And, as of now, one Democratic candidate name ... More >>

Anthony Weiner Is the New Democratic Frontrunner for Mayor

In late April, the polling team at Marist released a survey titled "Weiner Candidacy for Mayor Could Scramble Democratic Primary Contest." it projected major percentage points of approval for the former congressman, should he decide to step into the fray. A few weeks later, he did. And, nearly two m ... More >>

Christine Quinn Picks Up SEIU 32BJ Endorsement After Paid Sick Leave Bill

At the end of March, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn flip-flopped. She had stood in opposition to a paid sick leave bill for years, arguing that the measure would cause economic harm to a city deep in the Great Recession. But the mayoral race's influence trumped all: Pressing her Democratic bas ... More >>

Christine Quinn's Prime Real Estate: Macro Sea / Brooklyn Naval Yards

As the days wind down to November 5--when New Yorkers will choose their first post-Bloomberg leader--the would-be mayors continue their mad dash for donors, seeking large contributions from New York's most powerful elites. Spearheading that movement is City Council Speaker and Democratic frontrunner ... More >>

City Council Will File a "Motion to Discharge" to Vote on Historic NYPD Bills Today

They're two bills birthed from latest NYPD controversy. One would establish an inspector general to oversee the department, and another would allow citizens to sue the police over claims of racial profiling. The two parts of the overarching Community Safety Act have divided the city's most powerful, ... More >>

New York NOW Endorses Christine Quinn for Mayor

For the mayoral race, another day, another endorsement. But this time, it falls upon an electoral landmark. Today, the Daily News has reported that the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women will officially endorse City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a candidate who, if elected, w ... More >>

What We Talk About When Quinn Talks About "Environmental Racism"

Another week, another opportunity for the mayoral race to turn up the volume on its candidate-baiting side-chatter. The latest dealt with a comment Christine Quinn made last Thursday, when she responded to candidate Bill Thompson's decision to support a group of Upper East Siders lobbying to overtur ... More >>

'Anybody but Quinn' Group Back With Three New TV Ads

This is James. If you can't tell from his raised voice, or the half-assed camera zooms on his face, the West Village resident doesn't like City Council Speaker Christine Quinn very much. His main concern is Quinn's ties to her boss: "She's being attacked because nobody knows where she stands and she ... More >>

Activists to Hold a Non-Quinn-Affiliated March for Mark Carson Outside St. Vincent's Hospital

Expressing the LGBTQ community's grief and outrage following the murder of Mark Carson in the West Village on Friday, several LGBTQ groups are co-sponsoring a rally held at the LGBT Community Center tonight. Speaker Christine Quinn jumped on the rally as well--and the Facebook page for the event lis ... More >>

New Jersey Wants to Raise Its Smoking Age to 21, Too

"This has now truly become a regional, if not national, effort." Thus spoke City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at a press conference yesterday. Former-governor-turned-state-senator Richard Codey and New Jersey Assemblyman Ruben Ramos came to City Hall to join her in previewing their own version o ... More >>

Christine Quinn Wants to Save the Streets From Themselves

Between 2009 and 2011, approximately 450 people died crossing the street in New York City. Whether to reckless driving, not looking both ways, or sheer confusion, the city lost 450 residents. And that's not counting bicycle fatalities. Needless to say, like subway deaths, it's become a problem that ... More >>

Civil Rights Groups Eye Youth Vote to Sway Mayoral Election On Stop And Frisk

At this point, it goes without saying the controversy that is stop and frisk will be a staple of the 2013 mayoral race. Floyd v. New York - a case that seeks to upend the controversial practice - is heating up, as the NYPD seeks to justify its usage through intimidating tutorial videos. The Communi ... More >>

Paid Sick Leave Passed, So Here's What You Should Know

It's been a long time coming. After three years, New York City Council has finally passed veto-proof legislation guaranteeing paid sick days in businesses with more than 20 employees. Now (hopefully), restaurant workers afraid of losing their jobs won't come to work hacking up pathogens into soup. B ... More >>

LGBT Purists to Christine Quinn: We'd Love a Gay Mayor. Just Not You.

Twenty NYC Middle Schools' Days To Be Extended, Kids Will Probably Not Be Happy

Our collective inner child is kicking and screaming over this story. But our collective adult self is affirmatively nodding in agreement that maybe this will actually help students. Growing up sucks. Yesterday, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Education Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott announce ... More >>

Anti-Quinn Coalition Takes Its Campaign to the Streets

Two weeks after making news with a television advertisement attacking Christine Quinn, the "anyone-but-Quinn" coalition NYC Is Not For Sale is taking their message out into the streets of New York. Yesterday the campaign set up outside six subway stops across the city, handing out plastic cigars an ... More >>

Christine Quinn Threatens Media Who Run Ad She Doesn't Like

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is having a rough week so far. For one thing, new Quinnipiac poll shows the mayoral front-runner's numbers hitting a five-month low. She's also facing a new attack ad paid for by a coalition of labor and animal-rights groups. The ad got some media attention earl ... More >>

Sal Albanese Duels Bill de Blasio Over Quinn's Member Items Mishap

How do you create more mayoral drama? Start fighting over who's better at dealing with previous mayoral drama. Yesterday, we reported on the Halloran/Smith scandal's foray into the electoral spectrum. News swirled around the fact that Councilman Dan Holleran had planned to use Council/taxpayers' fu ... More >>

Halloran/Smith Scandal Quickly Becomes Latest Mayoral Drama For Quinn

As you may have heard yesterday, City Councilman Dan "America's Top Heathen" Holleran is in a whole lot of trouble. Along with State Senator Malcolm Smith, the two were involved in a rigging scheme that planned to posit Smith as a Democrat switching over to the Republican side to run for Mayor of ... More >>

Even With Bloomberg's Veto, Paid Sick Day Bill Expected To Pass City Council

Looks like Christine Quinn has won... on a few levels. Last Friday, we reported on the paid sick day bill in City Council, where it's been garnering support for a few years now. The legislation sought to mandate employers to give their workers at least five paid sick days if they had twenty or more ... More >>

The Candidate Shift: Quinn In Talks For Paid Sick Day Bill

As we learned on Wednesday with the Community Safety Act, a mayoral race can do wonders to political priorities. This week, the paid sick day bill in the City Council has been on a legislative roller-coaster. At first, Christine Quinn, using her privileges as City Council Speaker, refused to allow ... More >>

Christine Quinn: "I'll Cut Their Balls Off!"

Mayoral wannabe Christine Quinn apparently doesn't like to be crossed. When she is, she's been known to utter the immortal phrase, "I'll cut their balls off!" according to the New York Times.

Pedro Serrano, Second Whistleblower Cop, Testifies In Stop and Frisk Trial; Council Moves Toward Independent Monitor

A second police officer took the witness stand today to testify that illegal quotas for arrests, summons and stop and frisks drove his precinct's crime strategy. Pedro Serrano worked in the same Bronx precinct as Officer Adhyl Polanco, who testified on Tuesday in the class action lawsuit challengin ... More >>

Comptroller John Liu Will Officially Join Mayoral Race On Sunday

Looks like we have another candidate to keep in mind come November. The New York Observer's Colin Campbell reports that multiple sources have told the publication that Comptroller John Liu will announce his bid for City Hall this Sunday. Like with Christine Quinn's official video released a few day ... More >>

It's Official: Christine Quinn Wants To Be Your Next Mayor

Yesterday, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn released this video to the Internet. And her campaign tweeted the below out, too. Both were an affirmative nod to New Yorkers that, yes, she is officially running for Mayor and, yes, she is fighting for the middle class. If elected, Ms. Quinn will be t ... More >>

Christine Quinn Thinks The Rent Is Too Damn High, Too

Being this outright defensive about the middle class is probably the most blatant difference between Ms. Quinn and her boss. Yesterday, the City Council Speaker gave her State of the City address - or, basically, What I'll Do As Mayor - and mentioned the income tax bloc in between the poor and rich ... More >>

The Gawker/Christine Quinn Gun Owner Database Debacle

We were a bit afraid that this would become a "thing." Two weeks ago, we reported on the Journal News, a newspaper based in White Plains, published the names and addresses of all the gun owners in and around New York City. As a result, readers and media folk alike flipped out, leading one blogger ... More >>

Christine Quinn, Best Bud

The City Council Speaker's conspicuous Sandy presence

Christine Quinn Tells Chick-Fil-A to Get Out of NYC

Yesterday, we reported on the Chick-fil-A controversy that has been brewing across the country. Well, it looks like this story's heating up a bit.As the mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Fran all demanded for the organization to get the hell out of Dodge, our urban boss, Mr. Michael R ... More >>

Melissa Mark-Viverito, Bill de Blasio Call on City To Retire Carriage Horses

Around fifty people gathered on the steps of City Hall this afternoon to demand the City Council test out a prototype electric car that they hope can replace horse-drawn carriages. That proposal, Intro. 86A, is sponsored in the City Council by Member Melissa Mark-Viverito. New Yorkers for Clean, Li ... More >>

Christine Quinn, Bride To Be This Month, Reacts To Obama's Gay Matrimony Approval

Christine Quinn, the Speaker of the City Council, frontrunner for being the Democratic nomination as the next mayor, and bride to be this month, gave her pleasant reaction to Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriages this afternoon. Says Quinn, in the above video, "For me, someone's who's getting m ... More >>

Mike Bloomberg On Living Wage Disagreement With Christine Quinn: 'I'm Going to Her Wedding'

The ongoing disagreement between Mike Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on living wage legislation isn't damaging their relationship, the mayor said today. Or at least, he's still planning on attending her upcoming wedding -- and doesn't think the controversial bills are going to ... More >>

Mayor Bloomberg Compares Living Wage Bill to Communism, Says He'll Sue

Yesterday, we reported that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn lost support from a major business group for a living wage bill that she has been carefully negotiating. That disappointing loss for Quinn, an expected mayoral candidate, doesn't seem to make much of a difference for Mayor Mike Bloom ... More >>

Christine Quinn Loses Major Business Group Support for Living Wage Bill; Says 'Writing Legislation is Difficult'

Christine Quinn, faced with the challenging task of simultaneously negotiating the interests of labor groups and business groups in a new living wage bill, has lost the support of the city's major business organization -- a disappointment for the City Council Speaker, who is expected to run for mayo ... More >>

Christine Quinn Tells Tale of Grandmother's Escape from Titanic 100 Years Ago (Yes, It Actually Happened)

In the race to be the next mayor of New York City, there's one thing that definitely makes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn unique: Her grandmother survived the Titanic. Though she's been making the rounds telling the story this month, for many years, it was a secret. Quinn, who is expected ... More >>

Christine Quinn Touts Role in CCRB Deal, So Why Won't She Fill Vacant Board Seat

City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn this week touted her role in the deal which expands the prosecutorial role for the Civilian Complaint Review Board against police officers accused of misconduct. But, oddly, Quinn (at right, behind Mayor Bloomberg) has left vacant the seat of ... More >>

NYU2031, the Expansion Plan of the Century, is a Mayoral Game

It was a given that NYU's expansion plan would create a commotion -- any proposal cramming 2.4 million square feet, which is about equal to the size the Empire State Building, into a six-block radius will have that effect. The Manhattan Community Board, a collection of citizens from t ... More >>

Mayor Bloomberg Agrees with Christine Quinn: Parks Dept. Should Control Spaces Like Zuccotti

​Mike Bloomberg agrees with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who hopes to replace him as mayor in 2013: Public spaces like Zuccotti Park should fall under the jurisdiction of the city's Parks Department and not private owners. Commenting on the ongoing debate around the rights of Occupy Wal ... More >>

Christine Quinn: City's Parks Dept. Might Want to Take Over Spaces Like Zuccotti Park

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is expected to run for mayor in 2013, spoke out this morning about the resurgence of Occupy Wall Street, suggesting that the city may want to rethink how it oversees public park spaces. Quinn, as Capital noted this morning, has generally been cautious abou ... More >>

New Legislation Goes After Employers Who Discriminate Against Unemployed Applicants

Some employers are sending a clear message through their job postings to those who most need work: If you're unemployed, stay away. But it may be a bit more difficult for employers in New York City to reject the unemployed, if legislation introduced today at City Hall passes. This legislation woul ... More >>