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Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
April 17, 2012
Mike Bloomberg's The Latest Politico to Dodge Questions About Ray Kelly Running For Mayor
Mayor Mike Bloomberg is a big, big fan of Ray Kelly, but that doesn't mean he's going to publicly say that the city's police commissioner should step it up and run for mayor in 2013. It's not that Bloomberg doesn't like him -- it's just, you know, a hypothetical situation. And Bloomberg's never ta ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
April 16, 2012
Mayoral Hopefuls on Possible Mayoral Bid of Ray Kelly: He's a Good Police Commissioner
Asked today about rumors that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly might be interested in running for mayor in 2013, several mayoral hopefuls chimed in -- but would only say that he's good at his current job. The New York Post reported today that a top state Republican is pushing Kelly to run for mayor a ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2012
Christine Quinn, Next Mayoral Candidate Who Will Impact NYU Expansion, Not Weighing in Yet
As the 2013 mayoral elections near, the expected candidates are looking to build platforms through the work in their current jobs. For Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn -- who will likely go up against each other in the race to replace Mayor Mike Blo ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2012
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 >>
Blogs
April 13, 2012
Comptroller's Office Clashes with Mayor in Prevailing Wage Policy Shift
A move by Mike Bloomberg to give the mayor regulatory control of nearly 10,000 unionized trade workers would take power away from the comptroller, who is, unsurprisingly, not happy about this policy shift. The mayor said this morning that it's common sense to eliminate a dated and unfair policy t ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
Trayvon Martin Shooting Prompts Mike Bloomberg To Tell America How To Handle Guns...Again
Despite his authority extending no further than the five boroughs of New York City, Mayor Mike Bloomberg is once again trying to dictate gun-control policies for the entire country.In response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin -- an unarmed Florida teen gunned down by a trigger-happy wannabe cop ear ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2012
Solar Energy Agreement Leads To More Bickering Between Scott Stringer and Mike Bloomberg
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer did not miss an opportunity to criticize the mayor's office this afternoon -- but not before the mayor preemptively brushed aside negative comments from Stringer, who hopes to replace Mike Bloomberg as mayor in 2013. The back and forth between the two elec ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
It's Endorsement Time! Grace Meng and Liz Crowley Both Announce New Support In Congressional Race
It's endorsement season in the crowded race to replace longtime Congressman Gary Ackerman -- who surprised folks last month with the announcement that he would be retiring. You sometimes wonder how much these endorsements really matter -- but at least they offer us some insight into the kinds of d ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2012
Jeff Stier Explains Why Mike Bloomberg's a Salt Bully -- Despite What Mayor's Office Tells The Voice
Yesterday, we walked down the Bowery and took an extremely unscientific poll to find out how New York's homeless population feels about Mayor Mike Bloomberg's crusade to keep the city's hobos from ingesting salt by not allowing do-gooders to donate food to city-run homeless shelters (because the cit ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
Grace Meng Raises $300,000 for Congressional Race; Says it Will Be a Historic Campaign
Queens Assemblywoman Grace Meng, who would be New York's first Asian-American member of Congress, has raised $300,000 in ten days. Obviously, she's thrilled. "We are definitely excited. I think this is going to be a historical campaign that people all throughout New York and the country are lookin ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2012
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 >>
Blogs
March 1, 2012
Scott Stringer Has Nothing to Say About John Liu Controversy
John Liu's latest fundraising scandal could be a boost for expected mayoral candidate Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. But Stringer isn't talking about it. Runnin' Scared ran up to Stringer today after he testified at a City Council hearing to ask him about the latest troubles for emba ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
February 27, 2012
Council Members Ask Mayor To Include City College, Columbia in Engineering Plan
In December, Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced his plans to partner with Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to build a two-million-square-foot applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island. The new campus is part of Bloomberg's Applied Sciences NYC initiative ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2012
Facing Onslaught of Negative Press, Comptroller John Liu Delivers Policy Speech
Sam LevinComptroller John Liu at his State of the City speech. Bad timing for Comptroller John Liu. Yesterday, news broke that Xing Wu Pan, a fundraiser for the campaign of Liu -- a likely mayoral candidate -- was indicted on federal wire fraud charges. The Daily News also dug deeper into ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Some People Are Not Happy With FreshDirect's Move to the Bronx
It started as a take-that-New-Jersey story -- but now it's become not-in-my-backyard. Ah, land use battles in New York City! The central character in this debate is FreshDirect, the online grocer looking for a new home, having outgrown its location in Queens. Last week, news broke that the compan ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
Giants Ticker-Tape Parade Tomorrow; Go to Mayor's Twitter Right Now to Grab Ticket
We heard many of you screaming about the Giants on the streets and in bars last night -- but only 500 of you lucky fans will get to celebrate tomorrow afternoon at City Hall. For the rest of you, though, there's a parade! Late last night, the mayor's office announced plans for football festivities, ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
Councilman Jumaane Williams Pressures NYPD, Mayor to Address Police Accountability
Sam LevinCity Councilman Jumaane Williams at a recent rally.Last week, cops chased Ramarley Graham, 18, to the bathroom of his apartment where they shot and killed him. His grandmother was at home at the time and witnessed the shooting. The Bronx teen -- who may have been trying to flush ma ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2012
Scott Stringer's State of the Borough Address: Reclaim City For Middle and Working Class
In the land of politics, it's that wonderful time of the year when we opine about the state of things. Last month, President Obama talked about the state of the country, Governor Cuomo discussed the state of New York state, and Mayor Bloomberg chatted about the state of the Big Apple. Last night, ... More >>
Blogs
February 2, 2012
Mayor's Budget: No Tax Increases and No Layoffs of Teachers, Police Officers, or Firefighters
Announcing the city's annual budget today, Mayor Mike Bloomberg said he would not be increasing taxes and he would not be laying off teachers, police officers, or firefighters. He said it multiple times. Runnin' Scared, watching a live feed of his announcement, counted at least three times. Can you ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Helen Rosenthal Fundraises for City Council Bid in a Competitive Upper West Side Race
It's the most wonderful time of the year -- when aspiring politicians across the city start to discuss their bids for public office and the large amounts of money they've already raised. Runnin' Scared is hoping to catch up with eager pols across the city in upcoming weeks and we thought we would st ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Preparing Students for College Is Kind of a New Thing, Education Officials Say
A City Council hearing today brought together key players in city education policy to discuss how to improve the college-readiness of public students. If only everyone could fit in the room. Runnin' Scared begged as crowds of hopeful attendees were shepherded into an additional viewing room. Eve ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2012
City Looks to Sell Three Lower Manhattan Properties; Scott Stringer Says He Has the Power To Stop It
As part of his State of the City speech yesterday, Mayor Mike Bloomberg -- in a discussion about revenue -- said the city plans to sell three Lower Manhattan properties. It was just a few sentences, but it gave Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer a chance today to remind us all that his posit ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
January 12, 2012
Religious Leaders and Electeds Protest Mike Bloomberg in the Rain Prior to State of the City
The rain didn't stop a group of religious leaders and elected officials from rallying outside Morris High School in the Bronx today before the mayor's State of the City speech. Around 100 protestors were fenced in a block away from the school chanting under a sea of umbrellas. They had trekked to th ... More >>
News
January 11, 2012
100 Most Powerless New Yorkers
A 'power list' for the rest of us
Blogs
January 11, 2012
Mike Bloomberg Walks By Press Conference Criticizing Him as Advocates Applaud Brooklyn Broadway Triangle Court Decision
Mayor Mike Bloomberg awkwardly walked past a press conference on the steps of City Hall this morning as advocates criticized him and called on the city to change its housing plans for Brooklyn's Broadway Triangle. The group of advocates and residents, with the support of two electeds, had rallied t ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
Jumaane Williams and Ydanis Rodriguez Visit Barricade-Free Zuccotti Park, Call on Mayor to Discuss OWS Tomorrow
The barricades that have enclosed Zuccotti for nearly two months since Occupy Wall Street was evicted came down last night after several advocacy groups sent a letter to the city's Department of Buildings challenging the park restrictions. Today, two vocal occupiers in the City Council stopped by th ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Mike Bloomberg and Christine Quinn Cut Ribbon for Bronx's First City-Sponsored Business Incubator
Mayor Mike Bloomberg fondly remembers his days as a small business owner and likes to share the joy of successful entrepreneurship with New York City start-ups. This time, in the Bronx. The mayor announced today the first city-sponsored business incubator in the borough, which will be part of the ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2011
City Council Planning Lawsuit Over Homeless Shelter Policy
City Council plans to try and stop a new policy from the Mayor's administration that would require homeless people to prove they have nowhere else to go before they can be admitted into a shelter. Council Speaker Christine Quinn described the policy as "cruel and punitive"; the pending suit represen ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Ydanis Rodriguez, City Council Member, On Being Arrested at Occupy Wall Street
Ydanis Rodriguez, sporting a cut over his eye that he said police gave him at Occupy Wall Street.Ydanis Rodriguez, the City Council member who was arrested near Zuccotti Park two nights ago, gave a press conference at City Hall this morning, his face still showing cuts and scrapes where he sa ... More >>
Columns
August 10, 2011
The Next Mayor? You Don't Care, Do You?
Aside from voter apathy and a weak field, the mayoral race is really shaping up.
Columns
August 3, 2011
Bloomberg's Machine Politics
Are city e-mail accounts used by mayor's own political operations?
News
July 20, 2011
Citizen Bloomberg
How our mayor has given us the business
Blogs
May 26, 2011
Michael Bloomberg Sued by Reporter Over Cathie Black Freedom of Information Requests
Today, I am suing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Last year, Bloomberg baffled New Yorkers when he appointed publishing executive Cathie Black to be the city's next schools chancellor. Black was an unpopular choice, and for months, responses to her appointment ran the gamut of ridicul ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2011
City Council Rethinks Alternate Side Parking
Having a car in the city can be trying at the least, because not only do you have to navigate the traffic on a daily basis, but even when you're not driving the car you still have to move it to make way for street-cleaning services. Lucky for car owners, life might be getting much sweeter. Ne ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Charles Barron on Black's Ouster: Three Months 'Wasted'
There are few bigger critics of Cathie Black than Councilman Charles Barron, who went so far as to get arrested protesting the school closings she presided over during her brief tenure as Chancellor. Yet Barron is not taking any pleasure or claiming victory with her ouster. We caught up with ... More >>
News
January 12, 2011
NYC's Computer-System Cash-Dump Disaster
New York City threw away a mountain of cash over a new computer system. Now, finally, someone is going to pay.
Blogs
January 10, 2011
As Another Snowstorm Heads for NYC, City Council Flogs City Hall on Blizzard Response
Another blizzard is expected to hit New York this week as the city continues to reel from the post-Christmas snowpocalypse. City council members and agency officials spent several hours in hearings this afternoon, while the mayor's office published its first preliminary report on the clean-up dis ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2011
In a Blizzard, Do You Know Where Your Mayor Is?
The city's dailies aren't done raking Mayor Bloomberg over the coals for last week's blizzard response. Today, the Daily News wants to know exactly who was in charge during the city's crappy snow clean-up job. Bloomberg may or may not have been vacationing in Bermuda, and several of his ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2010
Brooklyn/Manhattan Wars Rage, Buoyed by Snow (UPDATED)
"Bloomberg v. Me" via Sheepshead Bites/Nate BerkeSometimes we dare to dream that we're better than all this, that we can all just get along, despite which borough we live in (unless you live in Staten Island, in which case, intern Myles, are you reading this?). The fact that we're all New Yor ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Sidewalk ATM Crackdown! City Council Fights 'Blight' to Communities
EV GrieveThe City Council has passed a resolution to crackdown on those sidewalk ATMs. Apparently they're illegal, so while you may have to work harder to find your local bank branch next time you're strapped for cash and wandering around the East Village drunk and/or hungry, at least you won't h ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2010
Cathie Black's Appointment Generating More Pushback
Over the weekend, Mayor Bloomberg experienced more pushback against Cathie Black, his choice for Chancellor of Schools. The only real variable in whether or not Bloomberg will get his choice is if State Education Commissioner David Steiner will grant Black a waiver or not, as she lacks the ne ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2010
Cathie Black, Schools Chancellor: Liked by Nobody. (Updated)
Mayor Bloomberg's announcement last week appointing Hearst executive Cathie Black as the city's new schools chancellor drew a lot of skepticism -- and ire -- from critics who think the magazine publisher isn't qualified enough (or...at all) for running the city's public schools. Last week, a stat ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
This Guy Really Doesn't Want Cathie Black To Have That New Job
The backlash against Mayor Bloomberg's new pick for city schools chancellor didn't take long to gather steam. A state senator-elect with ties to the teacher's union is already vying to block Cathie Black, the former Hearst Magazines chairman, from taking the job. He's urging state officials to de ... More >>
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