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Michael Gianaris

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Local Pols Say Federal Government is Getting in the Way of NYC's First Outdoor Film Studio *UPDATED*

    New York City is oh so very close to being a better city for film and television than Hollywood -- if the federal government would just get out of the damn way! At least that was the message today on the corner of 36th Street in Astoria, Queens, where Sen. Chuck Schumer, flanked by relevant neighb ... 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

    February 1, 2012

    State Senator Gustavo Rivera on Redistricting: Bad Process, Horrendous Product

    ​Runnin' Scared caught up with State Senator Gustavo Rivera yesterday to hear his thoughts on the ongoing redistricting battles in Albany. He testified on Monday at a hearing on the matter. (He wasn't able to attend a Bronx redistricting hearing yesterday at the Bronx Museum of the Arts -- whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Mike Bloomberg Hangs With 'Gossip Girl' Cast

    Yep, that's right, folks. Mayor Mike Bloomberg's press conference today was about Gossip Girl. The Lady Gaga-kisser upped his celebrity status by standing beside members of the cast and creative team of the television show at Queen's Silvercup Studios. Also beside him were a host of Queens electe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    State Senator Michael Gianaris on Redistricting: 'We're Not Going To Stand for It'

    After a lot of back-and-forth and a fair amount of confusion about when the state's redrawn district maps might actually be released, the new state Senate lines came out today. This is it! After months of talk and hearings, these are the new political lines that the state task force charged with r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    TSA Admits Screwup in Shakedown of Old Ladies

    After months of intense internal debate, the TSA decided that mistakes were made when two elderly women -- who claim they were subject to strip searches (!) -- were examined at Kennedy Airport in November, The Associated Press reports (via USA Today). Homeland Security Officials, prompted by the wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Strip Club Threatens to 'Stain' Long Island City; Lawyer Says It Deserves a Chance

    ​Everything was going right for the once-industrial, now-booming Long Island City -- until a strip club company tried to move its way into the little-neighborhood-that-could. This blossoming section of the city across the East River (the gateway to Queens!) has everything going for it: It's ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Coup in Review: Paterson Wants Self-Replacement to Run Senate, Cuomo Says No

    Governor Paterson, assemblyman Michael Gianaris, and a bunch of good-government groups had a marvelous idea for breaking the Albany Coup 31-31 state senate voting deadlock: just have Paterson appoint a new Lieutenant Governor to replace the vacancy left by Paterson's own ascension to the Governor's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    City Hall News Names "30 Most Beautiful" Political People

    If you find workaholic bureaucrats sexy, City Hall News' 30 Most Beautiful People in New York Politics is your catnip. House members Yvette Clarke (pictured) and Anthony Weiner are the highest-ranking Beautiful People; both are single, but though Clarke "will party in a heartbeat" (mrrow!), the 44- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2008

    Court Strikes Down NY's Airline Passenger Bill of Rights

    If you find workaholic bureaucrats sexy, City Hall News' 30 Most Beautiful People in New York Politics is your catnip. House members Yvette Clarke (pictured) and Anthony Weiner are the highest-ranking Beautiful People; both are single, but though Clarke "will party in a heartbeat" (mrrow!), the 44- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    'Prisoners of War Have More Rights' Than Stranded Airline Passengers

    If you find workaholic bureaucrats sexy, City Hall News' 30 Most Beautiful People in New York Politics is your catnip. House members Yvette Clarke (pictured) and Anthony Weiner are the highest-ranking Beautiful People; both are single, but though Clarke "will party in a heartbeat" (mrrow!), the 44- ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    January 7, 2003

    Close-up on Astoria

    If you find workaholic bureaucrats sexy, City Hall News' 30 Most Beautiful People in New York Politics is your catnip. House members Yvette Clarke (pictured) and Anthony Weiner are the highest-ranking Beautiful People; both are single, but though Clarke "will party in a heartbeat" (mrrow!), the 44- ... More >>

  • Specials

    September 26, 2000

    Letters

    If you find workaholic bureaucrats sexy, City Hall News' 30 Most Beautiful People in New York Politics is your catnip. House members Yvette Clarke (pictured) and Anthony Weiner are the highest-ranking Beautiful People; both are single, but though Clarke "will party in a heartbeat" (mrrow!), the 44- ... More >>

  • News

    September 19, 2000

    Advantage: Hevesi

    City Comptroller Scores Big in Primary Races as Ferrer and Green Stumble

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