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May 2, 2012
Assembly Member Micah Kellner: 'Taxi of Tomorrow' Is the 'Cathie Black' of Cabs (UPDATE)
New York's Taxi of Tomorrow, said to be a big step up from the Crown Vic fleet circulating the city, might be so yesterday. That's because embattled mayoral candidate/ Comptroller John Liu, who has become very vocal on a variety of issues as his campaign progresses, will not ink the agreement unle ... More >>
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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 >>
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June 22, 2011
Drivers and Politicians Lobby Senate to Pass Livery Cab Bill
Esther ZuckermanA collation that included City Council members, yellow cab taxi drivers and the president of Livery Base Owners gathered on the steps of City Hall this afternoon to ask the State Senate to pass a bill that allows livery cab drivers to make pick-ups in the outer boroughs and th ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Tyson Foods Founder Dead; More Food Recalls
Donald J. Tyson, who built his father's chicken farm into Tyson Foods, died yesterday at the age of 80 from complications from cancer. [NY Times] Councilman Oliver Koppell has proposed that the city institute letter grades for supermarkets. [NY Post] More than 100 people have been sickene ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
Eric Schneiderman and the Bogus Issue of AG "Independence"
In the only hotly contested statewide primary race, the buzzword is "independence." The theory, propagated by those unlikely to get Andrew Cuomo's support to replace him as attorney general, is that an endorsement from the probable next governor would compromise a law enforcement official wh ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
Pol's Challenge Could Mean Trouble for "1st Non-Profit Election Consulting Firm"
The city's campaign finance laws and matching fund program allow the public to see into a candidate's war chest as if it were made of glass. But as the unfolding story of the blurred line between the non-profit Working Families Party and the for-profit Data and Fields Services shows, those me ... More >>
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August 7, 2009
How Did This Labor-Friendly Councilman Lose the SEIU 1199 Endorsement?
When SEIU 1199 rolled out their endorsements last week, they noticeably turned their backs on a handful of City Hall incumbents seeking a third term. To Bronx Councilman G. Oliver Koppell, who saw the health care workers' union endorsement slip away to challenger Tony Perez Cassino, their cho ... More >>
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August 7, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2008
Liveblogging the Term Limits Vote Part II (Referendumania! Amendment Defeated)
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
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October 23, 2008
Angry Crowd, Bloggers Yell at Bloomberg Over Term Limits
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
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February 28, 2008
Critics Say Frozen Meals-on-Wheels Are in Poor Taste
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
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November 8, 2007
Stuyvesant, Bard Just Missed Mediocrity
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
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July 18, 2006
Pricing the Pols: How Much for a Beep?
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
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May 25, 2006
Commish, Mayor Warned: 'Blood on Their Hands'
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
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September 14, 2005
Council Cliffhanger
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
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September 13, 2005
Turnout in the Eye of the Beholder
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2005
Is Gotbaum Master of Her Domain?
Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>
News
August 16, 2005
Hunting the Magic Number
In council races around town, it's a tale of two cities
News
May 25, 2004
The Angst of Chairman Velella
Heard on a wire: money, contenders, and a nasty little so-and-so bug the big Bronx guy
News
March 23, 2004
Deals on Wheels
Bronx Democratic hacks learn to love frozen food for their frail senior citizens
NYC Life
November 11, 2003
Close-Up on Riverdale
Bronx Democratic hacks learn to love frozen food for their frail senior citizens
News
July 22, 2003
Spitzer's Spiel
A.G. Backpedals on Schools, Dodges MTA Case
NYC Life
March 18, 2003
Close-Up on Woodlawn
A.G. Backpedals on Schools, Dodges MTA Case
NYC Life
July 2, 2002
Close-Up On: Norwood
A.G. Backpedals on Schools, Dodges MTA Case
News
January 29, 2002
The Boss Is Back
Miller Lets Clubhouse Control Council, Shortchanges Merit and Minorities
News
October 2, 2001
Still Counting
The Big Term-Limits Primary Offers Some Surprises
News
September 4, 2001
Green for Mayor
Public Advocate Is the Best Choice
News
August 28, 2001
Mother Dearest & the Courthouse Cabal
A Public Advocate Candidate Has a Patronage Problem
News
January 9, 2001
2001: An Election Odyssey
Races All Over the City Promise a ‘Mad, Mad’ Year
News
September 19, 2000
Advantage: Hevesi
City Comptroller Scores Big in Primary Races as Ferrer and Green Stumble
News
August 15, 2000
A Bronx Tale
The Incumbent Protection Society Musters Its Forces
News
August 1, 2000
The Early Line
The Guys Who Want Rudy Giuliani’s Job
News
June 20, 2000
Once and Again
Cited for 'Improprieties' in '95, Velella Ally Gets New Elections Post
News
November 3, 1998
Absentee Al
D'Amato Missed 966 Votes When He First Ran for Senate
News
June 9, 1998
Becoming 'Dem-ato'
Schumer Morphs Into Alfonse: Fires Assault Weapon at Green, and Praises His Own Miss
News
June 2, 1998
The Wiseguy and the Wetlands
A Brooklyn Waterfront Dream House Becomes the Target of an Environmental Probe

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