On the corner of 11th Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, Councilman and Democratic mayoral contender Tony Avella competed for attention from a modest flow of passersby with the son of district attorney candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder.
Mr. Read More
When I asked de Blasio’s spokesman Matt Wing where his vaunted field operation was canvassing today, he refused to say.
A year later, Mr. Weiner—who presented himself, convincingly, Read More
The New York donor community has been dealt its second shock of the year.
the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Bharara recently left his job as senior legal aide to Chuck Schumer, who was close to Nemazee and was a recipient of his donations.
Nemazee is Read More
In 1998, Josh Isay recruited his best friend and fellow Capitol Hill operative, Howard Wolfson, to return to their native New York and work on the long-shot U.S. Senate campaign of his boss, Representative Chuck Schumer. Around the same time, Jefrey Pollock, then a 27-year-old Philadelphia transplant who tried to mask his pubescent appearance Read More
"This Executive Order brings New York one step closer to achieving our ultimate goal of widespread fiscal reform, government efficiency and reduced property tax burdens."
For many Democrats, these times call for bolder government regulation to correct years of unchecked business practices harmful to the economy, climate and public health. And so, for Governor David Paterson, Read More
In the summer, a mature man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of good hair.
Or maybe it’s just that the heat gets to them. But in recent days, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his political allies have been talking a lot about their lack of locks.
It started, at 9:25 a.m. on July 14, when Read More
Mr. Bloomberg is trying to keep up the appearance of a mayoral candidate in a real Read More
Now that the field has been cleared of established Democratic challengers to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's nomination, the holdout members of the congressional delegation are going to be expressing their support for the senator, as Representative Eliot Engel just did.
Here's Engel's statement, which was sent Read More
Bloomberg spoke at the Patrick Henry Preparatory School on East 103 street in front of children's books, his schools chancellor, Read More
Carolyn Maloney's decision to drop her noisy threat to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand marks yet another victory for Senator Chuck Schumer, who, by helping clear the field of viable primary opponents to Gillibrand, ensures that he will have a receptive, influence-multiplying partner in a Senate where he is playing an increasingly prominent role.
Carolyn Maloney is officially abandoning her prospective Senate bid.
Here's a statement just going out now from Maloney:
In seriously assessing a Senate Campaign, I have been inspired by all the calls of support I have received from a broad array of people from all over the Read More
"I am the attorney general of the State of New York. I'm focused on being attorney general of the State of New York."
-Andrew Cuomo, at a press conference in the Capitol on July 29
It's one of the most reliable dodges in politics, "focusing" on your current job to avoid discussing the job you actually want. Read More
Michael Bloomberg said this afternoon that the relationship between him and Councilman Simcha Felder is fine despite disagreeing with Felder's recollection that the mayor, illegally, initiated the process of directing city funds to organizations in the councilman's district.
"I haven't talked to Simcha since Sunday when we spent a good part of a day together Read More
“I’m not going to assess my influence,” Mr. Schumer told The Observer at his weekly Sunday press conference. “I’m working hard on a whole lot of different things. God blessed me with a lot of energy and I try Read More
