A cast of pols and pranksters, drunk on venom and tabloid ink, has been staging the gradual collapse of the state Republican Party for months now. Backroom antagonists have become public dueling partners, sparring in pairs that include State Senator Joe Bruno versus Governor George Pataki, gubernatorial hopeful William Weld versus former Senator Al Read More
A cast of pols and pranksters, drunk on venom and tabloid ink, has been staging the gradual collapse of the state Republican Party for months now. Backroom antagonists have become public dueling partners, sparring in pairs that include State Senator Joe Bruno versus Governor George Pataki, gubernatorial hopeful William Weld versus former Senator Al D’Amato, Read More
Last January, after a tsunami ravaged the Indian subcontinent, U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley, a Democrat who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, led a Congressional delegation to survey the wreckage in Sri Lanka. During the trip, recalled Representative Steve Israel, a Long Island Democrat, legislators stumbled upon an Israeli-run refugee camp and paid an Read More
Last January, after a tsunami ravaged the Indian subcontinent, U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley, a Democrat who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, led a Congressional delegation to survey the wreckage in Sri Lanka. During the trip, recalled Representative Steve Israel, a Long Island Democrat, legislators stumbled upon an Israeli-run refugee camp and paid an Read More
On Dec. 10, the former governor of Massachusetts, William F. Weld, sat down with New York’s former Secretary of State, Randy Daniels, for a late-morning chat over soul food at Amy Ruth’s Restaurant in Harlem. Mr. Daniels dined on catfish; Mr. Weld chose smothered pork. “This is 11 in the morning, and I’ve got to Read More
On Dec. 10, the former governor of Massachusetts, William F. Weld, sat down with New York’s former Secretary of State, Randy Daniels, for a late-morning chat over soul food at Amy Ruth’s Restaurant in Harlem. Mr. Daniels dined on catfish; Mr. Weld chose smothered pork.
“This is 11 in the morning, and I’ve got to Read MoreOn a summer evening in 1999, Republican stalwart and then–State Assembly Minority Leader John Faso broke with character: He let his hair down and sang.
Lifting his libretto from Man of La Mancha, Mr. Faso cast himself as Don Quixote and crooned a parody of “The Impossible Dream” at an annual dinner sponsored by the Read More
On a summer evening in 1999, Republican stalwart and then–State Assembly Minority Leader John Faso broke with character: He let his hair down and sang. Lifting his libretto from Man of La Mancha, Mr. Faso cast himself as Don Quixote and crooned a parody of “The Impossible Dream” at an annual dinner sponsored by the Read More
William F. Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, was winding up an eight-month business trip to Louisville, Ky., when he leaped into New York’s political fray last summer. For months, Mr. Weld had flirted with the idea of a 2006 gubernatorial run, and by Aug. 18 he’d made up his mind. He spoke with The Read More
William F. Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, was winding up an eight-month business trip to Louisville, Ky., when he leaped into New York’s political fray last summer. For months, Mr. Weld had flirted with the idea of a 2006 gubernatorial run, and by Aug. 18 he’d made up his mind. He spoke with The Read More
Ever since Senator Jon S. Corzine won the bitter race for Governor of New Jersey earlier this month, a political pall hanging over the state has started to lift. Gone are the sharp-toothed campaign ads and the slanderous whispers. The cacophony of anger and intrigue—most notably from Joanne Corzine, the Governor-elect’s ex-wife—has calmed. But power Read More
Ever since Senator Jon S. Corzine won the bitter race for Governor of New Jersey earlier this month, a political pall hanging over the state has started to lift. Gone are the sharp-toothed campaign ads and the slanderous whispers. The cacophony of anger and intrigue—most notably from Joanne Corzine, the Governor-elect’s ex-wife—has calmed.
But power Read More
When New Jersey polling stations closed at 8 p.m., Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jon Corzine was relaxing upstairs at the East Brunswick Hilton, tucked away in a suite with his mother, brother and three children. Below, the hotel’s grand ballroom began to swell with elected officials, campaign operatives and assorted well-wishers, all of them confident. All Read More
Jessica Lappin, a candidate for City Council from the Upper East Side, has no problem explaining the difference between her candidacy and that of her opponent, Joel Zinberg.
“I’m a Democrat. I mean, that’s sort of the most obvious difference between us,” she said. “He’s a Republican, and I’m proud to be a Democrat, and Read More
Jessica Lappin, a candidate for City Council from the Upper East Side, has no problem explaining the difference between her candidacy and that of her opponent, Joel Zinberg. “I’m a Democrat. I mean, that’s sort of the most obvious difference between us,” she said. “He’s a Republican, and I’m proud to be a Democrat, and Read More
