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The circumstances of Martha Stark's departure from the Bloomberg administration had nothing to do with race. But two Democrats took the occasion to raise the issue of racial diversity in the... READ MORE»
David Paterson is coming under fire from 1199 SEIU and Greater New York Hospital Association over his proposed cuts to health... READ MORE»
Here's a clip from this morning's panel at the New School about Eliot Spitzer's political prospects for the rest of his first term. In the clip, consultant George Arzt shares a not-so-public moment from a V.I.P. reception at a fund-raiser for Denny... READ MORE»
This morning, the New School hosted a panel discussion on whether Eliot Spitzer can regain his political capital. (The answer is already looking quite different in light of yesterday's special election.) Some highlights: Panelist Wayne Barrett of the Village Voice said "hallelujah!" about yesterday's results and said Democrats should be given a chance to control the entirety of state... READ MORE»
Last night at David Weprin’s fund-raiser for his city comptroller campaign, I learned that the City Councilman’s long-time chief of staff, Jack Rubin Friedman, is leaving in January to become the head of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. One attendee told me that Rubin might run for Weprin’s seat in 2009. (Rubin was standing nearby and interjected that it’s only a possibility at this point.) The event at the Woolworth Kitchen and Towers drew... READ MORE»
Tonight's "Party in the Garden" at the home of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney might be about more than raising money for Democrats and for her congressional reelection. According to one close Maloney supporter I spoke to, tonight also serves to build her election war-chest for a 2010 Senate run if Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election. Asked directly about the possibility that funds raised tonight are at all connected with the prospect of a Senate... READ MORE»
After years in which one architect--Costas Kondylis--has dominated the 13-block-long Riverside South development, the new kid in town, Gary Barnett (Extell Development), has commissioned the Pritzker Prize-winning French architect Christian de Portzamparc to design the next three buildings, according to George Arzt, a spokesman for the developer. Monsieur de Portzamparc's Web site says the program consists of three buildings with 3.2 million square feet of office, hotel and residential space between 59th Street and... READ MORE»
Predictions this morning from George Arzt, former Post-man, current friend of Spitzer: "I think Hevesi wins. I think that Spitzer wins overwhelmingly, giving the Working Family Party the 50,000 they need to stay on the ballot. I dunno if they move up from the "F" line*. Kirsten Gillibrand will upset Sweeney. I think Reynolds will eke out a win in Buffalo. Sue Kelly will win. Fossella will win. Walsh will lose." The Senate for Democrats,... READ MORE»
Citizens Union's Dick Dadey emailed over revenue numbers for the top New York political consulting and lobbying firms for the past five years that give a strong sense of how political consultants' main product line is increasingly...lobbying. It's not a new trend, but it's a worrying one for good-government groups, as the question of whether influence is being peddled depends largely on the consultants' personal integrity. In the worst case, the political work... READ MORE»
Fernando Ferrer sought to turn the contest for New York City Mayor into a brawl last weekend.... READ MORE»
With a who’s who in New York politics endorsing her and what’s left of the city’s ... READ MORE»
With a who’s who in New York politics endorsing her and what’s left of the city’s Democratic m... READ MORE»
There should be some prize for political consultant ubiquity. And if there were, one reader notes, PR man and former Koch spokesman George Arzt would have picked it up on Saturday, when he was quote twice on the same page of the Metro Section. He gets extra credit, of course, for putting two opposing spins on the same topic, political money, in his two quotes: On the Mayor's race: "The Democrats obviously need money to at least be... READ MORE»
A year ago, Alan Hevesi's career was over.... READ MORE»
