John Catsimatidis
Last Friday, while Manhattan suffered through another desperately slushy storm, the 57-year-old financier Steven Rattner was holed up inside his family’s Westchester horse farm. There were no taxis to splash through icy curbside puddles. The snow fell from the pretty white... READ MORE»
Flipping through the New York Post, I came across this busy and colorful ad for Gristedes, which features the photo of a certain billionaire who eyed a run for... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Business leaders will huddle tomorrow to develop and share their ideas on how the state can deal with a growing budget... READ MORE»
Remember John Catsimatidis, the poor (well, definitely not poor, actually) guy who was supposed to be the Republican candidate for mayor this year, only to lose out when Michael Bloomberg decided he was going to need to borrow the Republican line again this year after all? After... READ MORE»
During this chat today with John Catsimatidis, Neil Cavuto of Fox Business News says (at around the three-minute mark), “You’re like a skunk at your own party’s picnic,” and, “I think your party hates wealthy people.... READ MORE»
Last night, the Staten Island Republican Party indicated, once again, that they’d like to see Michael Bloomberg re-elected as... READ MORE»
Michael Bloomberg said "oh sure" when asked if he'll run for re-election even if he can't get on a major party line, and stressed that it's just easier to get elected running as either a Democrat or Republican. The mayor was speaking with reporters after addressing students at a Harlem charter school.... READ MORE»
When news got out that Michael Bloomberg was planning to meet with Republican county chairmen to seek their approval to run in their primary, I wrote that the event probably marked the beginning of the end of John Catsimatidis, another billionaire looking to run for mayor on the Repub... READ MORE»
Here’s an interesting note from last night’s meeting in Brooklyn where county Republicans voted to let Michael Bloomberg run for re-election on the G.O.P. line, even though he's not a Republican... READ MORE»
Pity John Catsimatidis: As Michael Bloomberg prepares to meet with city Republican leaders to ask for a spot on the primary ballot, the grocery magnate's mayoral hopes may effectively be... READ MORE»
--compiled by Azi Payarah and Jimmy Vielkind... READ MORE»
State Senator Marty Golden of Brooklyn said he thinks it’s a “no-brainer” that the Republican Party will ultimately allow Michael Bloomberg to run in the party's primary later this... READ MORE»
Republican State Senator Frank Padavan said he’s confident that his party will ultimately allow Michael Bloomberg to run for re-election on their line, despite resentment about the mayor leaving the party last... READ MORE»
A reader sends in this photo from the Chinese Lunar New Year parade yesterday, where a couple of citywide candidates showed up. There's comptroller candidate and City Councilman David Weprin, mayoral candidate and current Comptroller Bill Thompson, and mayoral candidate and Gristedes owner John... READ MORE»
Terry McAuliffe has attended many fund-raisers at the Park Avenue apartment of influential Democratic bundler Hassan Nemazee.... READ MORE»