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Randy Mastro's lawsuit against City Councilmember Debi Rose and the Working Families Party has officially been settled, with Rose paying the W.F.P. more money for services they provided during the campaign. Notably, there is no admission that the organization did anything... READ MORE»
At the suggestion of a reader, I've been comparing the campaign expense reports filed by Debi Rose and Ken Mitchell in the City Council campaign, which are now the subject of a lawsuit on Staten Island. The lawsuit, filed by Randy Mastro, alleges that Rose received an unfair advantage from the Working Families Party because they didn't charge her a "fair market value" for services on the cap. And, with a $161,000 spending cap in... READ MORE»
Bill Thompson and others just spoke to reporters outside City Hall, saying they hoped to persuade the federal Justice Department to block last year’s term-limits extension, which they say will have a “chilling” effect on minorities running for... READ MORE»
During a recent appearance by Rudy Giuliani on CNN, a box flashed under his orange tan and orange tie identifying him first as "Fmr. GOP Presidential Candidate" and then "Fmr. New York City Mayor."... READ MORE»
Anti-term limits extension Council members Bill de Blasio and Letitia James decided not to appeal after a judge ruled yesterday against an injunction to stop the City Council from voting on the term-limits legislation. Reached by phone this morning, attorney (and former Giuliani staffer) Randy Mastro said that his clients are "focusing now on the vote."... READ MORE»
From Glenna: According to the New York City Law Department, petitioners and City Council members Letitia James and Bill do Blasio have decided not to appeal yesterday's ruling. No court challenges remain against today's... READ MORE»
The New York City Bar Association just released a statement opposing the term-limits legislation that the City Council is considering. According to the A.B.A., Michael Bloomberg's plan would undermine the public's confidence in the legislative process. From the statement: "It would indeed be a tall order to convince New Yorkers that in taking this matter unto themselves after having been twice affirmed by the voters, that the Council members had only the public interest at... READ MORE»
The idea that the Wall Street crisis makes a third term for Michael Bloomberg more appealing to voters sounds familiar to Randy Mastro, a former deputy mayor who served under Rudy Giuliani. "Looking back at historical precedents, the same argument was made after 9/11 when Rudy Giuliani was in office," Mastro said in a telephone interview yesterday. Mastro said calls for Giuliani to stay in office after his second term "was an issue that was aired... READ MORE»
Rudy Giuliani is not the first person many conservatives would have picked to deliver the keynote address at the Republican convention later this month, but given the uphill battle many of them see John McCain facing in November, it appears to be a choice they can live with. "Maybe in other years I'd be more picky about it," said Gary Bauer, an evangelical leader who is an informal adviser to the McCain campaign. Citing... READ MORE»
Earlier this afternoon, a diverse cast of politicians gathered in front of the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue to protest the Bloomberg administration's plan to reopen and expand the downtown jail. (It was the Bloomberg administration that closed it back in 2003, due to high costs). Councilman and city comptroller candidate David Yassky, comptroller and likely mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, State Senators Marty Connor and Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblywoman Joan Millman,... READ MORE»
Mitt Romney's spokesman, Kevin Madden, is hitting Rudy Giuliani over the former mayor's claim, highlighted in a new South Carolina radio ad, that he tried to get the INS to help him fight illegal immigration. "There is a very substantive and relevant contrast between Governor Romney and Mayor Giuliani on this,' said Madden. "It goes to the heart of the question on this which is when you talk to voters who really care about... READ MORE»
Okay, once more on that long-running and slightly silly argument between allies of Rudy Giuliani and Mark Green over who deserves credit for removing the mob from the gabage industry. (It's worth settling, if only because the accomplishment is a central biographical selling point of Green's attorney general campaign -- and at least a tangential one in Giuliani's national marketing effort.) Selwyn Raab, the former Times investigative reporter and author of "Five Families" -... READ MORE»
Laro Service Systems—represented by former Mayor Giuliani’s deputy Randy Mastro--won its case this afternoon against the Fulton Fish Market cooperative, Crain’s reports --meaning it will continue to unload fish even after the market moves to the Bronx. The city is appealing and the market is expected to stay where it is in the meantime. -Matthew... READ MORE»
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