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When it comes to goodbyes, 2009 was catastrophic. So before we bid adios to the old man with the scythe and welcome the new kid with his year to grow, let’s retrieve the rest of the leftover New Year’s Eve bubbly from the back shelf of the fridge and drink one last toast to the friends we left behind in the year that just ended. Last year’s celebrity departures ran the gamut, from 101-year-old... READ MORE»
ALBANY—On a conference call this afternoon, David Paterson and four other governors outlined specifics for how they would like to see a $1 trillion federal stimulus shape up, adding a request for education... READ MORE»
Ray Kelly held a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with local residents at a medical center in Canarsie last night, complete with a slide show, videos, and tables of cold-cut sandwiches. Kelly delivered his usual "stump speech" (though widely rumored to be weighing a mayoral bid, he hasn't declared) about lower crime statistics, increased diversity for incoming classes of cadets, and a willingness to improve police community relations. Many of the more than 100, mostly black and Jewish, attendees... READ MORE»
Councilman and all-but-announced city comptroller candidate Simcha Felder of Brooklyn hired another staffer: Eric Kuo, who will be the new new press person. Kuo previously did press for Councilman Vincent Gentile, a Democrat in the conservative-leaning Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn (the same area that produced Democratic operatives George Fontas, Scott Gastel and Sam Cooper). He also worked for Councilman Oliver Koppell in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. (There are probably some notable operatives... READ MORE»
Also in the paper is a look at one of the guys who wants to make Christine Quinn the next mayor of New York City: Bernard Whitman, a guy that helped elect Bill Clinton to a second presidential term when he was at the polling-industry titan, Penn, Schoen & Berland. “My hope is that she will run, as I think she would make a fantastic Mayor, and I would do anything I could to... READ MORE»
