A group led by Brooklyn district leader Chris Owens announced today that they are suing Mayor Mike Bloomberg for $100 million or his appointment of Cathie Black as city schools chancellor last year.
The class action suit, filed on behalf of the city's public school parents, alleges that by appointing Black as schools chief, the Read More
Except in New York City.
The city may be a bastion of American liberalism, where Read More
A number of readers have forwarded me this harshly worded email from the campaign manager of a City Council candidate who is seeking contributions under the headline, “Help Skaller Stop ‘Slushgate 2.’"
The candidate is Josh Skaller of Brooklyn. He’s running for the seat being vacated by Bill de Blasio which was, before that, held Read More
Held at the downtown bar M1-5, the event's theme was "Unity '08," a reference, apparently, to bringing Democrats together (and not to the group that wanted Michael Bloomberg to run for president).
As the guests trickled in, Read More
The executive director of the Working Families Party, Dan Cantor, showed support for Sheldon Silver in an interview with OpenLeft published today, calling attacks from the left on the incumbent Democrat “intellectually shallow and politically naive.”
It's not a total surprise--Liz notes that the W.F.P. has often lined up with establishment Democrats Read More
Inspired by the ado over Barack Obama's use of Deval Patrick's phrasing, and similar use by Hillary Clinton of at least one Obama phrase, I emailed a few quotable people in New York for them to give them the opportunity to put a catchphrase of their own on the record.
Here they are:
Simcha Felder: Read More
At a Barack Obama rally on Gold Street last night, City Councilman James Sanders and former congressional candidate Chris Owens told me, “The work begins now.” I asked Owens if he thought the public nature of the caucus had any effect on Obama's win. “If folks, particularly white folks, are willing to stand up under Read More
Clarke isn't your typical half-lost, conservatively dressed freshman. More runway than House floor, upon arriving at lunch she unwraps a thick, multicolored scarf and Read More
Sheldon Silver gave the Atlantic Yards project the go-ahead. Chris Owens, son of Major and a major foe of the Atlantic Yards, debuts his new blog, "Power from Truth." Coincidence? John McCain hired another old Bush hand, Steve Schmidt. Schmidt also managed Arnold Schwarzenegger's reelection bid. Hillary did "The View." Read More
Mixed into crowd of protesters asking lawmakers to delay a vote on the the Atlantic Yards project was former Congressional candidate (and possible borough presidential candidate) Chris Owens. While a number of speakers at the demonstration focused on the narrow issue of whether approval from the Public Authorities Control Board could take place before Read More
John Sweeney pulls an ad he was shooting. New York City's traffic problem may finally get solved. Chris Owens eyes a race for Brooklyn Borough President. Judicial Reports takes a long, long look at Vito Lopez's finances. The National Republican Senatorial Committee calls Howard Dean a chicken. I mean a Read More
In this e-mail to supporters, unsuccessful congressional candidate Chris Owens offers this depressing update about his post-primary financial situation: "We raised $380,000. But we now have some $30,000 in outstanding obligations. Having been "unemployed" for over a year while campaigning, I am not in a position to meet these obligations on my own and Read More
The opposition blog No Land Grab floats the intriguing idea that had David Yassky opposed Atlantic Yards outright, he could have stolen some of Chris Owens' votes and won in the 11th. -Matthew Schuerman
With 8 precints reporting, the landslide begins... Eliot Spitzer 81% Hillary Clinton - 75% John Spencer - 62% Andrew Cuomo - 49% Charles Barron - 38% No results for Brooklyn's 11th congressional district. 9:32 With 5 precints reporting, Yvette Clake leads with 32% of the vote; Carl Andrews has 28%, David Yassky has Read More
On Friday night around 10 p.m., I found myself under the huge white tent next to the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, where a dedicated congregation sat through nearly three hours of political speeches from Andrew Cuomo, Sean Maloney, two of the candidates in the 10th congressional districts (paging Rep. Ed Towns!) and the Read More
