Lenora Fulani is one of those people who no one can find anything nice to say about, so small wonder that four politicians--Betsy Gotbaum, Alan Hevesi, Jerrold Nadler and Chris Quinn --have joined hands (and followed in Scott Stinger's footsteps) to oppose $12.5 million in tax-free financing that the Bloomberg administration will consider at Read More
People toward the back of the City Council Chamber during the vote that made Chris Quinn speaker noticed an unexpected sight: Councilman Simcha Felder, a key Quinn supporter, slipping into the men's room at the back of the chamber just before the vote. I called Felder to ask about this and he declined to Read More
It's amazing how hard it was to notice, from inside, that Chris Quinn's elevation was a groundbreaking gay rights moment, in large part because she didn't play identity politics in her campaign for Speaker. Two other bloggers' thoughts: Henry Stern: "The selection of Christine Quinn as Speaker of the Council illustrates the enduring Read More
So here's an odd moment in the annals of journalism: A City Council Member, Lew Fidler of Brooklyn, gave an on-the-record cell phone interview to the anonymous blogger who's been covering the Speaker's race on this site. "She was ... the term that was used most often -- in a positive way -- Read More
