Anthony Weiner’s Republican opponents would seem to have one obvious advantage should they choose to challenge the embattled congressman in 2012: their to-date failure to distribute compromising photos of themselves (or parts of themselves) over the Internet. Read More
Republicans are ratcheting up their unhappines about state Republican Party chairman Ed Cox over his refusal to get squarely behind G.O.P. gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio in favor of flirting with Democratic candidate Steve Levy.
Maggie Haberman gets wind of R.N.C. displeasure, and Liz Benjamin got her hands on an angry letter from an unhappy Read More
Eric Ulrich, a Republican City Councilman from Queens, isn't happy that his party is talking with Steve Levy, a Democrat considering running for governor.
Ulrich faxed out this letter to the state Republican Party chairman, Ed Cox just now:
SENT VIA FAX
518-449-7443
March 9, 2010
Hon. Edward F. Cox, Chair
New York Republican State Committee
315 State Street Albany, NY 12210
Dear Chairman Read More
Michael Bloomberg will be swearing in the new Republican City Council members tomorrow in the Council chambers, according to press release from those members.Peter Koo from Flushing and Dan Halloran from Bayside will join the three Republican members already in the Council: Eric Ulrich of Howard Beach, Vinny Ignizio from the South Shore of Staten Read More
How did Queens end up electing three Republicans on Tuesday?
The first was Eric Ulrich, who held his seat in the Howard Beach, Rockaway section, which is pretty blue-collar and the kind of place Rudy Giuliani did well. Which is why the former mayor campaigned there with Republican Eric Ulrich. But Ulrich could have held the Read More
The City Council just held a moment of silence for Michael Jackson.
Apparently in protest, several council members quietly walked out of the room just before it began.
Republicans Jimmy Oddo and Eric Ulrich, along with Democrats Peter Vallone Jr. and Lew Fidler all left the Council chambers just before Inez Dickens and Helen Diane Read More
Here’s Eric Ulrich, the newly elected Republican City Councilman from Queens, at City Hall this morning, after he brought a government official from Palermo, Italy to meet Bloomberg. Bloomberg is also going to officiate at his swearing-in ceremony this weekend, Ulrich told me. When I asked Ulrich if he’d like to see Bloomberg run in Read More
Here’s Eric Ulrich, the newly elected Republican City Councilman from Queens, at City Hall this morning, after he brought a government official from Palermo, Italy to meet Bloomberg.
Bloomberg is also going to officiate at his swearing-in ceremony this weekend, Ulrich told me. When I asked Ulrich if he’d like to see Bloomberg run Read More
Ken Mitchell edged out Debi Rose by just 34 votes in the Staten Island City Council special election yesterday, according to the unofficial results from the Board of Elections.
The B.O.E. counted 4,130 votes for Mitchell and 4,096 for Rose.
Mitchell is the former chief of staff to former councilman and now-Representative Mike McMahon. Rose, Read More
More fun drama from last night’s Council-race debate in Howard Beach:
In this clip, candidate and businessman Mike Ricatto reminds the audience that one of his opponents, Eric Ulrich, is a “Republican Party official” and asks what experience he has “in these fiscally challenging times.” (The debate, like the Feb. 24 special election, was Read More
Getting your opponent knocked off the ballot has its practical benefits, but it won't necessarily make you popular, as City Council candidate Geraldine Chappey found out during a debate last night at the Saint Barnabas Church in Howard Beach.
Chappey filed a challenge and succeeded in knocking off the leading candidate in the race, Read More
City Council candidate Francisco Moya is really hitching his wagon to Barack Obama's success.
“Yes We Can” is the name of Moya’s party, according to the petitions he handed in to the Board of Elections. (Like all special elections, the February 24 contest is nonpartisan, and requires candidates to make up party names). Read More
Michael Bloomberg announced that Feb. 24 will be the date for special elections for the City Council seats being vacated by Hiram Monserrate, Joseph Addabbo and Mike McMahon.
Monserrate and Addabbo, both of Queens, were elected to the State Senate. McMahon, of Staten Island, was elected to Congress.
The races will be nonpartisan and the Read More
Yep, that’s Tom Ognibene, the Republican who ran a primary against Michael Bloomberg in 2005 (and more recently lost a City Council primary), at this morning's campaign kick-off event for Eric Ulrich, who is running for City Council.
Ulrich, also a Republican, is running for the seat being vacated by Joe Addabbo, the City Read More
