http://www.observer.com/term/helen-marshall en http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/borough-presidents-coup-disappointed-not-all-surprised After they participated in a rally on the City Hall steps against budget cuts to community boards, I asked three borough presidents who served in the legislature what they thought of yesterday's Senate coup. “It’s unfortunate that we would allow ourselves, as Democrats, to join the Republican Party,” said Ruben Diaz Jr. of the Bronx, who served more than a decade in the Assembly. “That is not acceptable.” When I asked him about possible viable challengers... Politics Helen Marshall Hiram Monserrate Local Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:34:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/borough-presidents-coup-disappointed-not-all-surprised http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/bloomberg-hangs-out-republicans-doesnt-endorse-them Here's a shot of Michael Bloomberg at a dinner hosted by the Queens Republican County Committee last week. It's from the Queens Courier, which wrote in a caption that since the Queens G.O.P. endorsed Bloomberg for re-election, he "came to their Gala in Flushing to endorse their candidates for Borough President and City Council.They would have been the first endorsements Bloomberg has made in the 2009 cycle. It also would have been... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/bloomberg-hangs-out-republicans-doesnt-endorse-them#comments Politics 2009 Queens Borough President Election Helen Marshall Local Michael Bloomberg Wed, 06 May 2009 10:19:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/bloomberg-hangs-out-republicans-doesnt-endorse-them http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/queens-bp-says-bloomberg-should-have-tried-democratic-line-would-have-been-close Queens Borough President Helen Marshall said she’ll be supporting whoever is the Democratic mayoral candidate, but said she thinks independent Michael Bloomberg “should have tried to go for the Democratic designation too.” Marshall was speaking to me at an event in Sunnyside where Bloomberg was addressing a local chamber of commerce last night. Asked if she’d support Bloomberg for re-election, Marshall said, “I’m a Democrat. I can’t change that. It’s in my blood, OK? And so... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/queens-bp-says-bloomberg-should-have-tried-democratic-line-would-have-been-close#comments Politics Bill Thompson Helen Marshall Local Michael Bloomberg Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:53:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/queens-bp-says-bloomberg-should-have-tried-democratic-line-would-have-been-close http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/queens-borough-president-says-bloomberg-will-win-borough Queens Borough President Helen Marshall told the more than 400 guests at a fund-raiser last night that Michael Bloomberg is going to win her borough in the upcoming mayoral election, according to sources at the event. "It's a pleasure to welcome the Mayor back to our borough. He won this borough before and he will again," Marshall said, according to one person there. Other sources confirmed Marshall expressing confidence Bloomberg would win the borough. Marshall was... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/queens-borough-president-says-bloomberg-will-win-borough#comments Politics 2009 Mayor Election 2009 Queens Borough President Election Audrey Pheffer Helen Marshall Local Michael Bloomberg Peter Vallone Jr. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/queens-borough-president-says-bloomberg-will-win-borough http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/price-borough-presidents-bloomberg-not-outraged The crumbling economy isn’t prompting Michael Bloomberg to react with outrage to news stories about extravagant spending by the city’s borough presidents. After more criticism of the office of borough president in the Daily News yesterday, Michael Blooomberg said at a press conference that “their budgets are relatively small compared to the city budget. Do we get good value for it? I’ll leave that to the public to decide but generally I would argue that... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/price-borough-presidents-bloomberg-not-outraged#comments Politics Helen Marshall Local Michael Bloomberg Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/price-borough-presidents-bloomberg-not-outraged