ALBANY—Rudy Giuliani met quietly with a group of upstate Republican county chairmen last week while in town for a motivational speaking rally at the Times Union Center arena.
The get together was organized by Craig Eaton, the Brooklyn Republican chairman, who drove up to Albany with Bronx G.O.P. chair Jay Savino.
The meeting was Read More
--compiled by Azi Paybarah and Jimmy Vielkind
Now it’s official. Michael Bloomberg has the endorsement of Jay Savino, the Republican county leader in the Bronx. The news was broken this morning by David Seifman, who cited unnamed sources. This afternoon, Savino issued a press release confirming the report. To run in the Republican primary, and appear on the Republican ballot line in Read More
Now it’s official.
Michael Bloomberg has the endorsement of Jay Savino, the Republican county leader in the Bronx. The news was broken this morning by David Seifman, who cited unnamed sources. This afternoon, Savino issued a press release confirming the report.
To run in the Republican primary, and appear on the Republican ballot line Read More
Liz reported that the Brooklyn Republican county chairman, Craig Eaton, may succumb to a sudden burst of support for Michael Bloomberg. The Staten Island Republican county chairman, John Friscia, told me that barring some major legal intervention, he’s likely to support Bloomberg also. So, assuming Brooklyn goes, that's two. With the chairmen from Queens and Read More
Liz reported that the Brooklyn Republican county chairman, Craig Eaton, may succumb to a sudden burst of support for Michael Bloomberg. The Staten Island Republican county chairman, John Friscia, told me that barring some major legal intervention, he’s likely to support Bloomberg also.
So, assuming Brooklyn goes, that's two.
With the chairmen from Read More
Two of the Republican county chairs that Michael Bloomberg met with last week support the notion that Michael Bloomberg is trying to “rent” a spot on the ballot from the Republican Party for his re-election. About five minutes into an interview on Sunday, Phil Ragusa of Queens and Jay Savino of the Bronx were asked Read More
Two of the Republican county chairs that Michael Bloomberg met with last week support the notion that Michael Bloomberg is trying to “rent” a spot on the ballot from the Republican Party for his re-election.
About five minutes into an interview on Sunday, Phil Ragusa of Queens and Jay Savino of the Bronx were Read More
After meeting with Michael Bloomberg for more than an hour, the city’s five Republican county chairmen said they had not immediately decided about whether to let the former Republican into their party’s primary as he campaigns for a third term later this year.
They did not say when a decision would be made.
“We’re not Read More
After meeting with Michael Bloomberg for more than an hour, the city’s five Republican county chairmen said they had not immediately decided about whether to let the former Republican into their party’s primary as he campaigns for a third term later this year. They did not say when a decision would be made. “We’re not Read More
After getting a phone call from Rudy Giuliani yesterday, the Bronx Republican County Leader Jay Savino said he and the former mayor may have to "agree to disagree" about whether to allow Michael Bloomberg into their party’s primary. Savino later said he’s keeping an “open mind” about whether to allow Bloomberg into the primary, but Read More
After getting a phone call from Rudy Giuliani yesterday, the Bronx Republican County Leader Jay Savino said he and the former mayor may have to "agree to disagree" about whether to allow Michael Bloomberg into their party’s primary.
Savino later said he’s keeping an “open mind” about whether to allow Bloomberg into the primary, but Read More
Possible mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis threw himself a 60th birthday party last night at the famous Rainbow Room.My invitation must have been lost in the mail, but one attendee I spoke to said about 300 people showed up, and they included Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Representative Carolyn Maloney, and Republican county leaders Jay Read More
Hours before John McCain gave his convention speech, some actual non-presidential news broke: Democratic City Councilman Oliver Koppell of the Bronx said he’ll introduce a bill to extend term limits.
Term limits was a major topic of conversation in the last couple of weeks, but so far no there's been no action.
I was Read More
Pedro Espada Jr., the former Bronx state Senator, is considering forming an alliance with Bronx Republicans that could lead to his return to public office, according to two people briefed on the plans by Espada. According to these sources, Espada, who is still a registered Democrat, would help recruit enough county Republican committee members to Read More
