The chorus is growing louder.
Assemblyman Karim Camara of Brooklyn, joins Rep. Steve Israel of Long Island and State Senator Bill Perkins of Harlem, in calling for Governor David Paterson to stop running.
Camara:
“The fact that Governor Paterson and members of the State Police, including the Superintendent of the State Read More
Mark Green said he “personally likes Pedro Espada” and called him “an important figure in the State Senate.”
“If he endorsed me I would accept it,” said Green.
Green made his comments when he was asked about the controversial Bronx lawmaker during a press conference outside City Hall where Green announced the support from several Read More
ALBANY—After four hours of debate and a technical problem that crashed the chamber's electronic voting mechanisms, the bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed the Assembly by a vote of 89 to 52.
The result--not a surprise, but a wider margin than in previous years--was greeted with applause from advocates in the overlooking balconies as Read More
Jordan Thomas, the founder of Brooklyn for Barack, was flying home last week from Denver, where he was a field organizer, when a question popped into his head.Could he still organize people in time for the mayor’s race, and do it without using Obama’s name?“What do you think? I mean, it’s a pretty good Read More
Two congressional candidates he endorsed Read More
Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell of Manhattan: "She knocked it out of the park" and her call for party unity was “as clear as she can make it.”City Councilwoman Melissa Mark Viverito of Manhattan: “It was inspiring. What she was doing was giving us a charge” and “telling us we've got a job to do.”City Councilman Diana Read More
Here’s a shot from an event in Brooklyn yesterday where central Brooklyn lawmakers who supported Barack Obama in the February 5 primary announced they’re endorsing Representative Ed Towns for reelection.“I made the decision to support Senator Obama because of his message of change,” said State Senator John Sampson, in a public statement. “I made the Read More
Democratic Congressional challenger Kevin Powell has been linking himself to Barack Obama in one way or another for some time now. But his effort to compare himself to the presidential nominee may suffer after tomorrow.
At 2 p.m. at Brooklyn Borough Hall, a number of local elected officials who are also Read More
Here are the highlights from yesterday’s press conference where a number of gay activists from Brooklyn criticized Republican State Senator Marty Golden for joining a lawsuit to block state agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside New York.At the event, activist held signs calling Golden a “bigot,” and accused him of “homophobia,” primarily for signing Read More
Here’s some clarification on According to a spokeswoman for Albany County District Attorney David Soares, Albany police did not “preserve” the videotape--according to Camara "crucial" evidence in the D.U.I. case against him--that showed Camara refusing to take a breathalyser test at the police station.Spokeswoman Heather Orth told me that, as in all D.U.I. cases, the Read More
Here is Assemblyman Karim Camara of Brooklyn saying the City Council’s slush fund scandal should prompt state lawmakers to review their own use of member items.“What I’m saying is that this is not just a City Council issue. We have to look in state government, State Assembly, and State Senate and say that individuals Read More
Assemblyman Karim Camara of Brooklyn, who was arrested for D.U.I. last year, says a police videotape related to the case has been destroyed, leaving officials without what he called “the one objective piece of evidence.”Camara made the comment after Liz and I approached him outside of City Hall, where he was just now Read More
How many black elected officials from Brooklyn were at the rally for Barack Obama on the City Hall steps this afternoon?Enough that State Senator Bill Perkins of Harlem muttered to himself at the podium, “Oh man, we’re going to have to mix this up a bit.” He then introduced state Senator Eric Adams--who's from Brooklyn.The Read More
