City Councilman Miguel Martinez stepped down from office after admitting to pocketing thousands of dollars in public money. One of the leading candidates to replace Martinez, Ydanis Rodriguez, is campaigning with a promise to “bring dignity, honesty and transparency from District 10 to the City Council.” Rodriguez was speaking on the City Hall steps Sunday, where he was getting endorsed by a number of elected officials. “One commitment I made to my community: I will bring dignity,... READ MORE»
City Councilman Miguel Martinez stepped down from office after... READ MORE»
The day Miguel Martinez resigned, his newsletter started hitting mailboxes. More pictures here. Today, Martinez pled guilty.... READ MORE»
Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat will be endorsing Ydanis Rodriguez for Miguel Martinez’s City Council seat. It’s noteworthy since there’s another candidate entering the race, Guillermo Linares, the Bloomberg commissioner who resigned from his job in order to run for the seat.... READ MORE»
Michael Bloomberg’s commissioner for Immigrant Affairs, Guillermo Linares, is resigning his position, according to a spokesman for the mayor. This will clear the way for Linares to run for the City Council seat vacated yesterday by Miguel Martinez of Washington Heights. An official statement from the mayor is due... READ MORE»
If Miguel Martinez isn't going to run for re-election, the race in his district just got more interesting--six candidates have already been raising money to run against him.... READ MORE»
Bill Thompson was endorsed by four Dominican-American elected officials, including one that Michael Bloomberg endorsed for re-election last... READ MORE»
Here’s City Councilwoman Melinda with a bunch of City Council members who are endorsing her campaign for city... READ MORE»
Here’s Christine Quinn in a chance encounter with a reporter who's making life somewhat complicated for her members at the... READ MORE»
Walking by City Councilman Miguel Martinez of Manhattan in City Hall just now, I asked him if he's excited about our state's new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand. "Hell no," he said. Maybe things will get better after she meets with Latino lawmakers this weekend.... READ MORE»
City Councilman Miguel Martinez did not have the mayor’s support when he ran for Assembly earlier this year. He did, though, vote to extend term limits, which the mayor wanted. Right now, Martinez is co-chairing a budget hearing on the city’s budget and its impact on the fire department.... READ MORE»
