The New York Observer » Miguel Martinez http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Would-Be Successor to Martinez Promises Dignity and Transparency 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, Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/would-be-successor-martinez-promises-dignity-and-transparency Would-Be Successor to Martinez Promises Dignity and Transparency 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 Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4561/would-successor-martinez-promises-dignity-transparency Martinez’s Mailing pictures here.

Today, Martinez pled guilty.]]> http://www.observer.com/4522/martinezs-mailing Martinez’s Mailing The day Miguel Martinez resigned, his newsletter started hitting mailboxes. More pictures here. Today, Martinez pled guilty.

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/martinezs-mailing Jockeying for Martinez’s Seat 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.

The Espaillat endorsement is a boost for the candidacy of Rodriquez. It’s also Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4503/jockeying-martinezs-seat Bloomberg Commissioner Running for Martinez’s Council Seat 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 shortly.

Martinez resigned yesterday amid a Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4489/bloomberg-commissioner-running-martinezs-council-seat The Many Candidates for Miguel Martinez’s Seat 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.

Leading the pack in terms of fund-raising is Ydanis A. Rodriguez, an educator who ran for the seat in 2001. This year, Rodriguez has raised Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4474/many-candidates-miguel-martinezs-seat Source: Miguel Martinez Resigning

City Councilman Miguel Martinez of Washington Heights is expected to resign later today, according to a source.

Martinez, elected in 2001, has come under scrutiny of investigators for his association to a group that allegedly misused public money.

A Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4472/source-miguel-martinez-resigning Thompson Endorsed by Four Democrats, Including One Supported by Bloomberg Bill Thompson was endorsed by four Dominican-American elected officials, including one that Michael Bloomberg endorsed for re-election last year.

On the steps of City Hall, Thompson was endorsed by City Councilman Miguel Martinez, and Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, both of Manhattan. Bloomberg endorsed Espaillat in his re-election last year.

Also endorsing Thompson, but not Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3766/thompson-endorsed-four-democrats-including-one-supported-bloomberg The Katz Coalition Here’s City Councilwoman Melinda with a bunch of City Council members who are endorsing her campaign for city comptroller.

The Katz campaign gathered outside City Hall for a very public photo-op in an effort to offset the notion that John Liu is the only candidate in the race with diverse support.

“I’m honored Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3412/katzs-for-comptroller-wrangles-city-hall-support Oh. It’s You. Here’s Christine Quinn in a chance encounter with a reporter who's making life somewhat complicated for her members at the moment.

The Times' Ray Rivera, who used to work out of Room 9 in City Hall, is currently on the City Council scandal beat, doing stories about the alleged legal troubles of members Miguel Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3327/oh-its-you For the Record: Martinez Not Excited About Gillibrand 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.]]> http://www.observer.com/1719/martinez-excitement-gillibrand Miguel Martinez on the Political Stakes for Bloomberg 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.Before the hearing, I asked him about Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/azipaybarah/756/martinez-imagines-less-popular-bloomberg Espaillat and Martinez Ride Obama Wave Against Each Other Here's how the presidential race is showing up in at least one race in Washington Heights and Inwood.

On the left is a poster for Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, featuring not only Barack Obama, but Hillary Clinton, too.

On the right is Espaillat’s challenger, Miguel Martinez, who campaigned locally for Clinton, but has since made the switch.The Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/espaillat-martinez-ride-obama-wave-against-each-other Bloomberg Endorses Espaillat Michael Bloomberg just endorsed incumbent Democratic Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, the mayor's second endorsement in as many hours.

Espaillat is being challenged by term-limited City Councilman Miguel Martinez in a northern Manhattan district.

In the statement released by the Espaillat campaign, Bloomberg said, "From his outspoken support of congestion pricing to his successful push to make the Gansevoort Read More

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