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Bloomberg Helps Another Council Member Who Helped Him

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:44:00 -0400

Here’s something that didn’t get much notice: Michael Bloomberg attended a fund-raiser for Sara Gonzalez, a councilwoman from Brookln who voted to extend term-limits. The event, which took place on April 27 in her district, is the latest personal gesture of support by Bloomberg for members of the City Council who voted for his term-limits extension last year. Bloomberg also threw a fund-raiser for James Sanders, and attended one for Peter Vallone Jr. An aide said...

Quinn Says Her Staff Isn't Asking Members About Term Limits

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:42:03 -0400

During a press conference in the Red Room at City Hall just now, Christine Quinn had a harsh reaction to a question about whether her staff had contacted individual Council members to find out what position they might take on an extension of term limits.

According to a transcript provided by a reporter who attended, Quinn was asked, "There were individual members who have said in the past few weeks that they’ve been approached by...

Who's Mr. Anti-Term Limits Extension?

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:20:45 -0400

Tony Avella got some major coverage today for sponsoring a bill to block the City Council from extending term limits legislatively.

He's not the only one. David Weprin has also asked that bill drafters in the Council write up a bill opposing the possible extension, his office said.

Also, Weprin is organizing a press conference for this Sunday at noon on the City Hall steps about his own bill. Expected to attend the event are...