Queens Councilman Tom White passed away in August, and more than six weeks later, his chairmanship of the council's Economic Development committee has yet to be... MORE >
A major question in New York politics is how much fusion voting--the ability to vote for a favored candidate on a minor party line--matters to the overall result. In other words, are voters who are checking their ballot for Andrew Cuomo on the Working Families Party line just disaffected Democrats who would support Cuomo regardless, or do these minor party ballot lines actually bring people to the polls? (The same question can be said... MORE >
Michael Balboni, a former Republican state Senator and homeland security czar, has sent out a fundraising letter to Eric Schneiderman's email list, urging his supporters to donate to the Democrat's attorney general campaign in the waning days of the... MORE >
Robert Duffy, Paladino's accidental running-mate and mop-up man. Thirty-one state lawmakers carry more than $5,000 in credit card... MORE >
A Siena Poll showed safe leads for Andrew Cuomo and Tom DiNapoli, and a less safe one for Eric Schneiderman. Donovan will not be on the air this week. The Harvard Club rejected Eliot... MORE >
Rent Is To Damn High gubernatorial nominee Jimmy McMillan went on Lawrence O'Donnell's MSNBC show last night with clear (if oft repeated) message: "I am not playing games. The rent is too damn high." McMillan also took a clear shot at Andrew Cuomo, saying that the "top Democrat doesn't understand the President's agenda," and tells O'Donnell that he gathered all 15,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot by... MORE >
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand fielded questions from the city's ethnic and immigrant press today and she was asked about a measure she supported while in Congress that would have deputized local law enforcement to enforce immigration... MORE >
Thank you to CapCon for pointing this out, and thank you, Internet, for producing... MORE >
The news that Jimmy McMillan keeps nunchucks in the backseat of his car was a little surprising. The news that he only pays $800 in rent for a one-bedroom apartment, a little more so. But now we concede we no longer know what to expect from this mustachioed... MORE >
The folks at Fight Back NY are out with another web video rallying people for gay marriage and against the state Senate Republicans, this one riffing off of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's earlier video. In that one, Ferguson laments that he can't marry Alec Baldwin because same-sex marriage is illegal and because, well, Baldwin is straight. In this one, Baldwin answers, and takes aim at those obstinate Republican senators as... MORE >
Federal prosecutors say that Hiram Monserrate turned the non-profit he founded into his personal piggy bank. Monserrate brushed off the charges The death penalty is becoming a major issue in... MORE >
Last spring, Michael Bloomberg stood on the steps of the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan and pledged to do "everything I can" to make sure that Dan Donovan became New York's next attorney general. Mr. Donovan, who had just launched his campaign... MORE >
Hiram Monserrate was indicted for abuse of discretionary funds. Monserrate quickly became an issue on the campaign trail. Carl Paladino didn't like the format of last night's debate and wants... MORE >
G.O.P. gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino made a surprise appearance at the Conservative Party fundraiser at the Midtown Sheraton, our Meghan Keneally reports. Paladino was the lone tuxedo wearer among a sea of suits and blazers, and was greeted warmly by the crowd with hugs and back slaps. He ordered a drink from the bartender, left a big tip, and then dashed off to the Al Smith Dinner. Asked for comment, Paladino said. "I am sorry, I... MORE >
A reader passes along this invite from the campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek, who is coming to New York next week to fundraise alongside Senator Chuck Schumer. The shindig will be at the the Duane Park Building home of NAACP president Bruce Gordon and his wife, Tawana Tibbs and the minimum fee to get in the door is... MORE >
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