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Councilman Contends Race Must Be a Factor In Crime Fighting
Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. After City Councilman Jumaane Williams released a statement saying that it would be “irresponsible” for the City Council to not pass the proposed Community Safety Act, a...
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Stop And Frisk Debate Gets Heated At City Council Hearing
A New York City Council hearing yesterday on the Community Safety Act, a package of reforms to the city’s police department, was marked by polarizing viewpoints, passionate grandstanding and at times a...
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New York City Power 100
Who are the 100 most powerful people in New York City politics? Of course, the answer is both subjective and controversial. Still, in an audacious attempt to arrive at a ranking that reflects who...
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Peralta Picks Up Camara Endorsement For Borough President
State Sen. Jose Peralta State Sen. Jose Peralta’s campaign for Queens Borough President has already picked up endorsements from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and his colleague in the Senate,...
View ArticleQuinn’s State of the City Speech Lays Out Potential Vision As Mayor
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn laid out the parameters of an affordable housing plan and committed to supporting and elevating New York City’s middle class in a lofty State of the City speech on...
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Possible Deputies Floated In Queens Borough President Race
Councilman Leroy Comrie The race for deputy Queens borough president may be heating up faster than the race for the main job. There have been rumors that one candidate for Queens borough president,...
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Winners and Losers, March 1, 2013
The moment Dov Hikind wakes up, before he puts on his makeup, he says a little prayer for you. The Brooklyn assemblyman did a lot of praying this week, but it was the makeup and combing his hair...
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Too Early To Place Bets For Queens Beep
Bruce N. Gyory(Illustration Credit: Lisanne Gagnon) The race for Queens borough president will be interesting and revealing. The 2010 census revealed that Queens is now 28 percent white, 28 percent...
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Southeast Queens Rev-ed Up For Melinda Katz [Updated]
Melinda Katz (via nypress.com) Former New York City Councilwoman Melinda Katz picked up endorsements from two prominent preachers in the Rockaway section of the borough in her bid for Queens borough...
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In Race To Replace Halloran, Labor Likes Shafran [UPDATED]
Austin Shafran In the crowded race to replace embattled Queens Councilman Dan Halloran one candidate continues to accrue widespread labor support, which could help him gain traction in the coming...
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Winners and Losers, May 24, 2013
Forgive us if we thought the circus was in town—it’s just Anthony Weiner’s mayoral launch. The prodigal pol posed in the streets of Brooklyn for his debut campaign commercial. He traipsed through...
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The Unlikely Borough President (UPDATED)
There is no battle for Brooklyn Borough Hall. State Sen. Eric Adams is in a rarefied place for a candidate seeking a wide open seat: He does not really need to campaign. With only a sole long-shot...
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Shafran Gets 1199 Endorsement
Austin Shafran Democratic City Council candidate Austin Shafran, running to replace indicted incumbent Councilman Dan Halloran, has received the endorsement of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,...
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The Guardian’s Angle: A Q&A With Curtis Sliwa
Curtis Sliwa rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder of the Guardian Angels, the unarmed citizen crime patrol force that now operates in 17 countries and 67 cities around the world. Since the...
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With Comrie Out, Katz and Vallone Neck in Neck For Queens BP
Melinda Katz (via Twitter) Queens borough president candidate Melinda Katz announced that she has raised $173,434 during this past filing period, giving her $639,738 in total contributions for the 2013...
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Winners and Losers, July 19, 2013
What is it about elected leaders and exercise? The governor, who has been issuing more heat advisories than press releases, wants you to work out between the cheery hours of four and seven in the...
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Environmentalists Embace Katz and Her New Green Plan For Queens
Melinda Katz (via melindakatz.com) Queens borough president candidate Melinda Katz will announce her “Plan for a Green Queens” today, hoping to leverage the limited powers of the BP’s office to help...
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Winners and Losers, September 20, 2013
Do you feel the love? Democrats are uniting behind Bill de Blasio. Of course, Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t the type to enjoy standing “behind” anyone—as you may have noticed at the “unity” event earlier...
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