FDNY Cuts Prove a Major City Council Flash Point
New York City Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano told a City Council panel Monday that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to cut 20 fire companies will negatively impact every single council district. He blamed...
View ArticleWho do Democrats Want to Replace Weiner?
New York Democrats are lining up to fill Anthony Weiner's seat in the 9th District special election, which is scheduled to take place later this year. But there's more for party bosses to consider than...
View ArticleNow Hiring: Congressional Candidate
The special election to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Anthony Weiner in the 9th District has been set by Governor Andrew Cuomo for September 13. While local party bosses mull their...
View ArticleCouncil Looking Into City Cemetery
A City Council oversight committee is looking into the status of the Potter's Field cemetery at Hart Island where 850,000 people are buried. The cemetery is run by the City's Department of Corrections...
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Councilman Halloran's entrance gives Dems in NY-06 primary a new target
Courtesy of the Halloran campaign.The cast of characters is assembled. Republican City Councilman Dan Halloran’s official announcement yesterday that he is running for Congress in the new 6th District...
View ArticleLancman Snags WFP Support
Assemblyman Rory Lancman continued to line up labor support today, in his quest to be the Democratic Party nomination in the new 6th Congressional district in Queens. On Monday, the Working Families...
View ArticleDueling Fundraising Reports in NY-06 Have Meng on Top
The Democratic candidates vying for their party’s spot on the ballot out in the 6th Congressional district have been slinging around fundraising figures over the past week. On Tuesday, Assemblywoman...
View ArticleHotel Workers Union Endorses Meng for Congress
Congressional candidate Assemblywoman Grace Meng has received the endorsement of the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council. The union has a large immigrant presence among its enrollment, with 30,000...
View ArticleUPDATED: In NY-06 General Election Preview, Lancman Blasts Halloran Over...
Assemblyman Rory Lancman fired off a press release on Tuesday slamming his potential opponent in the 6th Congressional District, City Councilman Dan Halloran, over his vote against the living wage bill...
View ArticleCongresswoman Nydia Velazquez Robocalls for Meng in Queens
Latino voters in the new 6th Congressional district in Queens are getting robo called by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez starting today, urging them to vote for Assemblywoman Grace Meng in the June 26...
View ArticleMeng Wins, Rangel Hangs On in Key Primary Races
New York went to the polls Tuesday to select their parties' nominees for the Congressional elections in November. In the only statewide race, Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long defeated Congressman Bob Turner...
View ArticleCouncil Presses FDNY to Reduce Ambulance Response Times
At a City Council oversight hearing on Tuesday, Fire and Criminal Justice Chair Elizabeth Crowley posed a blunt question about ambulance response times to top officials in the Fire Department of New...
View ArticleA Farewell for the 'Other' Departing Council Members
Nine City Council members besides Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito are leaving the body at the end of the year. At the final meeting Tuesday, each in their own way said thanks and goodbye.Listen to some...
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