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Ordained Rabbi Aims to Capture Staten Island Council Seat
(Photo: Mirocznik campaign) For local races, New York City overwhelmingly tilts towards the Democratic Party and there are only a handful of Council campaigns with the potential to be competitive in...
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John Catsimatidis Hires a Democratic Firm
(Photo: Getty) John Catsimatidis may be campaigning for mayor on the Republican line, but the billionaire businessman is willing to cross the party aisle for his consultants. Accordingly, Mr....
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Vito Override: Disgraced Politician Ponders a Second Act
Art by Brian Taylor The week before Vito Lopez resigned, the state ethics commission released a scathing 68-page report that detailed a lurid pattern of abuse in his district office. According to the...
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Offbeat Boxing Promoter Tries to Roil West Side Council Race
Aaron Braunstein and a championship boxing belt. (Photo: Matthias Bernold) In a city where a prostitute-patronizing ex-governor and a pathological cybersexter can launch viable campaigns, Aaron...
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November Preview?: Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota Do Ferry Face-Off
Joe Lhota and Bill de Blasio meet in Staten Island. Could it be a preview of the battle to come? Democrat Bill de Blasio and Republican Joe Lhota found themselves face-to-face yesterday evening at the...
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Some Disaffected Democrats Turning to Joe Lhota
Joe Lhota earlier today. (Photo: Getty) Democrat Magda Katz walked into a breakfast this morning for Republican Joe Lhota knowing little about the candidate. By the time she left, she said, she was...
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Bill de Blasio Declares Victory in Front of Roaring Crowd
Bill de Blasio tonight with his daughter. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio--a once obscure public official with a name few at first could pronounce--declared victory tonight, and now stands on the cusp...
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Bill Thompson Supporters Start to Jump Ship
A man holds up a Thompson poster on Election Day. (Photo: Getty) Even Bill Thompson's supporters are now saying publicly that it's time for him to end his campaign and rally behind Bill de Blasio as...
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Bill de Blasio Dominates in New Poll
Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Getty) It's still good to be Bill de Blasio. The first public poll taken since Democratic and GOP voters selected their mayoral nominees shows Mr. de Blasio far ahead of...
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Take Two: After Thompson Drops Out, Teachers’ Union Backs de Blasio
Michael Mulgrew announces the UFT's endorsement of Bill de Blasio. The city's powerful teachers' union voted today to endorse Bill de Blasio for mayor--after snubbing him during the Democratic primary...
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