New York Political News
Despite denials, Bloomberg sparks rumors he's headed to Washington
Mayor Bloomberg's gabby golf game with President Obama and pow wows with Vice President Biden has reignited New York's favorite parlor game: Guessing the billionaire mayor's next career move.
Document Drop: Final NYC Charter Revision Commission Report
Enjoy! Final Report of the 2010 Charter Revision Commission 9-1-10...
Endorsement Roundup
Now that we're really getting into the stretch before Primary Day, I think I'm going to start doing a once-daily roundup of endorsements so we can have them in one...
Rooms Worth Keeping
What draws museum visitors to carefully preserved period rooms?
Queens State Senate Candidate John Messer: "I Was A Victim"
I missed this story by our Lisa L. Colangelo this morning, but for those of you keeping an eye on state Senate races, it's definitely worth a read: State Senate...
Tea Party Rolls in Delaware
The Tea Party Express will sponsor as much as $250,000 in advertisements for a conservative upstart in Delaware's Republican primary for Senate.
Leader of Climate Panel Review Discusses Findings
The head of the review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change weighs in on the panel's leadership and flaws in its treatment of uncertainty.
Michaels Allegretti and Grimm Clash Again Over Military History In NY-13
The situation remains ugly in NY-13, where primary rivals Michael Allegretti and Michael Grimm continue to spar over Grimm's service in the Marine Corps and the decorations he earned while...
Dave Mejias: Will He Stay Or Will He Go?
You probably know by now that Democratic state Senate hopeful Dave Mejias of Farmingdale got busted yesterday in an apparent road rage incident involving an ex-girlfriend and spent the night...
David Malpass Uses Joe DioGuardi's Own Ad Against Him In GOP Brawl
It's a tried-and-true gimmick in the world of politics: Take your opponent's commercial, mash it up with new graphics and narration and use it to your own advantage. Case in...
Former 'car czar' Rattner rats on Obama in new book
Former Obama administration car czar Steven Rattner is coming out with a new book that depicts him swashbuckling through the financial crisis and shows U.S. President Barack Obama as "out to get" the car companies, FOXNews.com reported Thursday. Rattner was President Barack Obama's point man during the...
Long Island Pastor Objects To Politicking In The Pews In NY-1
This looks very literally like a case of church and state, and it involves NY-1 Republican congressional hopeful Randy Altschuler. The pastor of a Patchogue, L.I. church says in a...
But where shall we send the sugar bowl, Scott?
All mayoral candidates want to tout their doings but Scott Stringer wins the prize for being the first to issue a press release - for his own wedding! The mayoral...
Elsewhere: Save the Words
In a bid to save little-used words from extinction, the Oxford University Press has launched a Web site - Save the Words - where members of the public are invited to adopt a lexeme.
Lazio tries again to get Cuomo to investigate mosque
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio is not letting go of the proposed mosque near Ground Zero as a campaign issue. Lazio is out with a new letter today once again...
Eric Dinallo Airs First Ad In Attorney General Primary
Last but not least of the five Democrats vying for the nomination for state attorney general, former state Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo is up with his first TV spot, "Go...
China Sustains Blunt 'You First' Message on CO2
The official who led China's delegation in recent climate negotiations says the right to a better life in poor countries trumps the responsibility to cut emissions.
Eric Schneiderman Supporters Campaign In Kathleen Rice Country
A day after Nassau County DA and attorney general hopeful Kathleen Rice bashed rival Eric Schneiderman as soft on crime -- and the two camps got into it over a...
Sen. Pedro Espada: Pull Your Pants Up, Kids!
State Sen. Eric Adams made headlines with a "Stop The Sag" campaign that told kids that when we raise our pants, we raise our dignity. Sen. Espada says: Pull your...
Carl Paladino's "Dignity Corps": The Movie
GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's taken some heat for his proposed "Dignity Corps," which would recreate underutilized jails as a place to house the poor and provide them with job...

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