5:51 pm Feb. 10, 2012
According to the New York Post, Republican congressman Bob Turner's district is "safe" because the G.O.P. thinks he can hold on to it. The Daily News reported earlier that Democrats think they can win it, too.
And according to The South Shore Standard, some sources say that Democratic congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy's district on Long Island will disappear, and other sources say it likely won't.
In the background is Rep. Joe Crowley, the Queens County Democratic chairman, whose district is mostly in the Bronx and who covets more of Queens. To get more of his home borough, he probably needs either McCarthy to move over (pushing her, potentially, into the same district as Democratic congressman Gary Ackerman) or, more excitingly, to move in on Turner and run against him head-to-head.
So nobody knows for sure what's going to happen. Especially if Governor Andrew Cuomo sticks to his pledge to veto the lines.
Some links:
NY-4
The South Shore Standard rounds up the speculation about McCarthy's district and finds people who think it will remain intact. [Scott Moore]
NY-09
Unnamed "insiders" say Republicans think Turner can hold the district, and therefore it won't get carved up in redistricting. [Erik Kriss]
NY-19
Hayworth isn't pressing for mass transit on the Tappan Zee Bridge soon enough for some advocates. [TSTC]
AD-70
A blogger doesn't buy Wright's denial about gerrymandering a political foe out of the district. [Alex Castex-Porter]
Redistricting
Skelos is in favor of creating a Latino congressional seat. [Colin Campbell]
Christine Quinn
She said parents would be able to opt of mandatory kindergarten and home-school their kids. [Inside City Hall]
Her proposal would cost $30 million annually, Bloomberg said. "The question, really, is where the money comes from." [Tina Moore]
She "took a sharp left turn" yesterday after having "veered to the political center" while speaker. [Sally Goldenberg]
City Budget
The tax incentives to keep Fresh Direct in New York City work out to $120,000 per job and the company's threat to move to New Jersey wasn't credible, since their customers are here. [Nicole Gelinas]
Albany
Nick Spano can still lobby, despite his legal troubles. [Nick Reisman]
Images
Deputy Mayor Holloway, speaking. [ABNY]
