A call to investigate the Cuomo lobby; De Blasio and Stringer back soda limits, not Rangel
Briefing: Bloomberg, de Blasio and Stringer. Edward Reed via flickr
4:51 pm Jun. 5, 2012
NY-06
Two junior members of the Assembly argue over who can claim more responsibility for getting rich New Yorkers to pay higher taxes. [Alison Gendar]
NY-13
Rep. Charlie Rangel's delegation will help raise money for State Senator Adriano Espaillat's delegation on June 28. [Nick Reisman]
Rangel got endorsed by John Liu. [Sally Goldenberg]
Flashback: Two 2013 mayoral candidates who haven't backed Rangel? De Blasio and Stringer. [Capital]
Super Jewish district
Simcha Felder's campaign flier shows him with police officers in uniform, which may not be allowed. [Gestetner]
City Hall
Big boost for Bloomberg's Little Gulp: Michelle Obama said she "applauds anyone who's stepping up to think about what changes work in their communities." [Alicia Cohn]
Bill de Blasio and Scott Stringer support it. [NY1]
This is one Bloomberg proposal that upends the usual 2013 alliances. [@KateTaylorNYT]
Policing
A very smart conversation with Ailsa Chang, the reporter who broke a story about marijuana arrests that helped lead to yesterday's proposed changes in state law. [WNYC]
Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries: "It's classic entrapment." [Drug Policy Alliance]
Albany
One liberal group called on the Joint Committee on Public Ethics to investigate the Cuomo administration after the Times reported Cuomo aides helped steer money to the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York. [Nick Reisman]
Flashback: J-COPE, the "uniquely private" group, deliberated in secret for four hours after its chair was accused of improperly getting her nanny welfare and health benefits. [James Odato]
Disclosure rules for 501(c)4s like the Committee to Save New York are "still very much in the development phase." [Nick Reisman]
