Ray Harding, Liberal Party boss, dies at 77
Briefing: Cuomo, Harding and Giuliani. LiberalParty.org
5:45 pm Aug. 9, 2012
2013
Former city comptroller Bill Thompson's 2009 campaign was hit with $17,020 in fines, including $4,600 for taking donations from unregistered political committees. [James Arkin]
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio took a dig at City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for not allowing a vote on the Paid Sick legislation. [Inside City Hall]
A record store owner who told the Post he'd have to cut his staff if Paid Sick was passed said he wasn't told by the reporter that the bill is expected to have an exemption for small business. [Chris Bragg]
NY-11
Democratic challenger Mark Murphy picked up on the Times story about Republican Rep. Michael Grimm reportedly not disclosing details about his trip to Israel, and Grimm accused the Times of being biased. [Colin Campbell]
SD-27
"The Court: It might help, Senator, if you try to answer the direct question posed to you." [Celeste Katz]
City Hall
Bloomberg tells Time magazine, "A lot people say 'Nannygate,' but in New York City we have been in office for 10 and a half years, and I think the polls rate us pretty high." [Bryan Walsh]
State Senator Adriano Espaillat's overhaul of the New York City Board of Elections would include the mayor and Council speaker directly appointing commissioners. [Chris Bragg]
Civil rights attorney Norman Siegel threatened to take the city to court if it didn't change the rules surrounding its stop-and-frisk policy. [Ivan Pereira]
A Columbia law professor writing for the Council on Foreign Relations delves into privacy concerns stemming from the NYPD's new surveillance program. [Matthew Waxman]
"Bloomberg, Microsoft Team Up to Spy on New Yorkers" [Reason.com]
Not knowing the specific brand of alcohol you're drinking in public could get your ticket tossed by the courts. [Christopher Robbins]
Albany
De Blasio also defended Cuomo's Financial Services Superintendent, Ben Lawsky, after U.S. officials reportedly said he interfered with a federal investigation. [@BilldeBlasio]
The Observer editorialized in defense of Lawsky. [NYO]
R.I.P. Ray Harding
After his family fled the Nazis, they came to America and he "changed his name in a hat tip to his favorite radio show, 'David Harding, Counter Spy.'" [Celeste Katz]
"His endorsement was known to make or break candidates in either major party and his support of Rudy Giuliani in 1993 was seen as instrumental in his victory." [Nick Reisman]
Harding avoided jail by cooperating with the investigation that led State Comptroller Alan Hevesi to prison. [NY1]
The investigation was conducted by Andrew Cuomo, who, in 2002, cost the party their ballot line when he dropped out of the governor's race. [Associated Press]
Media
Post reporter Sally Goldenberg and AP food writer Candice Choi are among the panelists for the Press Club's talk about Bloomberg and soda. [@candicechoi]
