Bloomberg explains an N.R.A. comparison, Talib Kweli endorses a candidate
Briefing: Kweli and Mashariki via People for Jelani
5:22 pm Jan. 7, 2013
2013
Susan Del Percio, another Giuliani administration alumna, is helping Joe Lhota. [Celeste Katz]
The Rudy Guiliani-Ed Cox rivalry partly explains why Republicans may have a mayoral primary. [Steven Shepard]
City Hall / City Council
"[T]eachers are great," Bloomberg said in explaining his UFT-NRA remark, without actually apologizing for them. [CBS New York]
Citizen Union wants more transparency from the Districting Commission. [Celeste Katz]
Selena Brooks, a former state senate staffer, is running for City Council on a Hurricane Sandy-themed party line. [Ross Barkan]
Rapper Talib Kweli endorsed Jelani Mashariki for a City Council seat in Brooklyn. [Facebook]
Albany
Cuomo still hopes Bloomberg and Mulgrew can strike a deal on teacher evaluations. [Nick Reisman]
More campaign finance disclosure may be approved in Albany, but probably not publicly financing campaigns. [Nick Reisman]
Washington
Hillary Clinton was back at work today. [AP]
Banks agreed to pay $18.5 billion in claims related to the housing crisis. [Jessica Silver-Greenberg]
Newwark Mayor Cory Booker is still waiting for his meeting with Senator Frank Lautenberg. [Kristen Lee]
Possible analogies explaining it, here. [@AziPaybarah]
