Mayoral control in Mulgrew's crosshairs, and another former legislator pleads guilty
Briefing: Iannuzzi, Mulgrew and Cuomo. Paul Buckowski via timesunion.com
5:36 pm Jan. 30, 2013
2013
That Christine Quinn cover photo, explained. [Erik Maza]
Bill de Blasio debated gun control with Fox News' Megyn Kelly. [Youtube]
Melissa Mark-Viverito said she won't endorse Quinn, to the cheers of the Jim Owles Democratic club. [Ross Barkan]
Flashback: Viverito stated her opposition to Quinn back in November. [Juan Manuel Benitez]
Curtis Sliwa endorsed John Catsimatidis. [Colin Campbell]
A union backs one of Councilman Dan Halloran's Democratic challengers, Austin Shafran. [Celeste Katz]
City Hall / City Council
Michael Mulgrew, the head of the teachers union, will ask state legislators to end mayoral control. [Liz Benjamin]
Cuomo said if it's needed, he'll impose a teacher evaluation system in New York City. [AP]
Cuomo said he's still hopeful Bloomberg and the teachers union can strike a deal. [Yasmeen Khan]
Jumaane Williams: "[T]he only thing that's on [Bloomberg's] mind" is "destroying unions." [Jason Lewis]
Albany
Former state senator Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty to wire fraud. [Colin Campbell]
More than three casinos, upstate? [Nick Reisman]
"Andrew Cuomo's numbers fall after gun bill" [Katie Glueck]
Cuomo's aide, Mylan Denerstein, pushes back on the claim the governor's plan would allow late-term and partial-birth abortions. [Casey Seiler]
The New York League of Conservation Voters celebrates green lawmakers. [Nick Reisman]
