Bayside is 'not a stereotypical white bread suburb'
Briefing: Chavez. Bernado Londoy via flickr
5:07 pm Mar. 5, 2013
2013
"Quinn’s central challenge will be in setting herself apart from the current mayor." [Kiki Van Son]
WSJ's Michael Howard Saul and WNYC's Brian Lehrer agree John Liu has dedicated supporters, but they don't see his path to victory with an unresolved federal probe. [WNYC]
The official Goldfeder-Richards photo. [Celeste Katz]
City Hall / City Council
Salon's assistant news editor also juxtaposed the rise in homeless in New York City with Bloomberg's growing wealth. [Natasha Lennard]
More on the city's growing homelessness problem. [WNYC]
The first in a series of articles examining how the UFT maintains its influence. [Sarah Garland, Sarah Butrymowicz and Philissa Cramer]
Bayside is "not a stereotypical white bread suburb," because it's voters are "all over the map" on the mayor's race. [Jon Lentz]
The highest paid consulting firm, Kasirer Consulting, took in twice as much as the next closest firm, James. F. Capalino & Associates. [Chris Bragg]
Major League Soccer spent $1.7 million lobbying city officials in 2012. [Erin Durkin]
Albany
A consulting firm close to Cuomo opted not to work with his critic, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner. [Ken Lovett]
More closed-door negotiations with Cuomo about the state budget. [Zack Fink]
"Silver Doesn't Close Door on Changing Gun Control" [Nick Reisman]
A Newsday columnist watches the latest fight between former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, and State Senator Adriano Espaillat. [Dan Janison]
Washington
The DCCC will help the following New York Democrats: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, Rep. Dan Maffei, Rep. Tim Bishop and Rep. Bill Owens. [Liz Benjamin]
Rep. Peter King, boxing. [Colin Campbell]
And R.I.P. Hugo Chavez. [William Neuman]
