2013
Rangel: Weiner won't have a 'serious impact' on mayor's race
Rep. Charlie Rangel, the dean of New York's congressional delegation and a former colleague of Anthony Weiner, downplayed Weiner's potential impact on the mayor's race in an appearance on MSNBC today. More
Weiner tries to broaden the discussion, but no sign of Bulworth yet
Newly minted mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has promised a Bulworth-style candor on the campaign trail, but today on the Brian Lehrer show, he stuck to his talking points. More
(1)MSNBC welcomes Weiner back, with some caveats
Anthony Weiner's rise from a young back-bencher with a debatable legislative record to a national icon for fighting progressives coincided, not coincidentally, with the rise in partisan cable news. More
Bloomberg, dancing around Weiner, says the next mayor should have 'good character'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today declined to comment on disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner's just-launched candidacy for mayor, though he did his successor should have "good character." More
It's still too early for Chuck Schumer to talk about Anthony Weiner
This morning, after Anthony Weiner officially announced his candidacy for mayor, a spokesman for Chuck Schumer said the senior senator doesn't yet have any comment on the news. More
(3)Reprising an old role, Quinn speaks out against anti-gay violence
The recent spate of anti-gay violence in Manhattan's west side, culminating on Saturday with the shooting death of 32-year-old Marc Carson, has prompted expressions of outrage from New York's elected officials. More
The (helpful) friends of Anthony Weiner
There was an important volunteer helping Anthony Weiner in Park Slope yesterday. More
Gillibrand is a 'big fan' of Quinn, but won't make a primary endorsement
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand won't be taking sides in the Democratic primary to be the city's next mayor.
"I will not endorse in the New York City mayor's race, until we have a Democratic nominee," Gillibrand told WNYC's Brian Lehrer this morning. More
Anthony Weiner won't have his big guys, but won't lack for attention either
When I reported last month on the potential inner circle of advisers who might still be available to work on an Anthony Weiner mayoral campaign, the names of two experienced operatives came up in every conversation. More
Christine Quinn wants to cut street fatalities in half
Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants cyclists and pedestrians to know that she's not only interested in munimeters.
Today, the speaker and mayoral frontrunner unveiled several new proposals designed to make the streets more amenable to cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. More
'Flirting with democracy': Bloomberg demands the Board of Elections 'bring back the old machines'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg this afternoon warned that the Board of Elections risked electoral disaster unless it brought back its old, non-electronic voting machines. More
Anthony Weiner is ready to run, but barely spending so far
Anthony Weiner didn't take any big steps toward a mayoral bid in the last two months, at least according to his latest filing with the city's Campaign Finance Board. More
Christine Quinn's time to share
"I do want to note that Speaker Quinn is here today in a non-candidate's role," said Barnard College president Debora Spar, on Tuesday, as she spoke to a room whose population was roughly half co-eds and half reporters who'd been alerted to the event by Quinn's mayoral campaign spokesman, Michael Morey. More
(1)Thompson campaign notes an 'uptick,' and predicts a spending advantage
Bill Thompson's campaign raised approximately $600,000 in the last two months, something his strategist today described as a "dramatic uptick." More
At a female real estate event, Quinn talks of harmony between the income brackets
A small man with a broom and dustpan wandered the ballroom at Gotham Hall looking, unsuccessfully, for pieces of trash to sweep off the inlaid marble floor. More
