Charles Rangel
Reactions to Holder and a possible outside monitor for the NYPD
Some critics of the city's stop-and-frisk program are cheering the U.S. Department of Justice's statement of interest conditionally supporting an outside monitor to oversee the New York Police Department. More
Rangel: Malcolm Smith is a Republican problem
"Malcolm Smith was all right until he left the Democratic Party," said Rep. Charlie Rangel. More
(1)Adriano Espaillat holds an out-of-district celebration in Charlie Rangel's building
This afternoon, State Senator Adriano Espaillat held an event in the state office building on Adam Clayton Boulevard in Harlem, just a few floors below the office of Rep. Charlie Rangel, who he tried to unseat last year.
Another interesting thing about the event: it's not in Espaillat's district, but it is in the heart of Rangel's congressional district.
'We're going Obama-style:' Bill Lynch, for Council candidate Zead Ramadan
Ramadan is one of about eight candidates running to replace Robert Jackson, who is term-limited and running for Manhattan Borough President. More
A Thompson adviser doubts Carrion can turn Latino voters Republican
A big part of the electoral calculus behind Adolfo Carrion's party-crossing run for mayor involves overcoming the city's inherent Democratic advantage by attracting Latino voters to the Republican line.
It would be an unprecedented accomplishment, according to Luis Miranda, a Democratic consultant to Bill Thompson and a walking encyclopedia of northern Manhattan and Latino politics in New York.
"I can't think of an instance where an African-American or Latino switched parties and has gotten a large chunk of the vote," Miranda told me yesterday. More
Asked about Carrion, Rangel talks about party-switching Democrats who 'ended up in jail'
"It wold seem to me that a great deal of this is brought upon by Democrats...in the New York State Senate," Rangel said. The "last time there was this type of discussion, everyone ended up in jail." More
Harlem Dem says turnout is 'the same if not better' than four years ago
"At my poll site, people had to wait two and a half hours to vote. In the cold. And they were doing that at 6 o'clock this morning." More
On a flier, Espaillat says Linares betrayed Latinos by endorsing Rangel
Here's a campaign flier from State Senator Adriano Espaillat attacking his Democratic primary challenger and fellow Dominican lawmaker, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares for endorsing Rep. Charlie Rangel for re-election in the newly drawn, majority-Latino congressional seat in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.
The flier says "When Guillermo Linares had the chance to help send the first Latino from Northern Manhattan to congress…He chose instead to betray us."
(1)Adriano Espaillat endorses challenger to Rangel-backer Naomi Rivera
Espaillat is not done settling scores with some of his Democratic colleagues.
This morning, he announced he was endorsing Mark Gjonaj, who is challenging one of his Democratic colleagues in the state Assembly, Naomi Rivera, who publicly backed Rangel in the primary race.
"Nobody has worked harder or delivered more than Mark Gjonaj," Espaillat said in a statement. More
Bloomberg mocks the Board of Elections and their infernal machines
In the aftermath of the problem-ridden vote tally following state Sen. Adriano Espaillat's bid to unseat Rep. Charlie Rangel, Mayor Michael Bloomberg today described the Board of Elections as "incompetent" and "worse than the gang that couldn't shoot straight." More
Espaillat prepared to run for State Senate as he challenged Rangel for Congress
State Senator Adriano Espaillat conceded his congressional race to Rep. Charlie Rangel today, but he refused to say whether it had been an "honest election." More
(2)Espaillat will concede to Rangel, and now has Linares to worry about
State Senator Adriano Espaillat will concede the race to Rep. Charlie Rangel today, following a vote-count by the New York City Board of Elections that has the 21-term congressman winning by 990 votes. More
As Rangel's lead grows, Espaillat's complaints focus on a meeting with an elections official
Rep. Charlie Rangel's lead has grown to 1,158 votes over his leading challenger, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, even as new questions were raised about the impartiality of the election officials overseeing the count. More
(1)Rangel attorney: Espaillat will 'magically' drop vote challenge when he files for re-election
Here's a little bit more from Representative Charlie Rangel's lawyer, Arthur Greig, who today accused State Senator Adriano Espaillat of orchestrating a legal challenge to the recent primary results as a way of ginning up favorable press coverage before Espaillat ultimately runs for re-election. More
Rangel defends the process and the Council complains about a 'garbage tax'
The recently approved New York City budget deal which passed the City Council 50-1 includes $17.2 million in revenue from garbage-collection that hasn't yet been approved by city lawmakers, according to the Wall Street Journal. More
