Christine Quinn
Some supporter of paid sick leave is pretending to be Christine Quinn
At 11:28 a.m. an email from "Christine C. Quinn" was sent from an email address linked to a QuinnforNewYork.ORG.
The email and that .org site are fakes. More
Black leaders increase pressure on Quinn to allow a paid sick leave vote
Color of Change today launched a petition drive urging Council Speaker Christine Quinn to allow a vote on paid sick leave. More
Friends of Big Soda
The Times has a big front page story connecting opposition to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's size-restrictions on sugary drinks to a variety of groups, and candidates, funded by the beverage industry. More
(1)Quinn takes a strong stand on traffic-enforcement cameras, but only some of them
Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Tuesday came out in support of more speed cameras at New York City intersections, but on the question of more red-light cameras, Quinn's staying mum. More
(2)Christine Quinn's big soda moment with Piers Morgan
"You're a perfect live guest," said CNN host Piers Morgan to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn last night, during an interview about Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to ban large sugary drinks. More
Quinn empties her pocket for a potential voter
There was a great detail in a report on Christine Quinn's campaign launch from Jill Colvin, who noticed the City Council speaker slipping a few dollar bills, under a campaign flier, to a woman on Staten Island who seemed to be down on her luck. More
Quinn, meeting term-limits criticism (from a Bloomberg supporter) head-on
"I'm waiting, Ms. Quinn." More
(1)Meet Christine Quinn, the mayoral candidate you already know
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who officially launched her mayoral campaign yesterday, is the only one of the major Democratic candidates who has never run for citywide office before. More
(1)Quinn is in, with a heavy emphasis on 'middle class'
On Sunday morning, during a carefully choreographed press event, Council Speaker Christine Quinn finally, officially declared that she was in. More
Christine Quinn makes her mayoral bid official with a five-borough 'walk and talk'
The five-minute bio piece where Quinn announces her candidacy makes no mention of the historic nature of her candidacy. If she's elected, she'll be New York City's first female mayor, and first openly gay mayor. More
(2)'You can't make everybody happy': Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney endorses Quinn for mayor
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who made history this January when he was sworn in as New York's first openly gay member of Congress, is endorsing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for mayor. More
(1)Why do the 2013 candidates treat congestion pricing like a third rail?
This week, subway and bus riders in New York City got hit with their fourth fare hike in five years. More
(3)Brooklyn Democrats may not endorse a mayoral candidate
The Kings County Democratic organization may not endorse a Democratic candidate for mayor, a spokesman for the party's leader, Frank Seddio, confirmed. More
De Blasio, with encouragement, attacks Quinn on paid sick days and living wage
At a mayoral forum last night on the issue of poverty, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio attacked Council Speaker and mayoral front-runner Christine Quinn on both the living wage bill she did pass and the paid sick leave bill she did not. More
Outflanking de Blasio (and Cuomo and Obama), John Liu calls for an $11.50 minimum wage
Last night at a mayoral forum about poverty, comptroller John Liu said the city's minimum wage should be $11.50 an hour. More
