Christine Quinn
De Blasio draws a line under Quinn's position on policing
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said she's "in negotiations" over a bill that would create for the first time ever an inspector general's office for the NYPD. More
Quinn gets Maloney, de Blasio gets Baldwin, Allon and Lhota get lunch
Where the mayoral candidates get their money. [New York Times]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney endorsed Christine Quinn and said “She’ll be the first to be called Ms. Mayor of New York City." [Erin Durkin]
Maloney also praised Quinn as someone who gets results. [Andrew Grossman]
They agreed to disagree about the Paid Sick Leave bill. [Daniell Tcholakian] More
Carrion's 'pledged' versus actual, Squadron and Saujani's 'gross' versus 'net'
The problem with reporting on local candidates' fund-raising before their complete filings are available is that reporters usually have to rely on numbers provided by the candidates themselves. More
Alec Baldwin joins Cynthia Nixon in backing de Blasio, and criticizing Quinn
Alec Baldwin went on the offensive, with a lengthy piece on the Huffington Post attacking one of de Blasio's main rivals, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. More
(1)On 'Hardball,' Quinn answers a Bloomberg question she previously ducked
Christine Quinn helped Mayor Michael Bloomberg get a third term by extending term limits in 2008 and in an interview on MSNBC last night, she said that that term has been good for the city. More
UFT proposal on mayoral control draws opposition from Quinn, but not her rivals
The United Federation of Teachers is proposing a dramatic reduction in the powers mayors have over the New York City public school system. More
(1)Quinn opposes a teacher-union plan to water down mayoral control
City Council Speaker and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn opposes a plan presented today by the teachers union that would undo mayoral control, a spokesperson for her campaign said this afternoon. More
(2)Liu doesn't mind Bloomberg's use of mayoral authority, other than the enabling money
Liu has no problem with Bloomberg's use of mayoral authority, just with his money More
(1)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
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