politics
Yet another attempt to draft Ray Kelly
As much attention as Anthony Weiner has gotten for shaking up the Democratic mayoral primary, he may be affecting the Republican side of things too. More
Anthony Weiner, as promised, starts an issue debate among Democrats
Weiner has said issues like this are the kind that candidates should be speaking about, in detail. His rivals don't agree, substatively or strategically. More
(2)Video briefing: Anthony Weiner pitches (and apologizes to) a club that backed him
Anthony Weiner made several appearances at local Democratic clubs last night, only one of which he announced publicly. More
(1)Bloomberg keeps up his pressure campaign on a gun-rights Democrat
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control group is continuing its crusade to convince Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas to re-think his vote on a compromise bill to expand background checks. More
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
Andrew Cuomo: 'Shame on us' if Anthony Weiner is elected mayor
"He runs? He runs," Cuomo said.
"And if we elect him?" Stephen Rogers, chairman of Syracuse Media Group, asked Cuomo.
"Shame on us," Cuomo said. 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
(1)Scenes from the Anthony Weiner show
Anthony Weiner began his first day on the campaign trail this morning by greeting voters on 125th Street and Lenox Avenue, talking to commuters on the No. 2 express train heading downtown, and then interacting with reporters and people on the street as he walked the several blocks to the WNYC offices on Varick Street for an interview with Brian Lehrer. More
(1)Anthony Weiner dominates a New York news cycle, seriously
Anthony Weiner always be able to dominate a mayoral-campaign news cycle like he did yesterday, when he announced his entrance in the Democratic primary with a video. More
Anthony Weiner is eager to talk about taxes and labor contracts
Weiner said, "Effectively what is happening is every dollar available for salaries is being eaten up by healthcare costs. I want to have an adult conversation with the working people of this city, which is the people that are going to be our employees, if I'm lucky enough to be mayor, about how you link those two things." More
De Blasio gets another union, while Weiner gets the headlines
Mayor MIchael Bloomberg doesn't remember threatening a taxi kingpin. [Dana Rubinstein]
Asked about Anthony Weiner, Bloomberg said the next mayor needs to have good character. [Dana Rubinstein]
Weiner bought into the bike-share program, and says he will not go on an "anti bike lane jihad." [Azi Pyabarah] More
Weiner sides with Quinn and de Blasio on an NYPD surveillance program
Newly declared mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner said he has seen no evidence that the New York Police Department's anti-terrorism surveillance program focusing on Muslim groups has done anything illegal or unconstitutional. More
(1)Anthony Weiner buys into bike share and says he won't go on an 'anti-bike lane jihad.' But.
Anthony Weiner, now a declared mayoral candidate, wants to clarify one thing for voters. More
(7)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)'Welcome to the race:' Rivals greet, ignore Anthony Weiner
Some are happy he's in the race. Some pretended he doesn't exist. The reaction from the Democratic mayoral candidates to Anthony Weiner's entrance into the race varied widely Wednesday morning as campaigns began altering their strategies to factor in the teleginic, well-funded former congressman who enters the race with high name recognition, a ton of baggage, and uncanny ability to alter the public conversation on the campaign trail. More
