Public Advocate
Squadron memo predicts $1 million advantage in public advocate race
State Senator Daniel Squadron's consultants predict he could have more than $1 million than his competitors in the public advocate's race to help him reach voters heading into the September primary, according to a campaign memo they are circulating to supporters. More
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey headlines a New York tech party for Reshma Saujani
"I am a man of few characters, so I'm going to keep this very, very brief," said Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, at a fund-raising party for public advocate Reshma Saujani on Wednesday night. More
Reshma Saujani on editing Wikipedia and blotting out Wall Street
During her brief time in politics, Reshma Saujani has reinvented herself pretty radically. More
(2)Joe Lhota steps into a gap between Bloomberg and Quinn
Christine Quinn is clashing with Michael Bloomberg again. It's part of an intensifying trend, albeit one that her rivals in the mayor's race says is a contrived means of allowing Quinn to look more independent of the mayor than she has been for most of her time as speaker. More
Squadron's consultant is terminated, donates to his public-advocate rivals
Consultant Cindy Darrison donated money to State Senator Daniel Squadron's rivals in the public advocate's race after he fired her in a phone call he made while she sat shiva for her father's passing. Darrison fired off two emails venting her frustration with the Democratic lawmaker, which were forwarded to me. More
(2)Tish James says she can get money for the public advocate's office (if elected)
City Councilwoman and public advocate candidate Letitia James made a daring promise last night: if elected, she'll get more money for her office. More
(1)Noah Gotbaum drops out for public advocate, joins a Council race
Noah Gotbaum's bid for public advocate got off to a poor start after his step-mother, herself a former public advocate, endorsed one of his rivals. More
Young, angry, connected, disciplined, aggrieved: Your candidates for public advocate
Five Democratic candidates for public advocate got together for the first time at an event last week in Queens, at a forum held in a room above a funeral parlor. More
(1)'Robert Moses in a skirt'
"She is Robert Moses in a skirt. There's just no other way to describe her," Councilwoman Letitia James said of City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden. More
(2)Yoko Ono requests to meet Cuomo, and Reshma Saujani does some editing
Bill Thompson opposes NYCHA's plan to lease unused space and playground for luxury housing development. [Hunter Walker]
Headline: "Bikes Lanes Must Have Community Support: De Blasio" [Aaron Short]
Public Advocate candidate Reshma Saujani's campaign confirmed they edited her wikipedia page, which was "wiped" clean of some info about her work in the hedge fund industry. [Chris Bragg]
Saujani raises nearly half a million for public advocate's race; Squadron follows, with James yet to file
Reshma Saujani, who made headlines as a congressional candidate in 2010, raised just under half a million dollars during the latest six months in her campaign to become the city's public advocate. More
(3)Ruben Diaz Jr. announces he won't run for public advocate
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. wrote "The needs of the people of the Bronx are foremost on my mind and in my heart. Therefore, I have decided to run for re-election as Bronx Borough President in 2013." More
