Ray Kelly criticizes the federal government's secret surveillance program:
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly criticized the federal government, saying officials should have been more up front about the surveillance program they were running before a contractor with the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden, leaked details about it.
Bio: Azi Paybarah is a reporter for Capital. He has covered politics for The New York Observer, WNYC, The New York Sun and the New York Press.
Anthony Weiner tested one of his likely attack lines against City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, saying the budgets passed by New York City lawmakers include unrealistic spikes in property assessments and assumptions in extra revenue from fines and fees.
Weiner, talking to his old constituents at a civic association meeting in Ridgewood, Queens last night said, "without naming names, if you vote for those budgets, you're voting for that tax" and that "in a weird way, they just raised your taxes, whether they say gave you a tax increase or not." More
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on June 7th, 2013 1:44amNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie picked the state's attorney general to fill Frank Launtenberg's Senate term until the special election in October. The interim senator said his selection was "unexpected, for sure." [Reid Pillifant]
"On the body language of Kirsten Gillibrand's scolding of military brass" [Reid Pillifant] More
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on June 6th, 2013 5:32pmBill Thompson said he is not sure there will be a run-off election. More
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on June 6th, 2013 4:27pmThe executive director of the B.I.D., Barbara Adler, confirmed Weiner will be their keynote speaker, but said the event will not be open to the press. More
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on June 6th, 2013 2:12pmEven Charlie Rose couldn't coax City Council Speaker Christine Quinn into saying much of anything about Anthony Weiner. More
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on June 6th, 2013 10:41am"They met and had a very positive conversation about creating affordable housing for moderate-income families, economic development, and jobs," Thompson spokesman John Collins said in a statement. When asked if Thompson has made an endorsement in the race, Collins did not answer the question directly. "The focus of the meeting was on issues like creating jobs and working together" Collins said. More
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on June 6th, 2013 10:14amThe Guardian Newspaper revealed last night that the National Security Agency has been collecting information about phone calls made by Verizon customers within the United States and abroad, the first widespread electronic surveillance program directly connected to the Obama administration. More
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on June 6th, 2013 7:55amFormer congresswoman Gabby Giffords' group is lobbying New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on gun control. [Reid Pillifant]
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: "Some of the things that we uncover, the schemes of some of the folks in Albany are pretty remarkable, not because they're brilliant but because they're so stupid." [Reid Pillifant]
Ariana Huffington buries employees in amenities. [Joe Pompeo]
Bill Thompson was endorsed by 18 of the 20 members of the United Uniformed Workers of New York. [Azi Paybarah] More
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on June 5th, 2013 5:03pm"They need to make sure it can be done," and "they should be able to get it done." He also said it was amazing "Democracy has to adjust to them and that they don't adjust to Democracy. It's ridiculous." More
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on June 5th, 2013 3:45pmThis afternoon, former comptroller Bill Thompson — who warned about an "overreaction to stop and frisk" — was endorsed by 18 of the 20 unions that make the United Uniformed Workers of New York, representing police officers, fire fighters and first responders. More
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on June 5th, 2013 3:07pm
jacobkornbluh: RT @azipaybarah "For The First Time in NYC's History, A Mayor Was Born on Twitter" http://t.co/ec8BWNqU via @jacobkornbluh #nyc2013
erickuo: @azipaybarah also, #AskAllon has already taken off... at every @CityAndStateNY staff meetingerickuo: @azipaybarah why don't you #askbloomberg whether she actually told him of her secret of moving to new jerseyerickuo: @azipaybarah @ChrisBragg1 stop indulging her. you're breaking my heart and shaking my confidence
joshgreenman: @Azi probably should have said candidates or contenders. I'm not sure there are challengers in an open race.
marcatracy: @azi @TishJames @NYCPlanning @reidpillifant @jwbens The Power Brocade Skirt
ljoywilliams: @azipaybarah @DanaRubinstein also, is there a list of how many people he has called a disgrace? Besides youof course ;)
islamoyankee: @azipaybarah apparently I never responded. It's too early for April Fool's. However, for April 1, I intend to declare I'm running for Pres.
