The teachers union is about to come off the sidelines :
There are three mayoral forums today, but the big news will be unfolding at 52 Broadway some time around 5 p.m., when the United Federation of Teachers is expected to announce which Democratic mayoral candidate they're endorsing.
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.
In January 2011, public records show Republican state senator Marty Golden received his first and only donation from an Upper West Side woman named Dorothy Lipsky. The donation was for $3,000. More
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on September 27th, 2012 12:47am
Cuomo is featured in an ad called "Independent", for Republican State Senator Mark Grisanti. [Youtube, h/t Nick Reisman]
Democratic state senators Malcolm Smith and Kevin Parker gave last-minuted donations to Shirley Huntley, before she lost her Democratic primary to Councilman James Sanders. [Glenn Blain]
"It would be my honor to stand with you" Cuomo said. [Lucian McArty]
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on September 26th, 2012 6:03pmIf you've never seen a judicial convention in Manhattan, here's a quick video that shows one of its more fascinating characteristics. Judicial candidates who fail to earn the support of the party leadership invariably announce they are declining to accept the nomination they were just seeking More
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on September 26th, 2012 4:15pmOrganizers announced today that Pittsburgh-based rapper Jasiri X will perform 10 Frisk Commandments, a reworking of the classic Notorious B.I.G. anthem that enumerated practical advice to drug dealers seeking safety while pursing profits. More
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on September 26th, 2012 3:04pmMayor Michael Bloomberg donated $1 million to the Republicans who control the State Senate, and $75,000 to the four Democratic state senators who broke away from the Democratic caucus in that chamber. More
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on September 26th, 2012 8:18am
"He seems to have, every other week, another problem," Doherty said. "It just keeps popping up...If you're reasonable, you have to ask, 'What's the new problem? What's going on here?' "
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on September 25th, 2012 4:11pmA group backed by New York teachers unions has created a video criticial of Maggie Gyllenhaal for, perhaps inadvertently, siding against them. More
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on September 25th, 2012 2:34pmDemocrat Simcha Felder's campaign for State Senate is run by a Republican, and Republican incumbent David Storobin's Senate office, as Colin Campbell reported, will now be run by a Democrat. More
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on September 25th, 2012 1:52pmRepresentative Michael Grimm, who polls show to be leading his Democratic opponent in his race for re-election, is at the center of another odd controversy. Previously: the thing with the gun in the nightclub and the thing with the bundling rabbi's aide, for which Grimm's fund-raising operation is under investigation.) More
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on September 25th, 2012 8:54amState Senator David Storobin has been sued for missing rent payments, a lot. More
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on September 24th, 2012 8:46pm
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.
