Thompson explains the success of the Board of Education:
There was a time when Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he did not want to take questions from reporters about whatever it is that the candidates running to replace him said or did on the campaign trail.
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.
"Nevertheless, because the citizens of my district voted me back into office last November by an overwhelming majority, I feel obligated to serve out this session of theAssembly. I therefore announce that as of June 20, 2013, the last day of the session, I resign my position." More
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on May 17th, 2013 12:16pmBut that newsy nugget was, in fact, the headline and whole story in this version, which ran in the Post's earlier editions. It does not appear online. More
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on May 17th, 2013 10:35amIn response to those reports, Silver released a statement calling on Lopez to voluntarily resign. Governor Andrew Cuomo went further, urging the Assembly to expel Lopez. Then, after all that, Silver released a statement saying he would call for that expulsion vote Monday. Politically, the move is meant to expel Lopez as much as it is to inoculate Silver from further criticism. More
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on May 17th, 2013 7:42am"Now," Obama says, "is the time" to do something about the media shield law Senator Chuck Schumer was pushing for earlier. [Reid Pillifant]
Anthony Weiner will basically be his own campaign manager and strategist. [Reid Pillifant]
Headline: "Another court decision puts Bloomberg's taxi legacy in doubt" [Dana Rubinstein]
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on May 16th, 2013 5:00pmAt 2:30 this afternoon, Bill Thompson's lead consultant, Jonathan Prince, wrote: More
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on May 16th, 2013 3:13pmBut attacking Thompson for having ties to D'Amato is problematic.
Other Democrats have taken donations and accepted D'Amato's support publicly, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. More
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on May 16th, 2013 1:58pmState 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
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on May 16th, 2013 12:23pmFor today's Video Briefing, here's the story of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, courtesy of the reporters who cover him, and the women who use to work for him. More
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on May 16th, 2013 9:39amThere are no criminal charges after an investigation of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, but plenty of lurid details of questionable behavior. More
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on May 16th, 2013 8:04amHe asked another woman working for him on a trip to Russia: "One drinking partner, one train car, one bed — yes or no?" A fourth woman said he pried her legs open and forced his hand along her inner thigh "all the way up." More
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on May 15th, 2013 3:31pm
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.
