Azi Paybarah

Hillary Clinton's buzz, Anthony Weiner's staff:

What do Hillary Clinton's 2008 people say about Hillary Clinton 2016? [Josh Benson and Jason Horowitz]

Clinton's poll numbers strong, post-Benghazi. [Reid Pillifant]

Anthony Weiner hired Camille Joseph, a former Obama campaign aide and adviser to Senator Gillibrand to be his campaign's political director. [Azi Paybarah]

 

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.

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great @grynbaum piece. after visiting Prince Charles home in Scottland, Bloomberg: "Won't stay there again." http://t.co/smc1axy5
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"Bloomberg Mondays" http://t.co/smc1axy5
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"A public relations firm was hired to make introductions in London society." http://t.co/smc1axy5 via @grynbaum
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" London, a kind of Bloomberg utopia" #guns are banned, #congestionPricing & commuting by bike is popular http://t.co/FpZaOZj2 @grynbaum
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.@NYDNLemire: former deputy mayor files 4 divorce http://t.co/A81bLyUS "should have put a bullet through u years ago!" http://t.co/Nq86S6AB
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Lhota's architectural hurdles and McDonald's quiet victories

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Bill Thompson is "a frontrunner for mayor" according to this Daily News caption. [Greg Smith and Erin Durkin]

John Catsimatidis: "The MTA has no respect for the Asian people." [Carl Campanile]

More on Catsmatidis respect for Asians. [Zack Stieber]

Joe Lhota's competency argument probably won't work against Christine Quinn. He needs to be outspoken, like Ed Koch or Chris Christie, so future Lhota's "don’t have to make it on personality alone." [Alec MacGillis]

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By Azi Paybarah

on February 7th, 2013 5:42pm

 
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Asked about Brooklyn College, Stringer backs Bloomberg

In a statement, Stringer said he sided with Bloomberg. He called the viewpoint of the lecturers "repugnant" but said it was wrong for elected officials to express their concerns by "demanding that the event be cancelled or by threatening funding." More

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By Azi Paybarah

on February 7th, 2013 4:24pm

 
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The John Catsimatidis Show

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Deborah Yun of the Epoch Times got this great shot of Republican mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis striking a Richard Nixon pose. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on February 7th, 2013 3:30pm

 
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'Robert Moses in a skirt'

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"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

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on February 7th, 2013 1:00pm

 
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A local Arab-American activist says Bloomberg still isn't an ally | Capital New York
via Tumblr on February 7th, 2013 9:56am
 

Replies to @Azi:

  • jacobkornbluhjacobkornbluh: RT @azipaybarah "For The First Time in NYC's History, A Mayor Was Born on Twitter" http://t.co/ec8BWNqU via @jacobkornbluh #nyc2013
  • erickuoerickuo: @azipaybarah also, #AskAllon has already taken off... at every @CityAndStateNY staff meeting
  • erickuoerickuo: @azipaybarah why don't you #askbloomberg whether she actually told him of her secret of moving to new jersey
  • erickuoerickuo: @azipaybarah @ChrisBragg1 stop indulging her. you're breaking my heart and shaking my confidence
  • joshgreenmanjoshgreenman: @Azi probably should have said candidates or contenders. I'm not sure there are challengers in an open race.
  • marcatracymarcatracy: @azi @TishJames @NYCPlanning @reidpillifant @jwbens The Power Brocade Skirt
  • ljoywilliamsljoywilliams: @azipaybarah @DanaRubinstein also, is there a list of how many people he has called a disgrace? Besides youof course ;)
  • islamoyankeeislamoyankee: @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.