Azi Paybarah

Queens goes for Christine, Melinda and Reshma; Dicker's 'confidential' inquiry:

Anthony Weiner and Howard Wolfson are not done fighting. [Reid Pillifant]

Headline: "Defending Silver, Cuomo says sexual harassment is a societal problem" [Dana Rubinstein]

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn reprises her role as an activist. [Dana Rubinstein]

Councilman Oliver Koppell withdrew his taxi legislation after advocates withdrew their support for it. [Dana Rubinstein]

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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“I am the only candidate with the vision, foresight, and voting record that Democratic voters yearn for.”

- Sal Albanese, Democratic candidate for New York City mayor
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Sal Albanese, and the 'voting record that Democratic voters yearn for'

Here's long-ago councilman Sal Albanese, today, on why he's running for mayor. More

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A 'secret' state report on fracking is revealed

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A previously unpublicized, year-old analysis from the New York State Health Department said the controversial practice known as fracking, could be done safely in the state, the New York Times reports. More

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Peter King and Andrew Sullivan declare their independence

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not impressed with how Congress handled the Hurricane Sandy relief vote. [Glenn Blain]

Republican Rep. Peter King said New York donors should stop donating to fellow House Republicans, because of the delay in the vote for Hurricane Sandy relief aid. [Colin Campbell]


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on January 2nd, 2013 6:07pm

 
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Zead Ramadan, president of CAIR-NY, braces for a City Council run

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The chairman of the board for the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Zead Ramadan, has opened up a campaign committee to run for the New York City Council. More

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on January 2nd, 2013 5:30pm

 
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Why Christine Quinn stays as close to Ray Kelly as possible

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Christine Quinn has reportedly committed to keeping Ray Kelly on as NYPD commissioner if she becomes mayor, which would be consistent with her earlier statements that any mayor would be "lucky" to have him running the department. More

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on January 2nd, 2013 4:15pm

 

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.