Azi Paybarah

Bill de Blasio as 'a big unifier' and Vito Lopez as a pariah:

Jeff Flake, the Arizona Republican senator, said he's not phased by the three new ads attacking him that were released today by Bloomberg's gun control coalition. [Reid Pillifant]

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she won't make an endorsement in the Democratic mayoral primary. [Reid Pillifant]

Jim Margolis' assistance on Anthony Weiner's recent film shoot won't count as a donation. [Reid Pillifant]

Meet the new champion of marijuana legalization in New York: State Senator Liz Krueger. [Dana Rubinstein]

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn makes Antonio Reynoso a litmus test. Bill Thompson has reached out to him. Anthony Weiner has not. [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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Janette Sadik-Khan announces a bike-share date; Chirlane McCray talks to Essence

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg lived up to his promise to support Senator Pat Toomey on gun control. [Reid Pillifant]

New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan said the city's bike-share program will launch on May 27 for members and on June 2 for everyone else. [Dana Rubinstein]

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand attended a "high level" White House meeting to discuss sexual assaults in the military. [Reid Pillifant]

Col Allan's memo seeking buy-outs from Post staffers, to avoid layoffs. [Joe Pompeo] More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 9th, 2013 4:38pm

 
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Carrion opposes voting rights for non-citizens

Adolfo Carrion Jr., the Independence Party mayoral candidate who often reminds voters he would be New York City's first Hispanic mayor, came out against a bill allowing non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections, calling it, "well intentioned" but "one of the dumbest things I've ever heard." More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 9th, 2013 2:51pm

 
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Video briefing: A debate about 'community policing'

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has strongly denounced critics of his public safety agenda, and suggested that New York City could see a return to high crime rates if the New York Police Department is saddled with a new office of inspector general, and if their proactive policing strategies, like stop-and-frisk, are curtailed. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 9th, 2013 9:19am

 
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A report on wrongdoing in Albany, checked by lawmakers

Amid what feels like a sudden overload of information about rotten dealing in Albany, there's one notable information shortage. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 9th, 2013 7:19am

 
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The 'News' cuts, Shirley Huntley implicates, Joe Lhota apologizes

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The N.R.A. responds to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's TV ad in New Hampshire with one of their own. [Reid Pillifant]

The legislators on the Shirley Huntley recordings. [Azi Paybarah]

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn strongly suggested embattled Councilman Dan Halloran resign immediately, rather than simply not seek re-election. [Azi Paybarah]

How New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman got mentioned in the Shirley Huntley memo. [Reid Pillifant]

Among the Daily News staff let go today includes Joanna Molloy, columnist Albor Ruiz, reporters Christina Boyle and Robert Gearty, and editorial writers StephenMcFarland and Alexander Nazaryan. [Joe Pompeo]

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 8th, 2013 4:56pm

 
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Quinn says Dan Halloran is too busy defending himself to serve his district

At a press conference this afternoon, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn took a wait-and-see approach on the latest allegations against one member of the Council, and suggested another scandal-plagued member resign immediately. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 8th, 2013 3:55pm

 
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The legislators on the Shirley Huntley recordings

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The identities of six State Senate Democrats who were secretly recorded by former senator Shirley Huntley in cooperation with federal authorities investigating corruption allegations were revealed today, in an unsealed court document. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 8th, 2013 2:18pm

 
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Joe Lhota is sorry, again, to have offended

This morning, Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota issued an apology for referring to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey law enforcement officials as "mall cops" at a forum yesterday. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 8th, 2013 1:30pm

 
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Video briefing: Out-of-state expert calls New York legislative elections 'competitive'

Today's video briefing has a bit more on David Keating, the head of the Center for Competitive Politics who testified against creating a New York City-styled program of publicly financing campaigns throughout New York State. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 8th, 2013 11:49am

 
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Condemning the Council from the high moral ground of the State Senate

The problems began immediately with a Republican-held hearing in the State Senate on the prospect, proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, of adopting New York City's system of public campaign financing for state elections. More

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By Azi Paybarah

on May 8th, 2013 8:03am

 

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  • 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.