Anthony Weiner, as promised, starts an issue debate among Democrats:
Weiner has said issues like this are the kind that candidates should be speaking about, in detail. His rivals don't agree, substatively or strategically.
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.
State 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 3:31pmChristie is better known that Cuomo, and Cuomo has the power to change that whenever he wants. More
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on May 15th, 2013 1:29pmFormer city comptroller Bill Thompson said Christine Quinn's story was "touching" and "inspiring." More
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on May 15th, 2013 12:32pmBill Thompson "absolutely" denied a report in the Post this morning that he was open to endorsing scandal-plagued assemblyman and former Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez, who is running for City Council and was censured by colleagues after the state made a six-figure payout to female staffers who accused him of sexual harassment. More
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on May 15th, 2013 12:08pmThen the experts weighed in. More
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on May 15th, 2013 9:35amYesterday, City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn spoke publicly for the first time about her past struggles with bulimia and anorexia. More
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on May 15th, 2013 8:12amHeadline: "Asked about a Schumer bill that might have protected the AP, the White House says it's 'complicated'" [Reid Pillifant]
This time, Bill Thompson says he'll have the spending advantage. [Dana Rubinstein]
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said he'll push banks on home foreclosures. [Azi Paybarah] More
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on May 14th, 2013 4:55pm
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.
