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Anthony Weiner brushes off Christine Quinn. [Reid Pillifant]

Kirsten Gillibrand is bullish on the timing of DOMA repeal, and refers a question about Chuck Schumer to Chuck Schumer. [Reid Pillifant]

Now, one in three city residents lives in a designated flood zone. [Dana Rubinstein]

Two councilmen from Brooklyn take the unusual step of asking the city to ignore the recommendation of a local community board. [Dana Rubinstein]

Capital has published its first ebook. [Gillian Reagan] More

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By Reid Pillifant and Josh Benson

Gillibrand is 'quite optimistic' about repealing DOMA soon

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who helped push the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell to a surprise victory in 2011, is hoping to replicate that success to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act. 

"I'm actually quite optimistic we can build the support we need over the next several months," said Gillibrand at a same-sex marriage forum hosted by Third Way in Washington, D.C. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Anthony Weiner plays the front-runner

Christine Quinn may enjoy a narrow lead in the most recent opinion polls, but it's Anthony Weiner who's begun to assume the mantel of front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination. More

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By Reid Pillifant

After an aborted Hynes endorsement, Yvette Clarke joins Hakeem Jeffries to back a challenger

On Monday afternoon, two weeks after Charles "Joe" Hynes' campaign emailed reporters to announce the endorsement of Rep. Yvette Clarke, the congresswoman was on the steps of  borough hall to back one of Hynes' opponents. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Andrew Cuomo sours on the 'theoretical' Democrats of the I.D.C.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued his most stern rebuke of the Independent Democratic Conference this morning, saying it was a "mistake" for the group of breakaway Democrats not to bring his full Women's Equality Act to a vote. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Sunday shows: Rubio insists he's not being played by Schumer on immigration

On Sunday morning, Florida senator Marco Rubio, a Tea Party favorite and 2016 hopeful, defended himself for even participating in the discussions to draft a comprehensive immigration reform bill. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Back in Park Slope, Weiner defends Huma from Grassley, and takes a shot at 'lord governor' Lhota

On Sunday afternoon, Anthony Weiner arrived at a street fair in Park Slope with his father, Morton, and his son, Jordan.

"It was my day to watch him, and plus it's Father's Day, and I was coming to visit his grandfather in the neighborhood, so it worked out well," Weiner told a handful of reporters, about his son's debut on the campaign trail. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Schumer says Bloomberg's gun ads won't have the desired effect

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg both think they know how best to appeal to middle American gun owners. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Gillibrand loses a fight with Levin over how to handle sexual assault in the military

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand vowed to keep fighting for new reforms in a Senate Armed Services Committee this afternoon, after chairman Carl Levin declined to include in an omnibus defense bill her amendment to remove sexual assault cases from the chain of command. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Bloomberg's gun-control group announces a bus tour

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the gun control group founded by Michael Bloomberg, announced today that it will embark on a 100-day, 25-state bus tour to push for new gun laws. More

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By Reid Pillifant