Presenting a new-and-improved Anthony Weiner, as rivals prepare for the old version :
Anthony Weiner announced his mayoral campaign very early this morning with a slick two-minute video that ends on his family's old stoop in Park Slope.
Bio: Reid Pillifant is a political reporter for Capital. He was previously an editor and reporter at the New York Observer. Contact him at reid[at]capitalnewyork.com.
On Sunday morning, Sen. Chuck Schumer tried to make sure his big immigration reform bill wouldn't be derailed by the bombing in Boston. More
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on April 21st, 2013 9:35pmAs Liz Benjamin reported earlier, James Freedland is leaving his post as communications director for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. More
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on April 19th, 2013 12:43pmMayor Michael Bloomberg's victories against pro-gun candidates in Southern California and Chicago didn't mean much when the Senate voted on a series of gun-related amendments this week. More
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on April 19th, 2013 12:11pmPresident Obama traveled to Boston today, where he told mourners that the nation stands behind them.
“Every one of us stands with you," he said, in an emotional address in a service at Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross. More
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on April 18th, 2013 2:11pmWhen Chuck Schumer said he was optimistic about new gun laws following the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last year, it really meant something. More
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on April 17th, 2013 2:18pmLast night, a few hours after the Senate began debate on a background check compromise negotiated by Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey, New York Rep. Peter King introduced an identical version in the House. More
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on April 16th, 2013 12:45pmThe House Judiciary Committee has yet to hold a hearing on guns, but Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is cautiously optimistic about the prospect of getting a background check bill through Congress. More
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on April 16th, 2013 10:07amKirsten Gillibrand generally leaves the Sunday morning duties to Chuck Schumer.
But this weekend, Gillibrand and Schumer earch appeared on a Sunday show, to make complementary cases for the gun control bills that the Senate is expected to take up this month. More
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on April 15th, 2013 2:22pmHow serious is Michael Bloomberg about acting as a counterweight to the National Rifle Association? More
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on April 15th, 2013 11:31am"Saturday Night Live" opened with the Joe Manchin-Pat Toomey background check compromise this weekend, siding more with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's opinion that the agreement was "not significant," than with Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg's insistence that the deal is a breakthrough. More
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on April 14th, 2013 6:46pm
Azi: @reidpillifant budget stuff
grynbaum: @reidpillifant I hear this pig already has its own 2013 exploratory committee.
howiewolf: Proud to be an alum “@reidpillifant: Nice map from @marcatracy of the Schumer diaspora http://t.co/tB7MAk0P”
GregHanlon: @reidpillifant on Koch, Mayor & movie: "Something classically Koch about the fact that his last act was to upstage it." http://t.co/lLlm1C4f
erickuo: @reidpillifant badass
Vilkomerson: @reidpillifant @RogerClark41 And an excellent jukebox.
aaronshortstory: @reidpillifant I don't think Nadler's face should be on it. Why not Tyrone Biggums?
choitotheworld: @reidpillifant @tmcgev @joepompeo iron-on or stitched laurel wreath insignia
