CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Public Advocate Hopefuls Debate; Vance on the Defensive: Campaign Headlines for Oct. 17
Jarrett Murphy |
Plus, pushback on for-profit developers and debate over the con con.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
It’s Outta Comptrol! Comptroller Debate Tonight: Official Schedules for Oct. 17
City Limits |
Plus, Nicole Malliotakis gets the backing of the sergeants’ union.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
The Big Picture on DA Donations; Amazon Antagonists Emerge … Political Headlines for Oct. 16
Jarrett Murphy |
Plus a new anti-gun strategy.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
UrbaNerd: The Public Advocate’s Share of the City Budget
Jarrett Murphy |
It reached its high-water mark in 1994.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Data Drop: Which is the Bluest Borough?
Jarrett Murphy |
New York City is a Democratic town, but devotion to the donkeys—or to the two-party system—is far from uniform.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Vance & the Big Shots, De Blasio & Latinos and More Campaign Headlines for Oct. 13
Jarrett Murphy |
Plus, all eyes are on the lineup for the second mayoral debate.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYC Campaign Schedule for Friday, October 13
City Limits |
11:00 AM – Mayor de Blasio delivers remarks at the Battery Park Police Memorial Wall ceremony. Battery Park, 385 South End Ave., Manhattan, Approximately 2:20 PM – De Blasio appears live on “Keepin’ It Real with Reverend Al Sharpton,” SiriusXM Urban View Channel 126. The interview will be rebroadcast on 1190 AM WLIB between 7:00 […]
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Write-In Candidates and Weinstein Contributions in the News: Political Headlines for Oct. 12
Jarrett Murphy |
Plus, more on that contested Council race in Brooklyn’s ‘swing seat.’
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Mayor Pushes 3-K as Malliotakis Hits Four Boroughs: Official Schedules for Oct. 12
City Limits |
Gov. Cuomo speaks on Staten Island as the mayor holds yet another town hall.
A Rowdy Debate, a Charge of Anti-Semitism and New Questions for the DA: Headlines for Oct. 11
Jarrett Murphy |
“We’ve gotta fix what we’ve got.” -Mayoral candidate Bo Dietl on Rikers Island* * * *
De Blasio, Malliotakis & Dietl Engage in Raucous Mayoral Debate
Gotham Gazette
“While attacks flew throughout the night, largely from Malliotakis and Dietl toward de Blasio, on more substantive matters, the debate was largely a two-person contest, between de Blasio and Malliotakis, a sitting Republican state Assembly member. Dietl, a former NYPD detective running on his own party line, largely shouted during his opportunities to speak, while also grunting into his microphone and regularly interrupting others. Within minutes of the start of the debate, the audience — which appeared to include groups of supporters of each of the three candidates — howled and heckled, drowning out the candidates and drawing sharp rebukes from debate moderator and NY1 anchor Errol Louis.” * * * *
DA Vance Under Scrutiny Over Weinstein Case
WNYC
“In 2015, the NYPD helped an Italian model record Harvey Weinstein acknowledging that he groped her, but Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance decided it wasn’t sufficient evidence of a crime, according to a new report.
