Mayoral candidates split on marathon
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the race must go on, but not all of his possible successors agree. Echoing sentiment of several City Council members who have called on Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon...
View ArticleAll Democratic mayoral contenders oppose holding marathon
All five Democratic mayoral hopefuls now say they would not have held the New York City marathon on Sunday. Council Speaker Christine Quinn, D-Manhattan, released a somewhat qualified statement to The...
View ArticleStringer’s departure helps us, rivals say
The decision of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer not to run for mayor in 2013 prompted the remaining four Democratic mayoral hopefuls to offer rationales of how their candidacies would...
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Thompson defends payment of poster fines
Bill Thompson. Photo by Buck Ennis Bill Thompson can’t catch a break. After months of being slammed by the tabloids for fighting a six-figure sanitation fine for illegal postering by his 2009 campaign,...
View ArticleBiz gathering puts 2013 mayor’s race on agenda
By Matthew J. Perlman, CUNY graduate student Bidding goodbye to Mayor Michael Bloomberg won’t be easy for the business community. “He’s one of our own,” said Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the...
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Democrats looking for primary edge talk tax hikes
Bill Thompson. Photo by Buck Ennis In the field of four probable Democratic candidates for mayor, the issue of taxing the rich has quickly emerged as a popular position. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio...
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Politics in this week’s Crain’s New York Business
The four likely Democratic mayoral contenders at last week's Crain's Future of New York Conference. Photo by Buck Ennis There are a few politics-related stories worth highlighting in Monday’s new issue...
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Lhota attends Democrat’s campaign kickoff
Joseph Lhota. Photo by Buck Ennis MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota, who is considering a run for mayor as a Republican, turned up last night at the campaign kickoff of a Queens Democrat. Mr. Lhota even spoke...
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Wylde: Lhota candidacy helps Christine Quinn
Photo by Buck Ennis At a recent panel discussion with the four leading Democratic mayoral candidates, moderator and Partnership for New York City CEO Kathryn Wylde spoke of the “consternation” in the...
View ArticleSources: Sheinkopf joining Thompson’s campaign
Veteran political consultant Hank Sheinkopf has signed on as a consultant to former Comptroller Bill Thompson’s 2013 mayoral campaign, two sources told The Insider. Mr. Sheinkopf worked for Mr....
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Thompson faces key test with fundraising deadline
Bill Thompson Jan. 15 is an important date for everyone in this year’s race for mayor, but especially for Bill Thompson, the ex-comptroller and runner-up in the 2009 contest. That’s the deadline for...
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Bus strike splits mayoral candidates
The impending school bus strike pitting Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration against a recalcitrant bus drivers’ union has also divided the candidates seeking to replace him. Two of the Democrats...
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Thompson calls for more cops, no tax increases
Bill Thompson Seeking to dispel disquietude in the business community about the post-Bloomberg era, Democratic mayoral contender Bill Thompson presented a vision for the city on Thursday that included...
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Politics in this week’s Crain’s
Photo: iStock There are a few political articles of note in this week’s Crain’s: Analysts say that selling the much-criticized Long Island Power Authority to a private company would require the state...
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Thompson to propose NYCHA overhaul
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson Call it mayoral control for the city’s housing authority. Bill Thompson, a Democratic candidate for mayor and the 2009 runner-up, will call for an overhaul of the city’s...
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