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Brooklyn Donors Favor de Blasio
Is it too early to be thinking about the 2013 municipal election? Of course! But that hasn’t stopped New York’s mayoral hopefuls from collecting half a million bucks in Brooklyn last year. Who got? Who gave?
NY Prisoners Counted Differently, But Still Not Voting
Now that they'll be counted in their hometowns rather than where they're incarcerated, state inmates could shift district lines. One thing neither they nor parollees can do, however, is vote.
Cuomo Rakes In Donations From Energy Sector
Power companies with a stake in natural gas are among Cuomo's largest campaign contributors, raising questions about how he'll handle the statewide debate over hydrofracking.
Cuomo, Paladino & Remedies For Our Ailing Economy
If the seven-member comedy act that was the October 18 gubernatorial debate can be said to have had a serious message, it was likely this: It's the jobs, stupid.
Reading The Political Tea Leaves Of Harlem's State Senate Race
Will charter schools, the age difference between the candidates and Harlem's changing racial and income demographics determine the outcome of the race between Bill Perkins and Basil Smikle?
Pols Aim To Bridge Racial, Ethnic Divisions
City Agencies Uneven On Voter Registration Push
An impromptu survey finds that about half of a sample of city offices participate in a 20-year-old program to distribute voter registration forms.
Worries About E-Voting Persist As Primary Looms
Twenty counties have raised concerns about the shift from lever machines to electronic voting devices, which the state is belatedly supposed to make for the upcoming statewide primary.
Bronx Activist Aims To Unseat Weakened Espada
An activist's bid to unseat State Sen. Pedro Espada may have just gotten a boost, but still faces plenty of challenges.
Census Worry: Whither Williamsburg?
Who's Got The Power? Citizens To Weigh In
The first public hearing of the mayor's Charter Revision Commission could be the start of a fast-track effort to change the way New York City governs itself.
Immigrants Reach New Heights
Upstart Could Bring Hip-Hop To The Hill
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Queens Scene: Thompson Backs Convention Center - Jarrett Murphy
The former comptroller and 2013 mayoral hopeful repeated familiar policy positions on schools, business and crime, but did announce his backing for the governor's controversial economic development plan.
Guidance for Election 2011's Few Choices - Jarrett Murphy
November 8 is Election Day. While the Bronx and Queens offer district attorney races featuring a single candidate on multiple lines, several boroughs have judicial races. Now there's a place to find out a little more about those hoping to hold the gavel.
Weiner's Shorts (Policy Shorts, That Is) - Jarrett Murphy
Before the scandal, even before he became a leading liberal spokesman, the Brooklyn-Queens congressman ran for mayor as a wonk.
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The New NY Agenda: A Plan for Action
This is the Democratic candidate for state governor's briefing book on state policy.
