ICYMI, here's Julie Menin, Community Board 1 chief, TV commentator and possible future Manhattan Borough President in a clip from last night's edition of The Daily Show, helping Jason Jones, Tad Devine and a cast of the "new and powerful voting bloc" k... »
Good morning! Happy Friday! Odd: it’s supposed to snow tonight. I’m not sure if I remember what that means. Lawmakers are still at the Capitol, voting on the last pieces of the state budget, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, too, remains in Albany. If you haven’t... »
Gale Brewer (Photo: Facebook) Veteran Upper West Side Councilwoman Gale Brewer is jumping into the race for Manhattan Borough President. "I'm going to definitely do it I. haven't gotten myself organized, because I'm working on so many different issues,... »
Peter Vallone Jr. (Photo: New York City Council) Thanks to the ongoing contract dispute between Time Warner Cable and the ownership of the New York Knicks, Councilman and social media enthusiast Peter Vallone Jr. wasn't able to watch Jeremy Lin play a... »
Robert Jackson (Photo: Facebook) After a press conference on improving college readiness for black and Latino students this afternoon, The Politicker caught up to Councilman Robert Jackson to ask him how about the likelihood he'll fully enter the Manha... »
Peter Vallone Jr. (Photo: New York City Council) Always outspoken Queens Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. is not at all happy about the proposed legislative lines for the Senate district in Astoria. Mr. Vallone weighed in on the potential District 12 map i... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in NYC with no public schedule. The Assembly is holding a hearing in Albany (11:30 a.m., LOB, Hearing Room C) to review and examine the effectiveness of agricultural disaster relief and preparedness efforts relating to Hurricane Ir... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public schedule as yet. It appears he spent the Thanksgiving holiday at the executive mansion after putting in some volunteering time (after sending all his cabinet members out in the days leading up to the holida... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany. He’s holding a cabinet meeting in the Capitol’s Red Room at 11:30 a.m. The DEC’s hydrofracking hearings start today at the Dansville Middle School: 1- 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Protestors returned to Zuccotti Park early last n... »
Good morning! Election day is over, and in most races, clear winners have emerged. There are a few locally and around the state that remain too close to call, and we’ll spend the morning shifting through the effects. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York Ci... »
