Industry News: LCA Shuffle Edition

ALBANY—The LCA Press Room on the Capitol's third floor is filled now with movers and telecomm technicians as some of the news organizations here shuffle around.

The Daily News is moving out of the small, open-topped cube in the center of the press room that it has occupied since (best as anyone can remember) the Read More

At the New School, Special-Election Theories and Spitzer Memories

This morning, the New School hosted a panel discussion on whether Eliot Spitzer can regain his political capital. (The answer is already looking quite different in light of yesterday’s special election.)

Some highlights:

Panelist Wayne Barrett of the Village Voice said “hallelujah!” about yesterday’s results and said Democrats should be given a chance to control Read More

The Comptroller List

Bill Hammond has the comptroller list from the independent screening panel. It’s three people, not five.

Businessman Bill Mulrow
NYC Finance Commissioner Martha Stark
and
Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman

Discuss.

– Azi Paybarah

Hevesi's Chance

Bill Hammond takes issue with Alan Hevesi’s refusal to campaign, and thinks it’ll haunt the comptroller, even if he wins re-election.

Every time he puts out an audit about a village clerk with his hand in the till, Hevesi will face questions about his own sticky fingers. Hevesi’s only chance for redemption is to Read More

The Mayor’s Moustache

We’ve heard a bit of muttering lately on the, er, slightly superficial question of Freddy’s facial hair. When, we were asked, was the last time New York elected a mayor with a moustache?

The results of our extensive research aren’t encouraging for the former Bronx Borough President. The last mustachioed mayor, John P. Read More