Felder’s Private Office


People toward the back of the City Council Chamber during the vote that made Chris Quinn speaker noticed an unexpected sight: Councilman Simcha Felder, a key Quinn supporter, slipping into the men’s room at the back of the chamber just before the vote.

I called Felder to ask about this and Read More

Thoughts on Quinn

It’s amazing how hard it was to notice, from inside, that Chris Quinn’s elevation was a groundbreaking gay rights moment, in large part because she didn’t play identity politics in her campaign for Speaker.

Two other bloggers’ thoughts:

Henry Stern: “The selection of Christine Quinn as Speaker of the Council illustrates Read More