By Drew Grant 6:15pm

Occupy New York

City Councilmen Dan Halloran and Ydanis Rodriguez visit Occupy Wall Street HQ

City Councilmen Break Out In Spontaneous Debate in Liberty Plaza

Normally we’d say that there is no way New York City Republican Councilman Dan Halloran just happened to be at the Occupy Wall Street protests today, and just happened to run into his Democratic coworker Ydanis Rodriguez, and those two just happened to break out with an impromptu civil argument about taxes. But that’s what both of these elected officials” spokespeople are saying to Capital New York, so who are we to argue that this was a pre-planned event? Read More

By Azi Paybarah 1/26/10 6:56pm

Multitasking

A reader sent this picture of newly elected City Councilman Dan Halloran, using his laptop during a Land Use Committee hearing in City Hall this afternoon.

Most members get by using only their Blackberrys during these meetings.

By Azi Paybarah 12/30/09 9:06pm

Bloomberg and the Republicans

Here’s Michael Bloomberg with the five-member City Council Republican caucus he swore into office today in the City Council chambers. The photo was sent over by a spokesman for newly elected member Dan Halloran (far right), who said he wants to stand up for those who have been “ignored and overtaxed for so long.”

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By Azi Paybarah 12/29/09 4:46pm

Bloomberg to Swear-In Republican Council Members

Michael Bloomberg will be swearing in the new Republican City Council members tomorrow in the Council chambers, according to press release from those members.

Peter Koo from Flushing and Dan Halloran from Bayside will join the three Republican members already in the Council: Eric Ulrich of Howard Beach, Vinny Ignizio from the South Shore of Read More

By Kate McGee 11/06/09 8:47pm

Queens Elects Three Republicans

How did Queens end up electing three Republicans on Tuesday?

The first was Eric Ulrich, who held his seat in the Howard Beach, Rockaway section, which is pretty blue-collar and the kind of place Rudy Giuliani did well. Which is why the former mayor campaigned there with Republican Eric Ulrich. But Ulrich could have held Read More

By Azi Paybarah 10/28/09 9:27pm

Cuomo for Kim

Mario Cuomo endorsed fellow Democrat Kevin Kim in Bayside, who, if elected, would be the first Korean-American in the City Council. Cuomo referenced what he said was an ethnically motivated attack by unnamed critics, and called it “the worst kind of politics.”

Kim has accused opponent Dan Halloran of stoking racial fears.

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