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By Azi Paybarah 3/20/11 5:46pm

Sunday Reading: Military Strikes in Libya, Newspaper Probe of City Council

Libya: Military action. [NY Times]

Libya: “We will exterminate every traitor and collaborator with America, Britain, France and the crusader coalition,” said Gadhafi. [WSJ]

Libya: “[Y]ou will always remain my son, and I have all the love for you as a son, and I do not want your image Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/03/11 4:34pm

Clash of the Titans

'Who the Heck Is the Mayor…'

In case Fred Dicker’s objections to Bloomberg’s Albany strategy weren’t clear enough, he said on his radio show this morning, “who the heck is a mayor, any mayor, to tell the governor that he wants something to be part of the budget? How presumptious can you be?”

Bloomberg has pressed Governor Cuomo to Read More

By Reid Pillifant 1/11/10 9:34pm

Dickerbocker

The New York Post has a political blog, which quietly launched today.

There are items on there from the paper’s political team, including Maggie Haberman, Fred Dicker, Brendan Scott, David Seifman and Sally Goldenberg. Welcome to the Web!

The site is called Knickerbocker, which is also the name of the consulting Read More

By Azi Paybarah 7/22/09 3:53pm

Comptroller Candidates Split on Joel Klein, Agree (Mostly) on Member Items

Last night, Democratic mayoral candidate called for Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to be fired.

But at a debate in midtown this morning, the four Democrats running to replace Thompson as city comptroller were split on whether to oust Klein. (Thompson called yesterday for Klein to be fired.)

While David Weprin and John Liu Read More

By Azi Paybarah 7/22/09 3:50pm

Comptroller Candidates Split on Joel Klein, Agree (Mostly) on Member Items

Last night, Democratic mayoral candidate called for Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to be fired.
But at a debate in midtown this morning, the four Democrats running to replace Thompson as city comptroller were split on whether to oust Klein. (Thompson called yesterday for Klein to be fired.)
While David Weprin and John Liu Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/30/09 1:30pm

Bloomberg Hearts Room 9

At one point during Michael Bloomberg’s skit at Inner Circle, there was a song about how Bloomberg changed from a grumpy mayor to a kindly, reporter-loving candidate.
Sort of.
Chorus:
He once [chewed out] David Seifman and Rich Lamb like a dog.
He once said ‘get a life’ to Azi with Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/30/09 12:07pm

Bloomberg Hearts Room 9

At one point during Michael Bloomberg’s skit at Inner Circle, there was a song about how Bloomberg changed from a grumpy mayor to a kindly, reporter-loving candidate.

Sort of.

Chorus:

He once [chewed out] David Seifman and Rich Lamb like a dog.

He once said ‘get a life’ to Azi Read More

By admin 1/04/09 8:55pm

What’s Happening to New York City’s Garbage?

While New York City’s inadequate waste management system is one of my constant themes or perhaps obsessions, at the end of December, the New York Post published a wonderful "man bites dog:" story: The amount of garbage we are producing is going down! David Seifman, one of the Post’s terrific political journalists reported Read More

By Azi Paybarah 1/31/08 12:54am

Journalists on Giuliani: The Surge, The Coverage to Blame for Campaign's Failure

Two reporters who covered Rudy Giuliani when he was mayor gave their post-mortem on his presidential campaign on NY1 News last night.

“You can say to some extent Rudy was the victim of the surge," said Joel Siegel, formerly with the Daily News but now at ABC News. "In a way, things are improving, or Read More

By Staff 12/06/06 6:00pm

Events for December 7, 2006

Baruch College hosts a panel discussion with David Seifman, Stan Brooks, Dominic Carter and Azi on the media coverage of the New York City elections.

The directors of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation meet at LMDC headquarters.

The Israel Project hosts a briefing with Silvan Shalom, a Likud Party member and former Israeli Read More

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Sunday Reading: Military Strikes in Libya, Newspaper Probe of City Council

'Who the Heck Is the Mayor…'

Dickerbocker

Comptroller Candidates Split on Joel Klein, Agree (Mostly) on Member Items

Comptroller Candidates Split on Joel Klein, Agree (Mostly) on Member Items

Bloomberg Hearts Room 9

Bloomberg Hearts Room 9

What’s Happening to New York City’s Garbage?

Journalists on Giuliani: The Surge, The Coverage to Blame for Campaign's Failure

Events for December 7, 2006

Across the Wire

Michael Hastings Dies In Car Accident

Alms for the Upper Middle Class: Subsidized Apartments Aim at $200K Earners

The Return of Wall Street’s Cassandra: In Armani and Pearls, Meredith Whitney Smacks Back

To Error Is Human: The Slapstick Shakespeare in the Park Is Irresistible

55% of New Yorkers Can't Name a Single Mayoral Candidate