By Azi Paybarah 1/06/10 7:47pm

Barrientos Promoted, Kuo Pondering

A bit more Council news today: Pat Barrientos, who did press for David Weprin, landed a job as chief of staff for City Councilman Mathieu Eugene, of Brooklyn.

“He just quit smoking. Give him a plug and put him on the spot,” said a supportive political observer who also noted that among Barrientos’ career highlights Read More

By Azi Paybarah 11/20/09 7:51pm

Angling for Finance Chair: Fidler, Recchia and Felder

Last week, Crain’s put out the names of two people from Brooklyn vying for the Finance Committee Chairmanship: Lew Fidler and Domenic Recchia.

There’s apparently another name to add to the mix: Simcha Felder, who I’m told has sent word to the speaker that he’s interested in the position.

The current Finance chairman is David Read More

By Azi Paybarah 9/14/09 8:07pm

A Clergy Job in the Comptroller’s Office

It’s sometimes hard to find policy differences among the comptroller candidates, but the audience at a forum in East Harlem last night saw one.

The question was whether any of the candidates would create a “paid clergy position” within their office.

Melinda Katz said she’d consider it. David Weprin said absolutely. John Liu said no Read More

By Azi Paybarah 9/14/09 7:16pm

Poll: Liu Jumps

The latest (from Friday night) numbers from Survey USA show John Liu jumping nine points in nine days, and leading the pack of comptroller candidates, with 34 percent.

Melinda Katz, the only woman in the race, has 23 percent, slightly ahead of David Yassky, who has 19 percent. David Weprin is back with 7 Read More

By Azi Paybarah 9/03/09 5:31pm

Money Is Not for Throwing Away

Here’s David Weprin’s mailer. On the inside, it says “Anybody can SAY they’ll cut the waste…only DEMOCRAT DAVID WEPRIN has the experience to get it done.”

This may be an effort to steal some wind from David Yassky, who has been the most consistent among the comptroller candidates in campaigning on the idea of cutting Read More