The latest videos from the Human Rights Campaign released today feature former mayors Ed Koch and David Dinkins.
“I’m a New Yorker who supports marriage equality” Koch says. “Join me as a New Yorker for marriage equality,” Dinkins says in his video.
The phrases I’ve often heard in this debate – ”same-sex marriage” Read More
Quinnipiac is out with a hodgepodge of numbers on NYC issues:
Wal-Mart
57-36 percent say electeds should allow a Wal-Mart to open here.
68-29 percent say they’d shop there once open.
Last In, First Out
78-16 percent say teacher layoffs should be NOT done based on seniority [corrected].
63-32 percent of union households Read More
Former Mayor Ed Koch addressed the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association yesterday, and according to two sources there, he made his feelings about 2013 pretty clear, telling the crowd that he supported police commissioner Ray Kelly for Mayor in 2013. And if Kelly doesn’t run, Koch said he plans to back City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
According Read More
A majority of lawmakers in both houses, says ReshapeNY:
“The ReShapeNY coalition also unveiled new data showing overwhelming majority support for change to the current partisan gerrymandering of district boundaries. One hundred twenty-one (121) of the 150 members of the Assembly and 60 of 62 members of the State Senate have expressed support for Read More
The NYC Clerk’s Office is out with their annual report on lobbyists.
Quick notes: Suri Kasirer’s firm retain’s their top position; James Capalino’s team improves over last year’s (very) respectable showing; Bryan Cave (home of Ed Koch) moves up; Fried Frank Harris – the giant law firm which ranked No. 10 last year Read More
The reform movement paints a target on Dean Skelos’ back, with Ed Koch firing the opening salvo.
“The constitutional objections that he is making today were not made when he made the commitment and we believe it is simply an effort to derail the whole operation,” Koch said after meeting with Skelos.
When it comes to redistricting, Ed Koch doesn’t agree with Chuck Schumer.
“Chuck Schumer’s view is it should be partisan and redrawn to protect parties. He’s dead wrong,” Koch told me an interview this afternoon. “He says they would lose three [congressional] seats. I say redistricting is not intended to ensure the outcome of Read More
- A Broadway actor is suing Twitter to get them to release the identity of a Tweeter who accused him of having crabs.
- Ed Koch says “The Social Network” is “stupendous.” He is so adorable. Is he taking applications for adopted grandchildren?
On Monday afternoon, having finally crossed the finish line of the Columbus Day parade–after 25 blocks of battling with reporters, hugging well-wishers and ignoring loud hecklers–Carl Paladino was strolling along East 72nd Street when a man stopped him.
“Welcome to New York!” said Councilman Dan Halloran from Queens, a fellow Republican. “Love having you here, Read More
Ed Koch joined Andrew Cuomo at a morning press conference for Cuomo’s government reform agenda (a topic about which we hope to have more later) but, perhaps unsurprisingly, in the Q & A with reporters afterwards, the former mayor stole the show.
Koch and Cuomo have a long, complicated, and well-documented history, that dates Read More
