A couple of developments to watch as City Council Speaker Christine Quinn gets closer to her likely mayoral bid, potentially affecting her relationships with the mayor and her members.
Today, the council Sanitation Committee is set to approve an electronic waste bill that Quinn supports, but Michael Bloomberg opposes. The mayor and Quinn Read More
City Clerk nominee Hector Diaz is testifying right now in the City Council Rules Committee hearing, and this is easily the most well-attended committee meeting I recall (although I’ve missed a few).
Among the onlookers in the house is Bronx Democratic Leader Jose Rivera, who got himself a front-row seat by sitting next Read More
That’s Bronx Democratic County Leader Jose Rivera talking to one of Christine Quinn’s top aides, Chuck Meara, by the side staircase in City Hall a few minutes ago.
Rivera is here, primarily, to oversee the vote on city clerk nominee Hector Diaz. The nomination is being considered by the Rules Committee, whose chairwoman, Diana Read More
The Rules Committee of the City Council was supposed to meet at 11 o’clock to vote on the new nominee for city clerk. But an aide to Christine Quinn has confirmed the committee hasn’t met, which will once again delay a showdown between the speaker and the Brooklyn City Council delegation.
To recap, the Read More
So, the leading candidate for the position of city clerk is Hector Diaz, but the vote that would have confirmed him last month was delayed. The vote is now set for Wednesday and there’s strong opposition from Brooklyn City Council members, because the last city clerk was from their borough, while Diaz is Read More
