The Katz Coalition

Here’s City Councilwoman Melinda with a bunch of City Council members who are endorsing her campaign for city comptroller.

The Katz campaign gathered outside City Hall for a very public photo-op in an effort to offset the notion that John Liu is the only candidate in the race with diverse support.

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Waiting on the Budget

The City Council’s budget negotiating team stayed late last night at City Hall, trying to hammer out a budget before the June 30 deadline. A handshake agreement is expected today or tomorrow.

In the meantime, it’s a scene. Lobbyists have been a permanent fixture on the City Hall steps and in the City Hall Read More

Highs and Lows in City Pork

Gotham Gazette just released a nice analysis of individually sponsored member items from this year’s city budget.

According to the group, the king of member items is David Weprin of Queens, who got $736,500 for his district by funding 31 projects there. Councilman Leroy Comrie, also of Queens, funded 80 projects for a Read More

Foster, Out of the Closet with Obama

If you're a Democratic elected official in New York, it's no small thing to support a presidential candidate not named Hillary Clinton.

Ask City Council member Helen Foster of the Bronx, who was among the first local officials to support Barack Obama.

Foster chatted with me on the City Hall steps just Read More