Borough Presidents on the Coup: Disappointed, Not All Surprised

After they participated in a rally on the City Hall steps against budget cuts to community boards, I asked three borough presidents who served in the legislature what they thought of yesterday’s Senate coup.
“It’s unfortunate that we would allow ourselves, as Democrats, to join the Republican Party,” said Ruben Diaz Jr. of the Read More

Bloomberg Hangs Out with Republicans But Doesn’t Endorse Them

Here’s a shot of Michael Bloomberg at a dinner hosted by the Queens Republican County Committee last week. It’s from the Queens Courier, which wrote in a caption that since the Queens G.O.P. endorsed Bloomberg for re-election, he “came to their Gala in Flushing to endorse their candidates for Borough President and City Council.They would Read More