By Azi Paybarah 7/19/07 3:20pm

One Opponent’s Take on the Mayor’s Negotiating Skills

So in the wake of the serious but apparently but quite fatal failure of congestion pricing in the legislature, I had a chat with Assemblywoman Joan Millman of Brooklyn, who was outside City Hall earlier today.

Millman said legislators outside the metropolitan area didn’t want the end of session to be consumed with congestion Read More

By Azi Paybarah 1:47pm

Spitzer's Meals with the Assembly

Eliot Spitzer hasn't enjoyed particularly close relations with Assembly Democrats since arriving in Albany. But recently, he's had a number of Assembly Democrats over to the mansion for breakfasts and dinners. Extending an olive branch, perhaps?

This morning, Spitzer had breakfast with the Assembly Democrats – and Republicans – from Western New Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/27/07 5:03pm

Where They Stand on Same-Sex Marriage

Eliot Spitzer’s plan to introduce a bill legalizing same-sex marriage later today may not become law. But it may succeed, for the first time, in getting many state legislators to stake out clear, yes-or-no positions on the issue.

“You had a governor, under Pataki, it wasn’t even discussed,” said Assemblywoman Joan Read More

By Staff 11/28/06 2:17pm

Opposed, Gently

Here is a letter from three Brooklyn Assembly members asking for changes in the design of the Atlantic Yards project, but stopping short of actually opposing it.

Assembly members James Brennan, Joan Millman and Annette Robinson said the venture should be scaled down, with guaranteed affordable housing and more extensive disclosure of the project’s Read More