Congestion Pricing Passes Committee

Congestion pricing just passed the City Council Committee on State and Federal Legislation, 6-4. Members who voted in favor included Maria Baez, Melissa Viverito, Larry Seabrook, Joel Rivera, Mike McMahon and Hiram Monserrate. Those opposed included Lew Fidler, Joe Addabbo and Erik Dilan.

It goes to the full council tonight.

Hillary’s Delegates in Queens (and the Bronx)

A Democratic source called last night with a few names being circulated by the Queens organization to be Hillary Clinton delegates.

This group is from the 7th congressional district, which covers parts of Queens and the Bronx, and it includes: Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Councilman Joel Rivera, his sister, Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, East Read More

Back to Rivera

There are some changes happenings in Christine Quinn’s press office.

Angel Audiffred, who handled Hispanic media and the Health Committee for Quinn, went back to his old boss, City Councilman Joel Rivera, as director of communications. Rivera is majority leader in the City Council, chairman of the Health Committee, and is Read More

The GQ Award

Sometime around last week, at the New York Women of Excellence Awards, Councilman Joel Rivera received the group’s Gentleman of Quality, or “GQ” Award. This site, I must say, was on Rivera's tip years ago–we featured him in our famous list of the “Top Ten Most Beautiful People in City Politics.”

Which brings Read More