Say what you want about her chances, but Carolyn Maloney is still acting like someone who actually means to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate next year.
She'd have to give up her House seat to do so. (Which is actually quite a good reason to believe that, at the end of the Read More
Assemblyman Jonathan Bing’s chief of staff, Ben Kallos, filed paperwork to run for the City Council seat in Manhattan currently held by Jessica Lappin, who is contemplating a bid for public advocate.
Kallos is a 20-something lawyer who has done some impressive tinkering with voter databases and has quickly embedded himself in Read More
City Hall News has a wrap-up of the East Side Assembly race I, and you, have been obsessing over.
Among the names the paper adds to the mix is former City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, who “would have a free ride to the Democratic nomination if he wanted it, has not closed the Read More
An addendum to Jess’s piece this week on how Republicans on the East Side hide their party label, while Democrats run away from their nominee, Freddy:
It’s a piece of mail from a Democratic candidate for City Council, Jessica Lappin, that pulls a quote from Republican Robert Hornack off the local GOP community Read More
Jessica Lappin, a candidate for City Council from the Upper East Side, has no problem explaining the difference between her candidacy and that of her opponent, Joel Zinberg.
“I’m a Democrat. I mean, that’s sort of the most obvious difference between us,” she said. “He’s a Republican, and I’m proud to be a Democrat, and Read More
Over on the East Side, where the Times endorsements rule, our intern David Greenhouse reports that the Times switched horses yesterday in the District 5 race, endorsing Republican Joel Zinberg over its own choice in the primary, Jessica Lappin.
But that won’t stop Lappin’s palm cards from playing up a quote from her Read More
