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By Azi Paybarah 4/08/11 2:17pm

Where Did Cathie Black Derail? 'Hard to Pin That Down' Says Bloomberg

Mayor Bloomberg said his new schools chancellor won’t have trouble guiding the county’s largest public school system, even after four top education aides fled during the rocky three-month tenure of Cathie Black.

“No. I think there’s normal turnover,” Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show this morning.

“He’ll miss those people,” Bloomberg said, referring to Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/23/11 5:46pm

War

Peter King Would Have Liked a Heads-Up About Libya

“I don’t know how seriously he took this,” Republican Congressman Peter King said about President Obama’s preparation for military action in Libya.

“He seemed so intent on getting multi-lateral support, United Nations support,” rather than congressional support, King told John Gambling during a radio interview on WOR Wednesday morning.

“I don’t think he Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/04/11 2:29pm

Your Questions

#AskMike Anything

Debuting today on Michael Bloomberg’s radio show this morning was a new feature that will allow anyone – anyone! – to ask the mayor a question.

On twitter, just use the hashtag #AskMike. (It’s not unlike the imperfect crowd-sourcing I’ve tried to do before heading to some of the mayor’s press conferences.)

Among the questions Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/11/10 1:39pm

Paterson Patient on Massa Election, Still No Date With Investigators

David Paterson did not commit to a specific date by which he’d call a special election for the upstate congressional seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Eric Massa.

“I would not imagine it would be too long,” Paterson said this morning during an interview on WOR News Talk Radio.

Massa resigned from Congress Read More

By Azi Paybarah 2/25/10 2:49pm

Paterson Mum on His Talk With Alleged Victim

In response to an earlier New York Times story, David Paterson said he didn’t know of any recent accusations of domestic violence against his top aide, David Johnson.

But, this morning’s New York Times story says the governor himself spoke to a woman earlier this month who was trying to file Read More

By Azi Paybarah 2/04/10 2:39pm

Paterson: Cuomo Will Be in Same Mess

David Paterson lit into Andrew Cuomo, basically for not announcing his gubernatorial candidacy and therefore avoiding having to say anything about the state’s financial mess.

Here’s what Paterson said this morning on the John Gambling show, according to Jimmy Vielkind:

[W]hat does Andrew Cuomo think about the wall Street bonuses? As last I Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 12/31/09 2:18pm

David Paterson is Hearing Tax Rumors

ALBANY—David Paterson said there are rumors of another millionaires’ tax out there.

“I thought there would be some modification, but I heard a rumor yesterday that some of my colleagues are talking about another millionaires’ tax, and that would demonstrate, I would say, a completely addictive personality,” Paterson told John Gambling on WOR. Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 12/11/09 3:00pm

Paterson: Charity’s Important, Especially Now

ALBANY—David Paterson talked charity this morning in an interview with John Gambling on WOR, who was raising money for the Salvation Army on-air. Paterson said he and his wife Michelle donated $1,000.

“We were going to put in $500, but you know, Mayor Bloomberg’s having a little cash flow problem so Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 12/10/09 1:40pm

Paterson Says Spitzer Might Work As Comptroller

ALBANY—David Paterson said that Eliot Spitzer would have the skill set to be a good comptroller, should he run.

“I think that would be pretty interesting,” Paterson told John Gambling on WOR, when asked about the prospect of serving as governor over a man to whom he once served as lieutenant governor. ”But Read More

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Where Did Cathie Black Derail? 'Hard to Pin That Down' Says Bloomberg

Peter King Would Have Liked a Heads-Up About Libya

#AskMike Anything

Paterson Patient on Massa Election, Still No Date With Investigators

Paterson Mum on His Talk With Alleged Victim

Paterson: Cuomo Will Be in Same Mess

David Paterson is Hearing Tax Rumors

Paterson: Charity’s Important, Especially Now

Paterson Says Spitzer Might Work As Comptroller

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