Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s new set of Community Board has been anxiously awaited in Manhattan political circles, and it’s out today, with a couple of notable names and a general sense of a change of course. Stringer instituted a new, open, application process, and apparently dropped sitting members who didn’t bother participating. He Read More
Here’s a tidbit that closes a few circles in New York politics.
All Sharpton’s Keepers of the Dream conference, at which John Kerry is expected to appear next month, is being represented by the new P.R. wing of KnickerbockerSKD (along with the Rev’s longtime aide Rachel Noerdlinger). The move extends Al’s embrace to Read More
What amazes us most about this New York Magazine item, which revisits those notorious “racist” flyers from the 2001 campaign, is how Freddy has evidently forgiven what once appeared to be a rather personal wound; while Mike Bloomberg, the sole beneficiary of the Democrats’ racial meltdown, is now keeping the grievance alive.
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We were a bit surprised to see “Doctor Dre” listed among the hosts of a fundraiser for Assemblyman Scott Stringer, who’s running for Manhattan Borough President, and who is not widely seen as a hip-hop icon.
Stringer’s spokesman, Micah Lasher, clarified for us that this is not the West Coast gangster rapper Dr. Read More
Poof! Electoral magician pulls candidates out of hat, tries not to make them disappear
Hardball politics are nothing new in New York; indeed, the major elections, such as a Mayoral race, frequently bring out the best, and worst, tricks from the political consultants’ repertoire. And Micah Lasher, who will be 22 on Dec. 18, has Read More
