Congress

Possible Challenger Emerges to Take On Michael Grimm

Investment banker Robert Diamond is seriously considering jumping into the race to challenge incumbent Staten Island Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, The Politicker has learned.

Diamond is a senior vice-president at Realty Capital International, a real estate investment banking firm, and a former vice-president at Bear Stearns. Prior to his career in finance, he served in Read More

Grimm On Paladino, 9/11 Health Bill

Michael Grimm, the G.O.P Congressional candidate in a district that covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, declined to weigh in on G.O.P gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino in an interview this afternoon.

“As the Republican nominee, he has my support. I don’t know him really. I only met him once,” Grimm said. “I would like Read More

Allegations

Michael Allegretti Doubles-Down On Claims Michael Grimm Faked Military Status

Yesterday we wrote about how Staten Island Republican Congressional canidate Michael Allegretti accussed his primary opponent Michael Grimm of passing out campaign photos of himself wearing military ribbons that he did not earn, which led Grimm to label Allegretti ” a petulant child.”

Today Allegretti doubled-down, accusing Grimm of further confusing matters by blaming Read More

Medals

Allegretti Asks Grimm To Reveal Himself — UPDATED

Staten Island Republican Congressional candidate Michael Allegretti today accused his Republican opponent, Mike Grimm of living a lie, and  falsifying everything from his military career to his time in the FBI.

“Today I have four questions to ask my opponent in an effort to find out ‘Who is the real Michael Grimm?,’” Allegretti said in Read More