Two City Council members told me that Michael Bloomberg is getting directly involved committee-chairmanship assignments, and making personal appeals pushing Domenic Recchia as finance chair. It could mean that the mayor is concerned that the Council he’ll be negotiating with for the next four years won’t be as friendly as the previous one.
Somehow, videos shot for the official New York City Video Voter Guide got leaked a month early, and are appearing on webcastr.com
Above is a screen capture from one of the videos, shot by City Council candidate (and blogger) Rock Hackshaw.
A reader with firsthand knowledge of one of the videos called Read More
Only one member of the City Council education committee has voted against a resolution to include two holidays celebrated by Muslims as part of the list of official public school holidays.
It was Oliver Koppell, who represents the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The twelve other committee members in attendance voted in favor. Read More
Only one member of the City Council education committee has voted against a resolution to include two holidays celebrated by Muslims as part of the list of official public school holidays.
It was Oliver Koppell, who represents the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The twelve other committee members in attendance voted in favor. The Read More
The past several weeks we once again saw the Mayor at his best and at his worst. At his worst, he berated a NY Observer reporter who raised the issue of term limits. At his best, he demonstrated the political courage to experiment with banning cars from parts of Read More
Here’s Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz sending a warning to City Councilwoman Maria Baez.
Speaking at a dinner in Riverdale last night, Dinowitz said electing Carl Heastie as the new Bronx Democratic leader was just the beginning of changes to come.
“With his leadership, I know there are going to be many more Read More
In continuing testimony at the City Council's budget hearing on H.H.S., Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden is defending his agency’s decision to save money by closing dental clinics for children, but not, for example, reducing funds for the anti-smoking campaign, which he said costs $5 million annually.
“Compared with all of the Read More
In case you need more evidence that term limits is the debate of the moment around City Hall, here’s a panel being held next month, featuring City Councilman Oliver Koppell and Ken Moltner.
Koppell is introducing legislation that would allow city lawmakers to serve three consecutive terms, instead of just two. Moltner is a spokesman Read More
Oliver Koppell, the City Councilman who is introducing a bill to extend term limits from a maximum of two terms to a maximum of three, said what’s happening on Wall Street helps make his case.
“To have a mayor that is knowledgeable about financial matters is good," Koppell said, referring to the very real Read More
Hours before John McCain gave his convention speech, some actual non-presidential news broke: Democratic City Councilman Oliver Koppell of the Bronx said he’ll introduce a bill to extend term limits.
Term limits was a major topic of conversation in the last couple of weeks, but so far no there’s been no action. Read More
