The Pitch: Gioia, De Blasio, Green and Siegel

The first forum featuring the four Democratic candidates for public advocate ended last night at Fordham Law School with the candidates distinguishing themselves from one another, but subtly.

The candidates arrived one at a time and each spoke for about 25 minutes with the students. (My photos from the event are here. Fernanda Read More

Independence Parties

Mark your calendars: the state Independence Party is getting together, apart.

A week from Monday, the New York County chapter of the party, which is closely associated with Lenora Fulani, will have its annual fund-raiser at the Woolworth Kitchen Tower.

Tomorrow, a rival, Staten Island-based faction will hold an event to present awards Read More

Robbins Explains

I was kind of waiting for the Voice’s Tom Robbins to weigh in with a definitive explanation what Central Labor Council chief Brian McLaughlin is actually accused of. He does that and throws in a mafia-ties bonus in this must-read online dispatch.

Here’s his explanation of why McLaughlin would have been part of Read More

Strolling into the Sunset

Want to make your weekend a wonkend? I’ll leave you with this Blog Stroll…

Over at Power Plays, Tom Robbins notes that a certain new Dem chieftain can’t bring himself to
The Daily Gotham runs an article taking Bloomberg’s education record to task. And, as one reader notes, the fame of Read More