A bit more about the man tapped to run the country’s largest school system. Before entering City Hall with Bloomberg in 2002, Dennis Walcott was a recognized figure in city politics, joining a lawsuit to block fare hikes by the MTA, and appearing on NY1 to discuss, among other things, civil disobedience and police brutality. Read More
A reader pointed out that Adolfo Carrion’s absence from the mayor’s race alters the landscape for Anthony Weiner’s candidacy.
In the Democratic primary, a candidate must get 40 percent of the vote to win the nomination and prevent a run-off. Without Carrion in the race, it’s more likely that Bill Thompson, the only black Read More
Three campaigns from the 2005 election–including that of then-Manhattan borough president candidate Margarita Lopez, who now works for Michael Bloomberg–are fighting the obligation to return unspent public campaign funds.
From the Campaign Finance Board’s public statement:
Viviana Vasquez-Hernandez, a City Council candidate, challenged the obligation to repay $10,165 in unspent Read More
