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Bill de Blasio clamiing victory in 2013.

Poll Finds Bill de Blasio ‘Does Not Deserve Re-Election’—But Still Stomps His Rivals

Quinnipiac University found Christine Quinn the best positioned to take on Bill de Blasio, but voters don't know enough about Scott Stringer, Eric Adams and Ruben Diaz Jr.
By Will Bredderman
NYCLASS volunteers and animal rights activists protest across the street from Gracie Mansion.

NYCLASS Demands de Blasio Get Back in the Saddle on Carriage Horses

Animal advocacy organization NYCLASS protested outside Gracie Mansion where Mayor Bill de Blasio was having a fundraiser.
By Madina Toure
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Mayor Bill de Blasio would both get raises under a commission's proposal.

Animal Rights Group Slams Council Speaker as Horse Deal Collapses

Animal rights groups are fuming after the collapse of a deal to restrict carriage horses to Central Park.
By Jillian Jorgensen
A horse drawn carriage driver waits for customers outside of Central Park. (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images)

De Blasio Horse-Carriage Deal Falls Apart as Teamsters Drop Support

By Will Bredderman
Gillian Anderson (Photo: Michael Tran for Getty Images).

Gillian Anderson and Pink Want the Council to Vote for de Blasio Horse Carriage Plan

By Will Bredderman
Two horse-drawn carriages are ridden on Central Park West (Photo: Stan Honda for AFP/Getty Images).

De Blasio Officials Struggle Mightily to Justify Horse Carriage Plan to Council

By Will Bredderman
Stable owners Patrick and Cornelius Byrne and driver Ian McKeever protest with workers against the plan to curtail horse carriages (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

De Blasio Carriage Horse Deal Ticks Everybody Off

By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
A horse carriage. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

De Blasio Defends Plan to Build Horse Carriage Stables in Central Park

By Jillian Jorgensen
Two horse-drawn carriages are ridden on Central Park West (Photo: Stan Honda for AFP/Getty Images).

De Blasio Announces Compromise to Keep Horse Carriages in Central Park

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio (Photo: Patrick Smith for Getty Images)

Who Won and Who Lost in 2015—Losers Edition

By Will Bredderman
A NYCLASS protest in 2014. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYCLASS Adds High-Powered Consultant for Horse Carriage Battle

By Ross Barkan
A NYCLASS protest against the horse carriage industry. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYCLASS Endorses Ali Najmi in Queens City Council Race

By Ross Barkan
A NYCLASS protest against the horse carriage industry. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bill de Blasio to NYCLASS: ‘Go Get the Votes in the City Council’

By Ross Barkan
Russell Simmons at the 15th annual Art for Life Gala (Getty Image)

ADL Rips Russell Simmons for Comparing Animal Abuse to Holocaust and Slavery

By Will Bredderman
Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons. (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

Russell Simmons Says He Won’t Apologize for Comparing Animal Abuse to the Holocaust

By Ross Barkan
Russell Simmons today. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer)

Russell Simmons Compares Animal Abuse to the Holocaust and Slavery

By Ross Barkan
A NYCLASS protest against the horse carriage industry. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Councilwoman Says NYCLASS Drove Her to Oppose Horse Carriage Ban

By Ross Barkan
A carriage in Central Park (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

De Blasio’s Central Park Car Ban Won’t Apply to So-Called Horseless Carriages

By Will Bredderman
A NYCLASS postcard that will be sent to council members.

NYCLASS Pressures Lawmakers With Grisly Postcards

By Ross Barkan
A NYCLASS protest against the horse carriage industry. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYCLASS Slapped With $26,000 in ‘Severe’ Fines for 2013 Violations

By Ross Barkan
A NYCLASS protest in April. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Campaign Finance Board Will Slap NYCLASS With ‘Five-Figure’ Penalty Tomorrow

By Ross Barkan
Councilman Daniel Dromm speaks about legislation to ban horse carriages.

City Council Members Introduce Bill Banning Horse Carriages

By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilman Danny Dromm (left) with Allie Feldman, the executive director of NYCLASS, and Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez. (Photo: Ross Barkan)

Democrats Hope to Pass Horse Carriage Ban Next Spring

By Ross Barkan
A NYCLASS protest in April. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

De Blasio Plans to ‘Get Involved’ When Council Considers Carriage Horse Ban

By Jillian Jorgensen
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