In a bombshell announcement, Brooklyn-Queens Congressman Anthony Weiner admitted Monday afternoon to sending racy online messages to six women over the last three years, after claiming for several days that he had nothing to do with a lewd photo posted from his Twitter account. The prospective mayoral candidate said he will not resign from Congress. [...]
Unlike the streets near the United Nations, most streets in the city are not considered international territory; on those, alternate-side parking rules apply. Still, many foreign diplomats simply park where they please, and they have collectively ignored $18 million worth of the bright orange rectangles stuffed under their windshield wipers. You could not begin to [...]
Scratch Rep. Anthony Weiner’s name from the list of Washington’s eligible bachelors. A spokeswoman for the New York Democrat said Sunday that he is engaged to Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The spokeswoman said the 44-year-old Weiner proposed to Abedin on May 23. No wedding date has been [...]
I was the kind of New York kid who played stickball in the street, made pocket change working at the local bagel store and handed out leaflets on Election Day. I loved New York. I couldn’t imagine why people would live anywhere else. Other dreams came and went, but as I became more drawn to [...]
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s on-hiatus mayoral campaign refunded more than $60,000 in contributions in the past few weeks – an amount that was more than what he raised for the period, records released yesterday show. The bulk of the cash came from limited-liability corporations, from which candidates have been prohibited taking donations in the past two [...]
Is Congressman Anthony Weiner running for mayor? That’s the question on the minds of the city’s political observers after Weiner penned a letter suggesting he may sit this race out. “I’ve always intended to run for mayor and I still do,” said Weiner during an interview with NY1′s Dominic Carter Wednesday night. Still, Weiner says [...]
As Albany lawmakers debate ways to raise money for the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Congressman Anthony Weiner, a mayoral candidate, is offering his own plan. In a letter sent yesterday to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, Weiner proposes a four-point plan that includes charging non-New York City residents a [...]
Mayoral hopeful and city Congressman Anthony Weiner said today that the city could receive billions in federal aid from the $819 billion stimulus package passed by the House of Representatives. The congressman estimates that the money would go towards hiring 440 police officers, reducing medicaid costs, upgrading schools and repairing and enhancing the subway system [...]
Rep. Anthony Weiner failed to return $9,900 in donations for his mayoral bid from the embattled Toussie family, campaign documents released Tuesday show. Housing scammer Isaac Toussie’s recent presidential pardon was rescinded after the Daily News revealed that his father, Robert Toussie, had donated $28,500 to the Republican National Committee. The “Weiner ’09″ mayoral committee [...]
Congressman Anthony Weiner accused Mayor Bloomberg on Sunday of breaking campaign finance rules by failing to disclose campaign expenses. “There were reports months ago that he was polling, and yet we haven’t seen any campaign filing that indicates polling expenses,” said Weiner (D-Brooklyn), who hopes to block Bloomberg’s run for a third term. Weiner and [...]
