Just a few days after Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was sworn in for a third and presumably final term, Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, established a Stringer 2013 finance committee and hired three staff members. The committee will be led by Tom Kramer, a Democratic operative from Virginia who most recently worked for [...]
New York Republican Rick Lazio’s lackluster gubernatorial campaign has propelled some members of his own party to court a Democrat to switch sides and lead the charge against likely Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo this fall. Top Republican officials are scheduled to meet Tuesday with Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy in Albany, signaling a lack of [...]
Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio called on his potential rival Monday to make up his mind about this year’s race for the state house. After addressing the State Conservative Party in suburban Albany, Lazio appeared Monday on NY1′s “Inside City Hall” where he said State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo should put an end to [...]
Governor David Paterson’s camp is going on offense in response to reports that Andrew Cuomo will soon announce he’s running for governor. The Daily News reported yesterday that the state attorney general will officially announce a run for governor in March. Paterson’s campaign manager, Richard Fife, responded in a statement, “Since it’s clear Mr. Cuomo [...]
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has not formally announced his candidacy for governor, but he is already running ahead in the fund-raising race. Mr. Cuomo is to report on Friday that he has more than $16 million in his campaign account, dwarfing Gov. David A. Paterson’s war chest of more than $3 million. The $13 [...]
David Paterson says he has raised $2.2 million in the last six months for his Democratic campaign for governor, with $3 million left on hand for more spending. Paterson’s campaign says the governor’s financial disclosure filings, due to the Board of Elections Friday, will show he raised $11.5 million. The spending was mostly on two [...]
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice appears to be leading the pack in fundraising among potential candidates for New York State attorney general who reported campaign finance numbers this week, a campaign spokesman said Tuesday. Rice spokesman Eric Phillips said she has raised $1.4 million in the past 45 days, bringing her total war chest [...]
Staten Island has long been unique in this racially diverse city: a borough where whites constitute the vast majority. But over the last few decades and particularly in recent years, people of other races have been increasingly calling the island home. From 1990 to 2000, the percentage of residents who identified themselves as black increased [...]
A day after polls showed him holding a double-digit lead, Mayor Michael Bloomberg edged outgoing Comptroller William Thompson to win a third term as mayor Tuesday night in a race that turned out to be closer than many had expected. With 100 percent of New York City precincts reporting, Bloomberg finished with a 51 percent [...]
Democrats are heading to court in New York’s 23rd House race, seeking to have voting machines impounded on election night. June O’Neill, executive committee chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, says they have obtained an order to show cause requiring it. Parties usually seek to impound machines the day of an election in a close [...]
