6 hrs ago | NY1
Mayoral Candidates On The Trail Ahead Of NY1 Debate
All seven Democratic candidates for mayor were out on the campaign trail today, racking up endorsements and touting their plans to win City Hall, as they prepare to appear on NY1 for a televised debate about Latino issues Wednesday.
9 hrs ago | Silicon Alley Insider
Anthony Weiner: Here's Why New York City Needs Immigration Reform To Pass
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner waded into the immigration debate Monday, giving a full-throated endorsement of the immigration reform bill being debated in the Senate .
11 hrs ago | The New York Observer
Morning Read: 'Addiction Runs Deep'
Christine Quinn, executive director of the Anti-Violence Project, awards $10,000 to a man who helped solve the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace in 1997.
14 hrs ago | Talking Points Memo
NYC's Mayoral Race Draws Top-Flight Political Operatives
In an off-year for presidential and congressional campaigns, the 2013 New York City mayoral election is one of the hottest destinations for political operatives.
None of the Democratic candidates for mayor has a plan for the city schools other than not being Mike Bloomberg.
Anthony Weiner, who resigned from Congress two years ago this Friday in a side-splitting social-media scandal, is running for mayor of New York? We don't know why, but we're now pretty sure it's not for the money.
Christine Quinn Goes Into Attack Mode as She Vows to Run City Like 'The Boss'
Some candidates revere former mayors and presidents as their political inspiration.
Throwing the bum out: When should scandal-hit politicians stage a come back?
As Anthony Weiner enters the New York mayoral race two years after scandal forced him from office, a new study in Social Science Quarterly explores the lingering effect of scandals and asks how long a politician need wait before hitting the come-back trail.
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City's Mayoral Candidates Stump on New Czars
As policy proposals trickle out of the crowded campaign for mayor, a theme is emerging: Candidates are promising to create new offices and positions to fill what they say are holes in New York City's government.
Anthony and Jordan Weiner Charm Park Slopers on Father's Day
Anthony Weiner's 17-month-old son, Jordan, joined him on the campaign trail on Father's Day Sunday, earning the occasional "awww" as the former congressman greeted voters at a street fair in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where he grew up.
Grassley Asks Weiner's Wife About Clinton Consulting Gigs
One of Hillary Rodham Clinton's most trusted advisers and former deputy chief of staff, Huma Abedin--the wife of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner--is under fire from Sen. Charles Grassley for possible influence peddling as part of a six-figure crony consulting contract she secured while serving as a top official at the State Department.
NYC mayoral candidates' yearbook photos
Want to see what Christine Quinn and Bill de Blasio looked like in high school? What about Anthony Weiner? Check out these blasts from the past of New York City mayoral hopefuls ... Christine Quinn, a Manhattan democrat who's vying to become the city's first female and openly gay mayor, graduated Holy Child Academy in Glen Gove, N.Y. in 1984.
Weiner wife Abedin being probed over employment status
One of the Senate's most aggressive investigators is probing longtime Hillary Rodham Clinton aide Huma Abedin's employment status, asking how she got a sweetheart deal to be a private six-figure consultant while still serving as a top State Department official.
Leno: If Immigration Bill Passes 'You'll Press One for Spanish and Two for English'
In a series of political jokes during the opening monologue of NBC's Tonight Show, the host said that if the proposed immigration bill passes, "You'll press one for Spanish and two for English."
Morning Read: 'I'm Definitely Going to Use the Internet Better Than Him'
The context of Anthony Weiner 's "coined" Obamacare claim does seem to clarify what he meant: "a term, by the way, that I coined and used proudly, long before the administration decided it was a good idea.
Anthony Weiner Calls for Bowling Alleys and Movie Theaters in Storm-Ravaged Queens
A revved up Anthony Weiner strode into a Baptist Church Thursday night and told a minority-heavy crowd that he would build bowling alleys and movie theaters in the Hurricane-ravaged Rockaways.
How Bike Friendly Cities Beat the Opposition and Became the New Normal
Mayor Bloomberg and Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan launched Citi Bike, the nation's largest bike share system, on May 27, 2013.
Anthony Weiner Extols His 'Undeniable Buzz' and Ability to 'Make History'
"I'm the underdog" Anthony Weiner wrote in an email to supporters this afternoon.
Anthony Weiner: Obamacare is my word
It is often said we don't visit what is in our own backyard. I have to admit I fit in that category.