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Poll: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Leads In Race For NYC Mayor
NEW YORK (WCBS 880/AP) - Possible candidates for the 2013 Democratic primary for New York City mayor would each garner support if the contest were held today but statistically speaking their numbers...
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John Haggerty Convicted Of Stealing From Bloomberg’s Campaign
NEW YORK (AP / WCBS 880) - A political operative who worked on the election bids of prominent New York Republicans was convicted Friday of cheating Mayor Michael Bloomberg out of $1.1 million, ending a...
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Poll: Quinn Maintains Early Lead In NYC Mayor’s Race
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – An early poll shows City Council Speaker Christine Quinn maintaining her lead ahead of other Democrats in next year’s New York City mayor’s race. The Quinnipiac University...
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Study: Students From Low Income Neighborhoods Less Prepared For College
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Parents are demanding the city make changes to ensure their children are ready for college. The Anneberg Institue for School Reform, a nonpartisan research group, released a...
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Poll Puts Quinn Well Ahead Among Mayoral Candidates
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — So just who is the favorite to be the new mayor of New York City? At least one poll provides some idea. As WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported, the Quinnipiac poll found City Council...
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Four Mayoral Hopefuls Weigh In On Storm Preparedness, Fiscal Cliff In Panel...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There was plenty of agreement about the future path for New York City among four likely Democratic mayoral hopefuls during a panel discussion hosted by Crain’s New York on...
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Those On Hudson River Waterfront Still Picking Up Pieces From Sandy
IRVINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - One month ago today, superstorm Sandy slammed into the Tri-State Area and for some, including those along the Hudson River, it’s still a struggle to get back to normal....
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Bloomberg Gets Testy With Reporter When Asked About Call To Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — So did Mayor Michael Bloomberg really try to sway Hillary Clinton to run for mayor next year? Bloomberg snapped at a reporter who asked that question — which he refused to...
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City Officials Blast Mayor Bloomberg’s Removal Of Employee Protection...
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Former Comptroller Bill Thompson blasted Mayor Bloomberg for removing employee protection provisions from the latest school bus contracts that are being sent out for bids. “This...
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New Poll Mixed News For Mayoral Hopeful Joseph Lhota
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Former MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota wants to be mayor of New York City, but a new poll might have him taking pause. At 23 percent in the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Lhota...
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Billionaire John Catsimatidis Officially Enters NYC Mayor’s Race
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - From one billionaire mayor of New York City to another? Businessman John Catsimatidis is hoping so. Catsimatidis, whose business interests include grocery stories, oil and...
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Publisher Tom Allon Purchases News Organization, Drops Out Of Mayoral Race
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Newspaper publisher Tom Allon announced Monday that he has given up his long-shot bid to become mayor of New York City and acquired a political news organization, City and...
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Advocates Push For City Council Vote On Paid Sick Leave
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – San Francisco passed a paid sick leave measure and so did the state of Connecticut. The issue, however, is still on the table in New York City. Those pushing for it in the Big...
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Staten Island Democrat Salgado Joins NYC Mayor’s Race
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Erick Salgado, a conservative Democrat and businessman, has officially announced that he is a candidate in the Democratic Primary for New York City Mayor. The community...
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Quinn On The Attack After PAC Launches Anti-Quinn Ad Campaign
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has fired back, one day after an outside group made up of union members and others launched a million-dollar anti-Quinn ad campaign. Quinn...
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Report: Anthony Weiner Eyeing Run For NYC Mayor
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner said he wants a second chance in politics. In a just released interview in the New York Times Magazine, the former Queens congressman...
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Poll: Weiner Second In Democratic Field For New York City Mayor
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There was a stunning development Wednesday in the race for City Hall. Anthony Weiner has yet to decide whether to run for mayor, but just the possibility of a run has put the...
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NYC Democratic Mayoral Candidates Weigh In On Weiner Entering Race
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Democratic field for New York City mayor got a little more crowded Wednesday with the announcement that Anthony Weiner is entering the race, but his fellow candidates didn’t...
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Gov. Cuomo On Weiner: If He’s Elected Mayor, Then ‘Shame On Us’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was a stunning denunciation Thursday of Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid by none other than the scandal-fighting governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo. As a devoted hockey...
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Debate Over 91st Street Marine Transfer Station Heats Up
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bill Thompson and Christine Quinn are crossing swords over the 91st Street Marine Transfer Station. The former city comptroller said the East Side location is unacceptable for...
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