Is Anyone Talking to the Voters?
The question the mayoral candidates and interesting groups are asking themselves this morning is who is getting through to the public. Is it Quinn who came out for police controls or Bloomberg who is attacking her and the other candidates for support to the Inspector General. Is de Blasio and those pushing the sick pay bill hurt Quinn. Will the Gays against Quinn who attack her last night for blocking the sick paid bill at the mayoral forum on gay issues having an impact at hurting the frontrunners poll numbers?
Yassky Was Talking to the Special Interests Not the Voters
A Victim of Their Own Success? Does the NYP and Bloomberg Concern About Police Control Matter in An Era of Low Crime
Quinn’s usual ally, Mayor Bloomberg, said the plan “will put the lives of New Yorkers and our police officers at risk,” and he vowed to veto it.
The mayor argues that legislation she supports to install an inspector general to oversee NYPD “policies and strategies” effectively sets up a rival police commissioner. NYP asks "what would be the mission of that rival commissioner? To undercut one of the tools that has helped Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Ray Kelly transform New York into the safest big city in America: stop-question-and-frisk."* Mayor Vows to Veto Inspector for Police(NYT) * Christine Quinn rejects criticism of her police-oversight (NYP) * There's at least one sign that this is yet another relatively controlled disagreement between the mayor and speaker, though. As NY1's Bobby Cuza pointed out, Bloomberg denounced the bill without mentioning Quinn by name.* Is Quinn risking Bloomberg's support by endorsing the I.G. legislation? [Chris Smith] * How the mayoral candidates are debating public safety. [Brigid Bergin]
Dan Garodnick
Will Gay Leaders Who Oppose Quinn Reach the Voters With Their Message?
Christine Quinn booed by LGBT groups during forum for Democratic mayoral candidates(NYDN) Quinn's jeers came in response to her resistance to paid-sick-days legislation, saying the move would hurt small businesses. But Quinn said she expects the legislation will eventually pass. Quinn was booed by LGBT groups during a mayoral forum last night because of her resistance to paid sick leave legislation, maintaining that the mandate would hurt small businesses * Quinn, Rivals At Odds Over Paid Sick Leave At Mayoral Candidates Forum(WSJ) * Quinn booed by LGBT groups at mayoral forum(NYDN)* A 'paid sick time' poll and campaign video, aimed at Quinn. [Azi Paybarah]
Team Lhota Starting to Make the Right Calls
Republican Council Members Endorse Lhota(NYT) All four Republican New York City
Council members endorsed former MTA chairman Joe Lhota, a Republican,
for mayor, while the Bronx Republican Party also voted to back Lhota in
the mayoral race instead of his Republican counterpart John
Catsimatidis * Lhota Gets Bronx GOP Nod(WSJ) * Some Question Whether Guy Molinari Is Still Leader Of Staten Island's GOP(NY1) * Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos is backing supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis for mayor of NYC.
Catsimatidis Spin Crap Against Lhota Endorsment
Mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis, who has “a very important press conference” later today, dismissed rival Joe Lhota‘s various endorsements yesterday, and further insinuated that Minority Leader Jimmy Oddo is trying to deliver City Hall to Council Speaker Christine Quinn
by backing Mr. Lhota. “It would be easier for Quinn to beat Lhota than
to beat me,” he argued. “So I’m not sure he’s acting in the best
interests of the Republican Party.”* Only in New York, kiddies: Catsimatidis once owned the townhouse in which his rival, George McDonald, now lives.
With Less Than 3% of the GOP Registered As Latino Does the WSJ Think Carrion Had Any Shot in That Primary?
Bronx GOP's Lhota Endorsement Strikes Blow to Carrion
Why Does the Media Ignore A Criminal Trial and Investigation that Will Have A Major Inpact on the Mayor's Race
Will Any of His Ads Get the Play His Testimony At Next Month Trial Will Get?
Liu is First Dem to Run Ads in Mayoral Race (WSJ)Another mayoral hopeful, Comptroller John Liu, is hitting the radio waves with ads in Spanish, Creole, Russian and English. “In the fight to take back our city, consider this the first blow,” the English, “African-American” ad narrates. “Because after 12 years of edicts from City Hall, John Liu is going to start a dialogue with every corner of the city. Because he’s not going to be the mayor of the 1 percent, but of the 100 percent.”* Charles Barron Making Mayoral Endorsements Far From Home(NYO)
What if Anything Will the SI DA Investigation of the WFP Tell Us About How de Blasio Tried to Hide Campaign Spending?
In the Times, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio write that the Securities and Exchange Commission should mandate that publicly held corporations disclose their political spending * Bill de Blasio rep votes against Cornell 'genius school' (NYDN) * De Blasio’s#NYC mayoral hopes rest on taxing rich for preschool:(City and State)
NY1 Online: Saujani Makes Her Case For Public Advocate(NY1)
Catsimatidis Spin Crap Against Lhota Endorsment
Bronx GOP's Lhota Endorsement Strikes Blow to Carrion
Why Does the Media Ignore A Criminal Trial and Investigation that Will Have A Major Inpact on the Mayor's Race
Will Any of His Ads Get the Play His Testimony At Next Month Trial Will Get?
Liu is First Dem to Run Ads in Mayoral Race (WSJ)Another mayoral hopeful, Comptroller John Liu, is hitting the radio waves with ads in Spanish, Creole, Russian and English. “In the fight to take back our city, consider this the first blow,” the English, “African-American” ad narrates. “Because after 12 years of edicts from City Hall, John Liu is going to start a dialogue with every corner of the city. Because he’s not going to be the mayor of the 1 percent, but of the 100 percent.”* Charles Barron Making Mayoral Endorsements Far From Home(NYO)
In the Times, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio write that the Securities and Exchange Commission should mandate that publicly held corporations disclose their political spending * Bill de Blasio rep votes against Cornell 'genius school' (NYDN) * De Blasio’s
Passover Ads
Queens BP candidates looking to make their mark(NYDN)
Council candidates flush with cash(NYDN)Orthodox Jewish fixture considers another challenge to a 'punk' Council incumbent in Williamsburg(Capital)
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Stop and Frisk Trial
Whistleblow officer is for stop-&-frisk
(NYP) A disgruntled cop who’s serving as a star witness against the NYPD’s
use of stop-and-frisk unexpectedly praised the controversial police
tactic yesterday as an essential weapon in the city’s war on crime.* Stop-and-Frisk Trial Turns to Claim of Arrest Quotas(NYT) * A second New York City police officer
testified in court that he believed police faced retaliation if they did
not meet monthly arrest quotas for arrests, tickets, and stop-and-frisk
activity, and claimed that he was made an outcast after complaining to
Internal Affairs, the Journal writes: *Second Officer Cites Street-Stops Quotas(WSJ) * Court Hears Tapes Of NYPD Bosses Allegedly Explaining Stop-And-Frisk Quotas(NY1) * Cop testifies he was called 'rat' for protesting stop-and-frisk (NYDN) 
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Political Corruption
Live by the sword be prepared to die by the sword
Political consultant who stole 750G from Bloomberg turns himself in
(NYP) His appellate options likely exhausted, disgraced political consultant
John Haggerty finally turned himself in yesterday to begin serving a
sentence of at least 1 1/3 years in prison. Haggerty had been convicted
in October 2011 of stealing $750,000... * Appeal Denied, Ex-Consultant Is Off to Jail(NYT) * Queens Politico Begins Serving Time for Stealing Mayor's Money(WSJ) Political consultant John Haggerty
turned himself in yesterday to begin serving his one-and-a-third year
prison sentence for stealing $750,000 in campaign cash from Bloomberg,
but will still appeal to the state’s highest court* GOP operative to prison for stealing from Bloomy(NYDN)
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Budget Deal
Budget Update The Senate and Assembly are planning to return to the Albany late Saturday afternoon to begin passing budget bills. It is still uncertain, however, whether either or both houses will work through the night or return Sunday and possibly Monday for further action.
It could be a late night down at the Capitol this coming Saturday.
The state Business Council split the baby with its statement on the conceptual budget deal.
The CBC deems the early extension of the millionaire’s tax “disappointing.”
Gov. Cuomo dances around past claims on taxes as he extends hikes for the rich again(NYP) * Gov. Cuomo’s tax commission had no role in new state budget’s tax plans(NYP) * State Lawmakers Agree To Budget Deal(WSJ) * The Daily News questions whether the
state has enough money to send tax rebates to middle-class families if
the state gov(NYDN) …6 hrs ago* Framing The Framework Agreement(YNN) * Some Details On Budget Remain Elusive(YNN) * CUNY Prof. Eric Alterman: “Politically as well as philosophically, the younger Cuomo is a hybrid species, one that pundits have trouble identifying.” * Ron Deutsch New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness calls the $350 “family rebate” check championed by the Senate GOP “ill conceived.” Daily News and NYP Not Happy With the Budget
Albany is playing fast and loose with planned rebate(NYDN Ed) There's no thrift involved in election year bonus
NYP's McManus Attacks Budget Deal
The NYP says Albany is Ignore the Dismal Employment Stats by Passing the Job-Killing Minimum-Wage Hike The Post’s Bob McManus argues that U.S. Census Bureau statistics which show that upstate counties are losing residents reflect poorly on Cuomo’s economic policies * Bob McManus accuses Cuomo of being the governor of NYC and not the entire state – largely because he won’t approve fracking. McManus: "Cuomo’s slow-motion evolution from Different Democrat 2 just another poll-driven blue-state pol"*
Guns: No 7 Round Magazines
Education
New School Aid in Budget(WSJ)Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers reached a deal on a framework
for a $142 billion state budget that helps city schools recover funding
it lost for missing a deadline for a teacher-evaluation plan. Council hearing on Dept. of Ed budget. Of note, funding comes from NYC (56%), NY State (36%) and US Govt (8%).* Walcott says impact of state cuts being felt in schools by losing teachers through attrition. Says this is "within the letter of the law..." * CM Jackson says loss of education state aid violates preliminary injunction* In testimony before City Council, Walcott blames loss of $250 mil in state school funds on UFT's "obstinance."* .@nycschools chancellor walcott says hiring freeze since jan. 29th. Have already lost 400 teachers through attrition #nyc *In an attempt to break a logjam between the Bloomberg administration and the UFT, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is considering tweaking state law to ensure teacher-evaluation agreements wouldn’t expire until they are renegotiated.
Medical Marijuana
The Times-Union urges Assemblyman Steve Katz to reconsider his opposition to a medical marijuana bill in the wake of his arrest for marijuana possession, which showed that he uses the drug for recreational purposes: * A deal on marijuana reform for New York City has not been reached yet. [Jon Campbell and Joseph Spector]
Medicaid Overcharges
The Poughkeepsie Journal: “The state has been rightly outed and then roundly criticized for bilking billions of dollars out of the Medicaid system for decades, a practice that both New York and federal officials now recognize must stop.”
Fracking
Appeals Court To Consider Local New York Fracking Bans(Huff Post)
Toll Relief
"To support toll relief, Staten Island pols had to vote for DREAM Act"
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Killing A Hospital
The bad news is in the mail: 90-day layoff notices sent (NYDN)The
bad news is in the mail. Layoff notices were mailed late Tuesday to the
homes of 1,800 Long Island College Hospital employees — the same day
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Nanny Bloomberg
City's Styrofoam ban will cost $100M per year: report(NYDN)* Hiding the Smokes(NYT Ed) Keeping cigarettes out of sight could help prevent young people from developing a deadly habit.
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NYC Government
Mayor Finds New Passion for Recycling(WSJ)Bloomberg hopes to expand recycling in New York City with 1000 new recycling receptacles across the city, as statistics from the 2012 Mayor’s Management Report shows that recycling is down from 35.1 percent in 2002 to 16.6 percent in 2012 * With nine months left in his term, Bloomberg hopes to expand recycling in New York with a plan to station 1,000 new recycling receptacles across the city, including 30 big-bellied, solar-powered canisters in Times Square.
Police Overtime
GOP Senator Tom Coburn to NYPD commish Ray Kelly: Grow up and pay your own overtime(NYDN) Coburn
pushed a doomed bill on Wednesday that would prevent police from using
federal counterterrorism funds to pay for overtime. Kelly, worried about
the money being cut, sent a letter to the senator, who dismissed it.
Healty Eating
City teams up with L.A., Chicago for healthier school l(NYDN)
Healty Eating
City teams up with L.A., Chicago for healthier school l(NYDN)
Speed Cams
\City OKs speed-limit cam plan, asks state Legislature to (NYDN) * Drivers caught speeding near 44 Brooklyn schools, new DOT (NYDN)Pre-K Fraud
Orthodox
Cars Snow Plowed
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MTA
New York City Is Getting Futuristic Touchscreen Subway Maps
Second Ave SubwayMTA's East Side Access Slowly Digs Its Way Forward(NY1)
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Bowery Without the Bums
Martin Scorsese pleads with city planners to preserve Bowery's 'grittiness', 'atmosphere'(NYP)
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Heck of A Job Browne II?
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Mob and Heating Oil Prices
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Brooklyn Circus
Jumbo in dumbo
(NYP) It was an elephantastic time yesterday as the circus came to
Brooklyn. Eight Asian elephants with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey Circus stomped on watermelons and other fruit before lifting the
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Saving Penn Station
Flexibility and Moxie Can Save West Side(NYT) An opportunity has arrived in New York City to address the disaster of Penn Station, beyond developing the James A. Farley Post Office, above, into an Amtrak station.
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375 Pearl Street
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Media
NBC Would Be Crazy to Give Jay Leno's Tonight Job to Jimmy Fallon(NY mag)
Jay Leno Ripped His NBC Bosses Once Again; What Did He Say This Time?
Drudge Defends Leno From Liberals 'Cheering' His Exit: He 'Dared To Entertain Other 50% Of Country'
WATCH: Inside The Actors Studio Host James Lipton Interviews Tina Fey… As Sarah Palin
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Washington and Israel
Rockets hit Israel as President Obama prepares to meet Palestinians(NYP)
‘Peace’ in Mideast
(NYP) JERUSALEM — President Obama began his whirlwind tour of the Holy Land
with his new best pal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the
two exchanged jokes, compliments, and a hug, while closing — or, at
least, papering over — the gap on... *Obama Touches Down in West Bank(WSJ) * Cuomo announced
his administration has signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel
that will expand technological and economic relations in
nanotechnology, which involves manipulating matter on an atomic scale.* President Obama meets Palestinians as rockets hit Israe (WABC) * Obama meets with Palestinian officials hours after Gaza militants launch rockets into Israel (NYP)
GUTLESS COWARDS! Congress shows no spine, shame in betraying the dead and the living with their decision to strip assault weapons ban from gun control legislation
Fusion Power on the Right - Jonah Goldberg, National Review
It's the Rubio and Rand Party, Now - Jim VandeHei & Mike Allen, Politico
To Stem Gun Violence, US Needs Assault Weapons Ban - Ron Fournier, NJ
Bloomberg and Biden's Message For Congress
VP Joe Biden will meet
Bloomberg and families from Newtown at City Hall in Lower Manhattan at
11 a.m. The group will demand that Congress take action on commonsense
gun reforms and pass legislation like background checks for all gun
sales.* Biden To Meet With Bloomberg, Newtown Families To Talk Gun (WCBS) * Vice President Biden in NYC to talk gun control(WABC)* Biden: Gun-control laws may have saved children in Newtown(Wash Post) * Biden and Bloomberg Team Up to Pressure Congress on Guns Again(NYO) * Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg Press Congress On Gun Control: 'Think About Newtown'(Huff Post)
Can Republicans Close the Pop Culture Gap? - Tevi Troy, RealClearPolitics
A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz - Andrew Bacevich, Harper's Magazine
The Future of Nation Building - Max Boot, Commentary
Iraq War Made ObamaCare Possible - Philip Klein, Washington Examiner
Was Ryan's Budget Really a Losing Issue in 2012? - Sean Trende, RCP
Republican Budget Kills American Dream - Rep. Tony Cardenas, Politico
Liberals Ignore Signs of Approaching Trouble - Noah Rothman, Mediaite
The DOMA Case Should Worry Both Sides - George Will, Washington Post
Can the U.S. Dollar Become Almighty Once Again? - Michael Sivy, Time
Cyprus Is Eurozone's Own Lehman Moment - Matthew Lynn, MarketWatch
The Unmourned at Kermit Gosnell's Abortion "Clinic" - Mark Steyn, NRO
Obama Hopes for a Fresh Start in Israel - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Why Did President Obama Come to Israel? - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
The Growing Need for Missile Defense - Chicago Tribune
Afghan Friction: U.S. Faces a Bumpy Road to Withdrawal - Pittsburgh PG
Jim Webb Takes On Both Parties on Foreign Policy - Richmond TD
Pope Francis: Strength in Symbols - Boston Herald
Rising Stars in G.O.P. Compete for Spotlight(NYT)
House Passes Plan to Avert Federal Shutdown (NYT)
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Wall Street
Toxic Financial Product Returns To Wall Street(Huff Post)
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Law and Order
Police involved shooting in Brooklyn
Update Judge Vacates Man's Conviction In Rabbi Murder Case http://bit.ly/XsOOIN
Cop who got innocent man jailed claims he’s a scapegoat
(NYP) The NYPD detective whose corner-cutting investigative work, combined
with a community’s blood lust for quick justice, put an apparently
innocent man in prison for 23 years insists he’s being scapegoated by
the very district attorney
Man Convicted In 1990 Killing Of Brooklyn Rabbi Due In (WCBS) * Brooklyn D.A. Moves to Drop Murder Charge After 23-Year Incarceration
Hit-run monster Acevedo pleads not guilty to manslaughter charges(NYP) Acevedo pleaded not guilty during the minute-long hearing. Back in court May 31.* Acevedo pleads not guilty to manslaughter in hit-and-run crash that killed Hasidic Brooklyn family: Driver In Deadly Brooklyn Hit-And-Run Pleads Not Guilty (NY1)
GWB’s a ‘high’ bridge
(NYP)A George Washington Bridge security guard whose job is to look out for
terrorists and jumpers had better things to do yesterday — like smoke a
blunt in his heated booth, law-enforcement sources said. 
Turk-slay hubby’s doubts
(NYP) The husband of the Staten Island woman killed in Turkey isn’t
convinced that a homeless man arrested for her killing is the true
culprit, according to Turkish media reports. Steven Sierra raised his
concerns to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet that... 
Hard hat battered, brewsed(NYP) * To Save a Man’s Life, a Muddy Tug of War With the Earth Itself(NYT) * Rescued subway worker looking forward to cold beer(WSJ) * Worker Recovering After Being Trapped For Hours Below Subway(WCBS) Psychiatric Patient Arrested in Beating Death at a Brooklyn Hospital(NYT)* Beating at Brooklyn Hospital Kills Man(WSJ)
Cops hunt Bklyn robbery crew2(NYDN)
Charged with strangling teacher in Queens home(NYDN)
Man on lam after fleeing detention center(NYDN)
Brooklyn Couple Accused Of Scheme To Drug, Sexually Abuse Children(NY1)
2 arrests in death of gay man in Queens(WSJ)
Second man arrested for murder of Queens middle school teacher(NYP)
NYC man accused of killing woman found inside drum(WSJ)
Cops: Suspect Arrested In Death Of Harlem Woman Found Inside (WCBS)
Boyfriend Charged With Murdering Woman Found Inside Dru (NBC)
Driver caught on camera literally kicking autistic girl …(WABC)
Suspect arrested in Brooklyn attempted subway rape(WABC)
2 Arrested in Strangulation Death of Queens Spanish Tea (NBC)
Homeless Man Arrested in Brooklyn Subway Rape Attempt(NBC)
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Terrorism
Man Charged With Plotting Against U.S. Abroad(NYT)
