To Win The Democratic Runoff the Candidate Will Need the Black Vote
'He was incapable of governing the city': NYC mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota says David Dinkins lost '93 reelection on merits, not race(NYDN) * Lhota Visits Store Seeking Jewish Vote, Not Those Kosher Skittles(NYT) * On the GOP side, most voters have no idea who the candidates are, but Joe Lhota is leading among those who do.
A new poll by The New York Times and Siena College finds that empathy is the most important trait for the next New York City mayor, and that among Democratic voters Christine Quinn is leading the field with support from 27 percent, The New York Times reports:
New Quinn Message
Real Estate $$$ Runs Politics In NYC
Bowing to Pressure
Eliot Spitzer releases two pages of 2011 and 2012 income tax returns after pressure from comptroller rival Scott Stringer(NYDN) * Spitzer released the top two pages of his federal tax return from the past two years after fierce criticism from his opponent, Scott Stringer, who accused him of hypocrisy, The Wall Street Journal writes:
* But he kept hidden the details of his business holdings, deductions and charitable giving.
More > * Scott Stringer’s campaign described Spitzer’s four-page release as a “non-disclosure disclosure” and called on the former governor to meet the “standard of transparency he once championed” and release his full returns for the past five years. The NY Post slams Spitzer for changing his tune on the release of tax returns.* Eliot Spitzer Is on the Airwaves but Not the Streets(NYO)
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who is expected to seek a second term next year, promises a “government that we can trust. * The Times Union writes that Gov. Andrew
Cuomo’s recent fundraising activities leaves him open to accusations of
hypocrisy after previously beating the drum on campaign finance reform: *
Gov. Cuomo slammed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics over disclosure (NYDN) ‘The
only thing transparent about Gov. Cuomo’s administration is his obvious
attempt to avoid disclosure,’ says the liberal organization. A new TV ad by Cuomo touting his anti-corruption Moreland Commission drew sharp criticism from former NYC Public Advocate Mark Green, who lost to Cuomo in the 2006 AG’s race. Cuomo used campaign cash
to pay for the ad, which is unusual, since up to this point he had been
relying on the Committee to Save NY and the state Democratic Party to
do that for him. A circus-themed analysis from the left-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington categorized Cuomo
as a “sideshow” — the least awful of its three categories of bad
executives — for what the group described as transparency and cronyism
failures.
From Saturday Night Live Skit to Comptroller
Spitzer told his former Lt. Gov. David Paterson that he regretted leaving him to grapple with massive budget deficits after resigning as governor in 2008, the first time he’s talked about his resignation since becoming a comptroller candidate
Eliot Spitzer (pictured) yesterday told David Paterson he regretted leaving him and New Yorkers in the lurch by resigning over a hooker scandal during the worst economic meltdown in 50 years.* Spitzer on Spitzer(NYP Ed) When Eliot Spitzer appeared on “The Tonight Show,” Jay Leno asked...
Rep. Peter King indicated that New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was considering the top post at the Department of Homeland Security, a day after Kelly was lauded by President Obama as one of the best at fighting terrorism
Ray Kelly is ready to return to Washington. The NYPD commissioner is “definitely” interested in heading up the US Department of Homeland Security, a law-enforcement source told The Post.
This
week, NYCHA board members Margarita Lopez and Emily Youssouf — who each
made $187,000 last year — were still on the New York City payroll,
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office confirmed.
Daily News Asks Where Is City Council Slush Fund IG 
Henry Berger and Stanley Brezenoff Close Another Hospital and the Media Never Even Prints Their Name
Crisply Made Beds and Empty Corridors as State Prepares a Hospital for Its Closing(NYT) * Bill de Blasio and Dan Squadron storm rally to save Long Island College Hospital(NYDN)
* Protest Erupts After LICH Staff Claims Hospital Closure Is Imminent(NY1)
Flack Lupe Todd Works for George Arzt
When NY1 asked to talk about it on Thursday, Wills got on the phone with his political consultant, and then he declined to take questions. "I'm not going to read a statement," he said. "I'll have Lupe contact you."
