Newsday Endorses Lhota
Newsday has endorsed @JoeLhota4Mayor for NYC mayor, but Democrats for all the countywide races in Nassau County.
Poll Record Numbers for de Blasion
De Blasio in Position to Win Mayor’s Race by Historic Margin, Poll Shows(NYT) New @NYTimes @SienaResearch #NYC2013 poll: @deblasioNYC 68, @JoeLhota4Mayor 23, @AdolfoCarrion 2 A Siena College/New York Times poll
finds that Democratic mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio is poised to defeat
his Republican opponent Joe Lhota by a margin of 45 points among likely
voters, the biggest margin of victory since 1985* Siena/NYT: de Blasio beats Lhota in every category, even among conservatives, 49% to 42% * .@nytimes: "the more voters get to know @JoeLhota, the less they like him." COVER STORY — THE DE BLASIOS — New York magazine’s Chris Smith: “What’s
more surprising is that De Blasio’s friends on the left aren’t quite
sure of his core political identity either. ‘We want him to be Elizabeth
Warren and not Barack Obama or Andrew Cuomo,’ a labor leader close to
De Blasio says. ‘I think that’s who he really wants to be. But I really
don’t know.’ …[H]is formative political training
came from wily realists like Cuomo and Hillary Clinton. The risk of a
Bill de Blasio mayoralty is that it sputters with politically correct
incompetence. But the great promise is that he might turn out to be a
complicated, highly unusual mix of ideologue and operative.”http://goo.gl/ojiK7B* “Both candidates have become more known over the last few weeks,
however, almost half of voters now have an unfavorable view of Lhota,”
noted Siena pollster Steve Greenberg.
de Blasio Uses Campaign Loophole
De Blasio reaps union donations thanks to campaign finance loophole(NYP)De Blasio has taken advantage of a campaign finance loophole that allows unions not representing municipal workers to contribute without limit, accepting contributions from unions across the country thanks to a bill he helped pass* Lhota Says Developers Have ‘Bought’ de Blasio’s Silence on Atlantic Yards(NYO) * More real estate heavyweights have been contributing to de Blasio’s campaign, although some insiders wonder if the money is coming too late to matter to the candidate, Crain’s writes:
de Blasio Keeps Focus on Brooklyn Hospital, Green Cabs Back to the Drawing Board
Mayoral Debate Postponed to Wednesday
Debate Postponed a Day, Out of Respect for Storm Victims(NYT) * Mayoral debate rescheduled to avoid Sandy anniversary(NYP) * Mayoral Debate Delayed for Sandy Anniversary(WSJ) * NYC Mayor Debate Postponed To Wednesday To Avoid Conflict With Sandy Anniversary(NYDN)
Lhota Uses Lack At Affordable Housing at Atlantic Yards to Attack de Blasio
New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota attacked Bill de Blasio over the Atlantic Yards development, claiming that developers bought de Blasio and that he had failed to push affordable housing, Politicker writes: * Asked abt MSG's $17M tax exemption,@JoeLhota4Mayor said: “They passed it. Do I have any misgivings about the law?No.”
NYT Supports Older Judges
Hynes used government e-mail to discuss campaign: report(NYP)Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes used his government email account to plot campaign strategy with Sol Wachtler, a political ally and New York’s former chief judge, who used a racial slur in one of the alleged emails
Cuomo Flacking
Cuomo targeted over fracking opposition(NYP) State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox is planning an all-out attack against Cuomo a day after the November 5th election for caving to environmentalists by not approving “fracking” for natural gas in the state’s Southern Tier
Woman As Lt. Gov.
Democratic leaders say that Cuomo is likely to prefer a woman in the event that Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy is not on his re-election ticket, with the list of possible candidates topped by former congresswoman Kathleen Hochul, the Times Union’s James Odato writes: * The Times Union encourages the state’s ethics body to look into Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy’s potential conflict of interest by interviewing for a job with the Rochester Business alliance, an entity that he is in a position to help in his current job:
Moreland Commission Goes After the Board of Elections
Moreland Commission Grills State Board Of Elections Over Investigations -- Or Lack Thereof(NYDN)
Moreland Update: Lawmakers Say Abuse of Power
NYS Legislature to Argue Gov. Cuomo's Moreland Commission Is Abuse of Power: Sources(NYDN)
The state Legislature plans to argue in court that Gov. Andrew Cuomo abused his power by using the anti-corruption Moreland Commission to force a deal on ethics reform, with some sources likening his tactics to “McCarthyism”* MORELAND MEETS TONIGHT — Public hearing in Manhattan will focus on elections officials — Capital's Jessica Alaimo: Good-government groups who had been on the speakers list were disinvited to keep the program
shorter, Moreland Commission officials said. The hearing will be held
at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, a venue choice that
drew concern from an upstate lawmaker. http://goo.gl/Ca55jN * The State Legislature seems to be acting like they have something to hide from Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s
anti-corruption commission: “A second source with knowledge of the
developing legal strategy likened the tactics to ‘McCarthyism’ while a
third plugged-in source questioned ‘how do you legislate under
threats?’”
Another Lawsuit Against Speaker Silver
Extras: A lawsuit against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for his role in securing a $103,000 settlement money... A judge heard arguments over Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver’s $103,000 payment to females who accused former
Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment, which a critic said Silver
should reimburse: http://bit.ly/1f0dCSq
Bill de Blasio for Mayor (NYT Endorsement)
Poll Record Numbers for de Blasion
came from wily realists like Cuomo and Hillary Clinton. The risk of a
Bill de Blasio mayoralty is that it sputters with politically correct
incompetence. But the great promise is that he might turn out to be a
complicated, highly unusual mix of ideologue and operative.”http://goo.gl/ojiK7B* “Both candidates have become more known over the last few weeks,
however, almost half of voters now have an unfavorable view of Lhota,”
noted Siena pollster Steve Greenberg. de Blasio Uses Campaign Loophole
De Blasio reaps union donations thanks to campaign finance loophole(NYP)De Blasio has taken advantage of a campaign finance loophole that allows unions not representing municipal workers to contribute without limit, accepting contributions from unions across the country thanks to a bill he helped pass* Lhota Says Developers Have ‘Bought’ de Blasio’s Silence on Atlantic Yards(NYO) * More real estate heavyweights have been contributing to de Blasio’s campaign, although some insiders wonder if the money is coming too late to matter to the candidate, Crain’s writes:
de Blasio Keeps Focus on Brooklyn Hospital, Green Cabs Back to the Drawing Board
Bill de Blasio Keeps Focus on Brooklyn Hospital(NYO)
Bill de Blasio dishes on his romance with Chirlane(NYDN)
Bill de Blasio said he wants to go "back to the drawing board" when it comes to outer borough green cabs. (WNYC)
Bill de Blasio dishes on his romance with Chirlane(NYDN)
Bill de Blasio said he wants to go "back to the drawing board" when it comes to outer borough green cabs. (WNYC)
Mayoral Debate Postponed to Wednesday
Debate Postponed a Day, Out of Respect for Storm Victims(NYT) * Mayoral debate rescheduled to avoid Sandy anniversary(NYP) * Mayoral Debate Delayed for Sandy Anniversary(WSJ) * NYC Mayor Debate Postponed To Wednesday To Avoid Conflict With Sandy Anniversary(NYDN)
Lhota Uses Lack At Affordable Housing at Atlantic Yards to Attack de Blasio
New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota attacked Bill de Blasio over the Atlantic Yards development, claiming that developers bought de Blasio and that he had failed to push affordable housing, Politicker writes: * Asked abt MSG's $17M tax exemption,
NYT Supports Older Judges
For Extending New York’s Judicial Terms(NYT Ed) Proposition 6, which would extend the retirement age for certain judges, deserves the support of state voters. The Times urges voters to approve a
ballot referendum that would “modestly” extend the age limits for
certain state judges and help ease court system backlogs by allowing
judges to stay on past age 70* Newsday’s Dan Janison writes that the
ballot referendum on raising the retiring age for state judges pits
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman against Cuomo, the latter of whom would not
want his option to fill vacant court seats to be delayed:
Brooklyn DA Hynes used government e-mail to discuss campaign: report(NYP)Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes used his government email account to plot campaign strategy with Sol Wachtler, a political ally and New York’s former chief judge, who used a racial slur in one of the alleged emails
Cuomo Flacking
Cuomo targeted over fracking opposition(NYP) State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox is planning an all-out attack against Cuomo a day after the November 5th election for caving to environmentalists by not approving “fracking” for natural gas in the state’s Southern Tier
Woman As Lt. Gov.
Democratic leaders say that Cuomo is likely to prefer a woman in the event that Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy is not on his re-election ticket, with the list of possible candidates topped by former congresswoman Kathleen Hochul, the Times Union’s James Odato writes: * The Times Union encourages the state’s ethics body to look into Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy’s potential conflict of interest by interviewing for a job with the Rochester Business alliance, an entity that he is in a position to help in his current job:
Moreland Commission Goes After the Board of Elections
In Pay-to-Play Albany, Contributors Win Favors(NYT) State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein, leader of the breakaway faction of
Democrats that has aligned with the Republicans, and Senator Martin
Golden, a Brooklyn Republican. Together, they crafted a lovely little
strudel of a bill last summer.
Moreland Update: Lawmakers Say Abuse of Power
NYS Legislature to Argue Gov. Cuomo's Moreland Commission Is Abuse of Power: Sources(NYDN)
The state Legislature plans to argue in court that Gov. Andrew Cuomo abused his power by using the anti-corruption Moreland Commission to force a deal on ethics reform, with some sources likening his tactics to “McCarthyism”* MORELAND MEETS TONIGHT — Public hearing in Manhattan will focus on elections officials — Capital's Jessica Alaimo: Good-government groups who had been on the speakers list were disinvited to keep the program
shorter, Moreland Commission officials said. The hearing will be held
at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, a venue choice that
drew concern from an upstate lawmaker. http://goo.gl/Ca55jN * The State Legislature seems to be acting like they have something to hide from Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s
anti-corruption commission: “A second source with knowledge of the
developing legal strategy likened the tactics to ‘McCarthyism’ while a
third plugged-in source questioned ‘how do you legislate under
threats?’”Another Lawsuit Against Speaker Silver
Bill de Blasio for Mayor (NYT Endorsement)
The rise of Bill de Blasio, New York City’s public advocate, has been
remarkable. In a clamorous primary campaign against better known, more
seasoned candidates, he won the Democratic nomination without a runoff,
by appealing directly and doggedly to struggling New Yorkers who see a
city of lofty wealth rising out of their reach. With the election only
10 days away, Mr. de Blasio is polling so far ahead of the Republican,
Joseph Lhota, that commentators have already anointed him leader of a
national rebirth of left-wing populism.Hold on. We’re electing a mayor here, someone to keep streets plowed and
safe, budgets balanced, schools working well and constituents of five
boroughs satisfied. Someone to sustain and build on the 12-year legacy
of Michael Bloomberg, while realizing his own vision for New York. It’s a
huge job, never mind the revolution. Luckily, Mr. de Blasio is up for it.
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NYT Makes de Blasio Fit
In the Primary The NYT Endorsed Quinn Because She Was Going to Continue the Bloomberg Legacy . . . The NYT Also Endorsed Lhota in the Primary
NY Times Endorses De Blasio But Not "The Revolution"(Gothamist) If Gothamist thinks NYT endorsement of de Blasio is a silly snit from the establishment, it should read Citizen Union's.
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NY Mag Wonders Who is the Real de Blasio?
NYP's Clubhouse Politics
NYP's Owner See His Paper As A Weapon Against Candidates They Oppose
De Blasio flouting filing rules on $1.1M rental pad(NYP)Bill de Blasio, who owns $2.3 million in Brooklyn real estate, is violating the city’s housing rules, The Post has found. The Democrat mayoral candidate has not registered his $1.1 million,
two-unit Brooklyn rental property with the city’s Department of Housing
Preservation and Development as required by law. He also failed to
report the rental income he receives in his annual financial-disclosure
filing.* HUD region lost $23M to scams while de Blasio was in charge(NYP) * Jim Warren says Bill de Blasio proved to be a skillful mediator in an early HUD job (NYDN) *'ACTIVIST'
FIRST LADY: Bill de Blasio's wife Chirlane McCray pledges to make a
'positive difference in people’s lives' if hubby is elected(NYDN) *Debate Change Possible Mayoral candidates may reschedule debate that falls on Hurricane Sandy anniversary(NYDN)
NYP's Goodwin Continues Lhota Safe City Attack
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Can't Anyone Investigate Corruption Anymore?
Daily News Says Moreland's Commissioners Should Stop Making Noise and Build A Case Like the Senator Sam Ervin Hearing Did. Forcing Nixon to Resign After They Exposed the Watergate Scandal
Reform the reformers(NYDN Ed)
Subway Homeless Increase As Cops Turn Their Heads
Subways overrun with homeless as cops back off(NYP) Cops are giving homeless people and panhandlers in the subways the
kid-glove treatment, arresting subterranean scofflaws far less
frequently than just two years ago, data show. The ranks of the homeless, meanwhile, have swelled to 1,841 this year
— a 13 percent increase over last year’s tally, the city’s Department
of Homeless Services says.
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Bloomberg's Crap Out
Bloomberg Falls Short on the Out Houses
Bloomberg falls short on public restrooms(NYP) Hizzoner can brag about Manhattan’s beautiful High Line and the
gleaming new ballparks in The Bronx and Queens once his 12-year tenure
ends, but at least one mission remains incomplete: installing 20 public
restrooms throughout the city. So far, only three loos have been plumbed since Bloomberg boldly
announced in September 2005 that he’d install 20 throughout the city.
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Citi Bike Money Pit
The Media Is Back to Bashing the Wildly Successful Citi Bikes
Citi Bike operators should open up about their shaky finances. There’s no denying the popularity of bike sharing in New York City, not when an estimated 90,000 riders have signed up for annual memberships. You can see them — and daily and weekly renters — pedaling around, all indications being that Citi Bike’s operators have ironed out early technical kinks. But . . . Mayor Bloomberg on Thursday said that his vaunted leap into two-wheeled transportation has yet to become profitable. Uh, oh.
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Requiem for A Heavyweight
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NYT Makes de Blasio Fit
In the Primary The NYT Endorsed Quinn Because She Was Going to Continue the Bloomberg Legacy . . . The NYT Also Endorsed Lhota in the Primary
NY Times Endorses De Blasio But Not "The Revolution"(Gothamist) If Gothamist thinks NYT endorsement of de Blasio is a silly snit from the establishment, it should read Citizen Union's.
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NY Mag Wonders Who is the Real de Blasio?
The 99% Mayor Bill de Blasio’s promise may also be his problem(NY Mag) He is joking, but he’s not kidding. “When I
spoke last time, they needed a much smaller room,” Bill de Blasio says
to laughter. “This is the glory of American democracy!” Exactly one year
earlier, De Blasio had appeared before the same group, the Association
for a Better New York, an alliance of city businesses and civic
organizations; the turnout then, in October 2012, was 400, and the
reaction was chilly—especially when De Blasio unveiled what would become
a signature element of his run for mayor, a proposal to tax the wealthy
to pay for new prekindergarten and after-school programs.
This morning—fresh off an improbable, resounding victory in the
Democratic primary—De Blasio is greeted by a sold-out crowd of 800 and a
standing ovation. COVER STORY — THE DE BLASIOS — New York magazine’s Chris Smith: “What’s
more surprising is that De Blasio’s friends on the left aren’t quite
sure of his core political identity either. ‘We want him to be Elizabeth
Warren and not Barack Obama or Andrew Cuomo,’ a labor leader close to
De Blasio says. ‘I think that’s who he really wants to be. But I really
don’t know.’ …[H]is formative political training
came from wily realists like Cuomo and Hillary Clinton. The risk of a
Bill de Blasio mayoralty is that it sputters with politically correct
incompetence. But the great promise is that he might turn out to be a
complicated, highly unusual mix of ideologue and operative.”http://goo.gl/ojiK7B * “We want him to be Elizabeth Warren and not Barack Obama or Andrew
Cuomo,” a labor leader close to Mr. de Blasio told the magazine. “I
think that’s who he really wants to be. But I really don’t know.”
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came from wily realists like Cuomo and Hillary Clinton. The risk of a
Bill de Blasio mayoralty is that it sputters with politically correct
incompetence. But the great promise is that he might turn out to be a
complicated, highly unusual mix of ideologue and operative.”http://goo.gl/ojiK7B * “We want him to be Elizabeth Warren and not Barack Obama or Andrew
Cuomo,” a labor leader close to Mr. de Blasio told the magazine. “I
think that’s who he really wants to be. But I really don’t know.” NYP's Clubhouse Politics
NYP's Owner See His Paper As A Weapon Against Candidates They Oppose
NYP's Goodwin Continues Lhota Safe City Attack
Finally, the mayoral race is about something big. Thanks to Joe
Lhota’s sounding the alarm about Bill de Blasio’s off-the-wall plans,
voters now face a clear choice. Here it is, dear New Yorker: Looking at the last 20 years, do you
mostly believe the city made enormous progress? Or do you mostly believe
the Giuliani-Bloomberg era was a giant mistake?
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Can't Anyone Investigate Corruption Anymore?
Daily News Says Moreland's Commissioners Should Stop Making Noise and Build A Case Like the Senator Sam Ervin Hearing Did. Forcing Nixon to Resign After They Exposed the Watergate Scandal
Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission has so far delivered a
head-spinning exercise in government by subpoena. Can’t anyone there
play this game? Fitzpatrick — the Syracuse district attorney — charged that the
Legislature is plagued by “systemic corruption” and spoofed its ways: “Go to a yacht and have champagne and hors d’oeuvres being served, and people smoking cigars. . . and bags of cash being left around, and not-for-profits that
actually don’t exist or health clinics that haven’t served a dog, never
mind a human being, in their entire existence.” In its first big move, the panel asked lawmakers to voluntarily turn over details of their outside incomes — and got skunked. Next, the commission set out to subpoena a real estate industry lobbying group and party fund-raising operations — but pulled back under pressure from Cuomo’s office. Hours after the governor’s caution, the panel voted to reissue cancelled
subpoenas and to serve formal demands on legislators’ outside
employers, including their law firms. Fitzpatrick then confirmed that he
had discussed a package of possible reform legislation with the
Legislature. Watergate Hearings
Moreland must shut the door to negotiating potential reform laws with the
Legislature. The panel’s primary mission is to present specific case
histories and information that can inform a debate among elected
officials about legislative fixes. Touting public campaign financing is way above Fitzpatrick’s pay grade —
especially before the panel has presented persuasive evidence that such
a system would be a good idea. With the Legislature resisting even common-sense steps, like tightening
New York’s anti-bribery statute, the commission must speak with
powerful, authoritative facts.
A Reminder by the Daily News After It is Too Late to Make A Difference In the 2013 Election
Big developers flood politicians with cash Both major candidates for mayor, Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota, agree that an inadequate supply of affordable housing
is a serious problem, and both have plans to create more. But what has
not been discussed nearly enough is one of the major causes of the
shortage: the way the real estate industry uses its massive campaign
contributions to limit our affordable housing stock. This year, after receiving tons of money from well-placed donors, the
governor and members of the state Legislature quietly gave away millions
of your tax dollars to developers of luxury towers. The deal was so bad
that it is being looked at by the Moreland Commission to Investigate
Public Corruption. The report found that four of the five developers used high contribution
limits and loopholes to give more than $1.5 million to state elected
officials, political parties and real estate PACs between 2008 and 2012,
including at least $440,962 in 2012 alone. And Cuomo, who had to sign
the legislation, was the biggest single recipient, pulling in $150,000
from the four developers in 2012.
A Reminder by the Daily News After It is Too Late to Make A Difference In the 2013 Election
Subway Homeless Increase As Cops Turn Their Heads
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Bloomberg's Crap Out
Bloomberg Falls Short on the Out Houses
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Citi Bike Money Pit
The Media Is Back to Bashing the Wildly Successful Citi Bikes
Rubber meets road (NYDN Ed)
Citi Bike operators should open up about their shaky finances. There’s no denying the popularity of bike sharing in New York City, not when an estimated 90,000 riders have signed up for annual memberships. You can see them — and daily and weekly renters — pedaling around, all indications being that Citi Bike’s operators have ironed out early technical kinks. But . . . Mayor Bloomberg on Thursday said that his vaunted leap into two-wheeled transportation has yet to become profitable. Uh, oh.
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Requiem for A Heavyweight
They Shoot Horses Don't They?
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s a million-dollar buy? Wow. That would be the largest single buy of anyone throughout the entire campaign process, including the primaries. He’s being a hypocrite, which shouldn't surprise anyone. He’s been a hypocrite his entire life in public service. $1 million buy—it goes to the question I was asked yesterday: 'Is there enough time between now and the end of the election?' Obviously there must be, I don't know what they're worried about.” – Mayoral candidate Joe Lhota, addressing a political action committee’s expenditure on pro-Bill de Blasio ads, via the Daily News. * De Blasio’s campaign released a web ad slamming his GOP opponent, Joe Lhota, for saying income inequality isn’t a problem. …a spokeswoman said Lhota “misspoke” when he said that.* * De Blasio Campaign Rakes in $3.7 Million: AP(NBC) De Blasio raised a robust $3.7 million over the three last weeks, dwarfing the approximately $700,000 Lhota raised during the same period
The Daily News Calls Obama Visit to P-Tech As A Lession That Closing Schools Can Lead to Great Schools
Mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio has challenged policies that led to Obama-touted P-Tech(NYDN) The
Democratic mayoral hopeful has questioned Bloomberg's efforts to replace
struggling schools with theme-based academies. However, de Blasio has
been supportive of P-Tech since it opened, and has called for adding 14
more specialized schools. President Obama would like to replicate P-Tech
across the country.
Obama schools de Blasio (NYDN Ed) Obama was in Brooklyn to praise P-TECH, a fantastically successful,
cutting edge school that would never have come into being if de Blasio
and Mulgrew had had their way. P-TECH is a shining example of Mayor Bloomberg’s aggressive strategy of
closing persistently failing schools and opening better ones in their
places. De Blasio and Mulgrew have steadfastly opposed the approach —
even as study after study document that the new, smaller schools have sharply boosted achievement. Robeson landed on the closure list in 2011. Again that year, the UFT and NAACP went to the mattresse
Meanwhile, as public advocate, de Blasio became a vocal critic of
closures. At a 2010 Panel on Educational Policy meeting where Robeson’s
fate hung in the balance, he rehearsed what would become a go-to line:
“We need to slow down.” * Obama, at Brooklyn School, Pushes Education Agenda(NYT) * Per @MikeBloomberg remarks yest, @NYCSchools opened 2 p-tech-esque, 9-14 schools this yr, 3 more slated for next yr. http://bit.ly/H7mKso
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Obama schools de Blasio (NYDN Ed) Obama was in Brooklyn to praise P-TECH, a fantastically successful,
cutting edge school that would never have come into being if de Blasio
and Mulgrew had had their way. P-TECH is a shining example of Mayor Bloomberg’s aggressive strategy of
closing persistently failing schools and opening better ones in their
places. De Blasio and Mulgrew have steadfastly opposed the approach —
even as study after study document that the new, smaller schools have sharply boosted achievement. Robeson landed on the closure list in 2011. Again that year, the UFT and NAACP went to the mattresse
Meanwhile, as public advocate, de Blasio became a vocal critic of
closures. At a 2010 Panel on Educational Policy meeting where Robeson’s
fate hung in the balance, he rehearsed what would become a go-to line:
“We need to slow down.” * Obama, at Brooklyn School, Pushes Education Agenda(NYT) * Per Welcome Back To Brooklyn Obama
President Obama exited Marine One in Prospect Park in Brooklyn before
heading to Pathways in Technology Early College High School. Obama and de Blasio leaving Juniors Cheesecake today in Brooklyn. Obama picked up some strawberry cheesecake...
President Obama Visits Brooklyn to Present Federal Budget Arguments(NYO) * Chuck Schumer Issues Statement on Meeting Obama in Prospect Park (NYO) *Obama, at Brooklyn School, Pushes Education Agenda(N YT) The president went to the Pathways in Technology Early College High
School, which he mentioned in his State of the Union address this year,
to talk about educatio.
Barack Obama touts innovative Brooklyn high school (Capital) * President Obama Confirms That Brooklyn Is "Blowing Up Right Now" (NY Mag)* DCCC fundraiser ticket prices: Approx 60 donors paying from $16,200 per person to $32,400 per couple. * Obama dines with De Blasio and donors (Wash Post) * Obama boosts de Blasio with visit to Junior’s(NYP) * PREZ
TO BROOKLYN: YOU'RE 'COOL': Obama touts borough during tour of P-TECH,
the cutting-edge school he celebrated in State of the Union(NYDN) * P-Tech student tells Obama she can beat him in heels after singing national anthem * Obama: Brooklyn's P-TECH Setting The Stage For Student Success(NY1)* President Obama calls Brooklyn 'cool'(NYDN)
Cuomo: Pay for Universal Pre-K Without Raising Taxes
Cuomo Says State Might Cover Cost of NYC's Universal Pre-K Without Tax Hike(DNAINFO)
NYP Do Nothing On Pensions
Cuomo doing nothing to end pension-spiking(NYP Ed) Long before Andrew Cuomo became governor, he was blasting public employees who pile up overtime to jack up their pensions. So why, after three years as governor, is he still refusing to take the most effective steps to end this outrageous practice?* Gov. Cuomo launches gas reserve in NY, first in the U.S.(NYDN)
Group drops Republican endorsement after Democratic complaints(NYP)
Barack Obama touts innovative Brooklyn high school (Capital) * President Obama Confirms That Brooklyn Is "Blowing Up Right Now" (NY Mag)* DCCC fundraiser ticket prices: Approx 60 donors paying from $16,200 per person to $32,400 per couple. * Obama dines with De Blasio and donors (Wash Post) * Obama boosts de Blasio with visit to Junior’s(NYP) * PREZ
TO BROOKLYN: YOU'RE 'COOL': Obama touts borough during tour of P-TECH,
the cutting-edge school he celebrated in State of the Union(NYDN) * P-Tech student tells Obama she can beat him in heels after singing national anthem * Obama: Brooklyn's P-TECH Setting The Stage For Student Success(NY1)* President Obama calls Brooklyn 'cool'(NYDN)Cuomo: Pay for Universal Pre-K Without Raising Taxes
NYP Do Nothing On Pensions
Cuomo doing nothing to end pension-spiking(NYP Ed) Long before Andrew Cuomo became governor, he was blasting public employees who pile up overtime to jack up their pensions. So why, after three years as governor, is he still refusing to take the most effective steps to end this outrageous practice?* Gov. Cuomo launches gas reserve in NY, first in the U.S.(NYDN)
The government watchdog group Citizens Union withdrew its
endorsement of a Republican candidate running for City Council in Queens
after getting complaints from Democratic power brokers backing incumbent Liz Crowley,…All hell broke loose as Councilwoman Crowley — the cousin of Queens
Democratic leader and Congressman Joe Crowley — got wind that CU backed
her GOP opponent. Two of her Democratic council colleagues — Melissa Mark-Viverito of East
Harlem and Daniel Drumm of Queens — called CU to complain about a
hard-hitting Caruana campaign mailer that blasted Crowley’s positions on
immigration, said the group’s executive director, Dick Dadey. “The behavior of Citizens Union this week is sickening. Citizens Union
has lost its integrity and caved in to political pressure,” said Caruana
campaign spokesman Kevin Ryan.
A Generation Failure to Communicate
40% of the people who live in NYC today did not live in the city 20 years ago
It not only Lhota that is having trouble communication to New Yorkers the three city newspapers are also disconnected. All Three endorsed Quinn and Squadron. It is time for the partnership and the three papers to look at the real estate industry which is changing neighborhoods so fast that they are changing the culture of the city.
Lhota: NYC is ‘one bad mayor away from unsafe streets’(NYP) Responding to a reporter's question, Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota said he would be scared to walk the streets of New York if Bill de Blasio is elected
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Hospital Closing?
Brooklyn hospital lays off 500 http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20131025/HEALTH_CARE/131029911 …
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NYT Vote No On Gambling
Calling gambling a regressive tax, the New York Times Editorial Board urges voters to say no to the constitutional amendment expanding casino gambling, adding that more casinos would lead to higher crimes rates and the deterioration of communities.No to More Casinos in New York State While the Times‘s editorial board rejected Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s signature referendum to approve casinos Upstate. The publication told its readers they “should not accept the way this amendment is advertised on the ballot as a jobs and growth initiative for upstate New York. It is liable to fail to deliver on that promise.” * Daily News Gambling At Airports Instead of building new casinos, the state should consider allowing slot machines at airports to extract revenue from tourists that could be used to fund Port Authority projects, Anthony Figliola writes in the Daily News * The NYT OpEds against Cuomo’s casino amendment, saying he has failed to make the case that non-Indian run gaming facilities will indeed improve the upstate economy, producing jobs and steady revenue.* A pro-casino group has released its first series of television ads, trying to persuade voters to go along with Cuomo’s plan to permit developers to build up to seven Las Vegas-style casinos in New York.* $500,000 "Gambling interests have funneled almost $500,000 into a coalition formed to support next month's ballot referendum" * Orthodox Newspapers Line Up Against Gambling(YNN) * Pro-Casino Group Raises $2M(YNN) * New York Jobs Now Committee: raised $1,350,000; spent $1,064,222 thru 10/21.
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NYT Endorses Thompson Bklyn DA
For District Attorney in Brooklyn(NYT Ed)
The Times recommends Kenneth Thompson, the winner of
the Democratic primary who has shown passion for combating crime and
injustice."Mr. Thompson is smart and has shown passion for combating crime and injustice."
In nearly 24 years in office, Mr. Hynes has had an important role in developing drug treatment programs and other cost-effective alternatives to incarceration as well as programs to help domestic violence victims and former inmates re-entering society.
Dems irked by Mario Cuomo’s support of new GOPer Hynes(NYP) But these parts of his record are overshadowed by
charges of political favoritism in his handling of child sex-abuse
allegations in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, his loyalty to
tarnished deputies and reports that his office relied on discredited witnesses to wrongly convict defendants in a string of cases.The New York Times, like the Daily News before it, offered a rather reluctant endorsement to Ken Thompson
for Brooklyn district attorney. Mr. Thompson, they wrote, “is not an
ideal successor. He lacks significant managerial experience, and we were
not reassured by his publicity-oriented approach to representing
Nafissatou Diallo.” FLASHBACK: Times sat out the Democratic primary between Hynes and Thompson.
Pot Changes In Brooklyn, Move to Alter Policy on Pot Ken Thompson said that if elected Brooklyn district attorney, he'll order his prosecutors to dispose of nearly all cases involving less than 15 grams of pot. Instead, he would offer noncriminal fines.* And District Attorney Joe Hynes has a new television ad focused on allegations that rival Ken Thompson is tied to ex-party boss Clarence Norman (Video) * Brooklyn DA – Thompson Calls On Hynes To Take Down Racist-Claim Yiddish Ad(http://jpupdates.com/2) * Video of@HikindDov criticizing D.A. Hynes ad in Satmar weeklies:
* Reelect Hynes#BrooklynDA Bus Tour Starts tomorrow!! Join #ourDA in all corners of #Brooklyn and help #beatcorruption pic.twitter.com/1qR88qzM9d *Charles Hynes Says Rival’s Campaign ‘Like a Seinfeld Episode’
In nearly 24 years in office, Mr. Hynes has had an important role in developing drug treatment programs and other cost-effective alternatives to incarceration as well as programs to help domestic violence victims and former inmates re-entering society.
Strategy And A Slur In “Hynes Emails”(Buzz Feed)
Leaked emails show the Brooklyn district attorney fighting for his life in the race against Ken Thompson. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes used his government email
account to plot campaign strategy with his political allies, one of whom
apparently used a racial slur in a message to Hynes, according to
emails obtained by BuzzFeed. Pot Changes In Brooklyn, Move to Alter Policy on Pot Ken Thompson said that if elected Brooklyn district attorney, he'll order his prosecutors to dispose of nearly all cases involving less than 15 grams of pot. Instead, he would offer noncriminal fines.* And District Attorney Joe Hynes has a new television ad focused on allegations that rival Ken Thompson is tied to ex-party boss Clarence Norman (Video) * Brooklyn DA – Thompson Calls On Hynes To Take Down Racist-Claim Yiddish Ad(http://jpupdates.com/2) * Video of
* Reelect Hynes
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Judges Fight to Stay On Longer
Watch Chief Judge Lippman make the case for raising the retirement age for top jurists on
Justice For All Continues To Garner Law Firm Contributions (YNN)
Lawyer group spends $371k pushing judicial age amendment (Press Connect)
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SILVERGATE
What Did Silver's Chief of State Judy Rapfogel Know About Her Husband Stealing Millions? And What Did Silver Know?
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Rapfogel Corruption Closing In On Silver
SILVER PUSHING JUNE PRIMARY Once Again, Assembly Pushing June Primary * Assembly Democrats introduced legislation to move the state’s primaries from September to June to save an estimated $50 million, but Senate Republicans have balked at the bill in the past, Gannett reports * the mass exodus theory: "entire class of the most senior members could retire w/ Silver should he decide 2 step down" * Former Assembly Speaker Mel Miller thinks Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle has a shot at succeeding the current speaker, Sheldon Silver, even though he’s an upstater. Update Albany lobbying firm Patricia Lynch & Associates has received a tax lien for $192,369, its third in recent years, as it has shed several employees in recent weeks, the News reports:
When Your 40+ Ahead Everything Works
de Blasio Family
'IT IS PATHETIC, DESPERATE': Bill de Blasio scoffs at Joe Lhota's notion he hides behind his family's image(NYP) * Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota accused de Blasio of using his family to distract from the fact that he has “no policies,” calling his own family “tight-knit,” but also very reserved in what they do publiclyLhota: de Blasio Flaunts His Family(WSJ) *Bill de Blasio's interracial relationship shocked his 'good, liberal' mom when she first heard(NYN) * Cuomo on Tax Increase
Gov. Andrew Cuomo denied saying that Democratic mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy was “dead on arrival”, and said he did not support a ballot referendum raising the age limit for certain judges, NY1 reports * How Many $ For Pre-K NY pre-K to cost $225 million in year one but that 'shouldn't be a problem': study(NYDN) A study by the Campaign for Educational Equity and the Center for Children’s Initiatives found that Albany would have to pay $225 million to fund the first year of a universal pre-school program like the one de Blasio has proposed de Blasio on Pedestrian Malls* De Blasio hedges on pedestrian malls (NYP)
Spigot Opens for Lhota Group(WSJ) * Court rules Joe Lhota-supporting political committee can accept unlimited contributions(NYDN) * Joe Lhota Calls Bill de Blasio Ad Attacking Koch Family-Funded IE Group Hypocritical(NYDN) * Pedestrian Plazas As Candidates Waffle, Mayor Bloomberg Defends His Pedestrian Plazas(NYDN)* De Blasio Campaign Rakes in $3.7 Million: AP(NBC) De Blasio raised a robust $3.7 million over the three last weeks, dwarfing the approximately $700,000 Lhota raised during the same period
Carrion No TV
New York City mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrión lamented his exclusion from debates, arguing that they boosted Ross Perot’s presidential bid in 1992, the News writes: * Adolfo Carrion's NY Mayor Fundraising Flatlines(NYDN)
Mayoral Candidate: The NYC Media Behaved More Like TMZ That Responsible Journalists
Bill de Blasio won the Democratic
primary. Sal Albanese did not. But thanks to poor coverage of the race,
the former councilman argues, New York's voters are the real losers.As
an outsider candidate for mayor, I never expected great coverage, but
I was shocked to see how much the landscape had deteriorated. Before
any major poll, the New York Daily News decided to lock our campaign out
of three televised debates that it hosted early in the year.
When I
reached out to an editorial board member for an explanation, I was
scoffed at and denied any objective criteria. So, I sought a different
path.I offered substantive op-eds, most notably on poverty in schools
and the need for early intervention. Rejected. I held press conferences
with victims of Hurricane Sandy to demand tougher action from the
mayor. Uncovered. Then, the Anthony Weiner Circus came to town.
Newspaper editors put
public safety, failing schools, and the affordability crisis aside in
favor of anatomical puns. In a real twist, I received more quotes in the
month of July, when I called for Mr. Weiner to step
out of the race, than during the preceding six months. But the
long-term impact that shallow coverage has on our city is much more
troubling than its impact on my campaign. We're now poised to elect Bill
de Blasio as our next mayor.
Unfortunately, we know less about his public policies than we know about
Anthony Weiner's private life.We would be much better off if we knew
what our next mayor had
accomplished and really plans to do over the next four years.
Unfortunately, the fourth estate has failed to provide that information.
Elections have consequences, and so does the way that we cover them.
For the sake of our city's future, we must demand better.
The Media Takes No Responsibility to Inform and No Shame For Failure to Do So
"So which is Bill de Blasio, Sandinista or Clintonista, radical or clubhouse regular. It’s a good question, particularly considering how vague he has been about so many things as a mayoral candidate." Daily News Op-Ed
The Media Takes No Responsibility to Inform and No Shame For Failure to Do So
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Comptroller Race Dirty $$$
John Burnett, the GOP candidate for NYC comptroller, wants his Democratic opponent, Manhattan BP Scott Stringer, to return campaign cash netted at a fashion fund-raiser featuring controversial photographer Terry Richardson.* Stringer Releases New Web Ad in Comptroller Race’s Closing Stretch(NYO)
Cuomo Duffy 2014?
Duffy May Have Broken Public Officers Law
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I said to the lieutenant governor that we’ll have our political conversation next year. You know me, I tend to be very disciplined about these things. Politics is next year and we’ll talk about the politics when we are in the political season next year.” - Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the future of Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, via Gannett Albany. * Cuomo dodged questions about the future of Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, saying it was a "political discussion" that will be had next year, Gannett Albany writes: Tax Cuts 2014 The governor also said that the state can afford tax cuts in 2014 despite a projected budget gap of $1 billion because he believes revenue forecasts will pick up at the end of 2013, WXXI Public Radio reports: * Cuomo says he thinks New York state can afford a tax cut next year, despite a projected $1 billion dollar budget gap. (WNYC) Moreland Lawmakers Hiding by Albany Cuomo said it would be a mistake for the state Legislature to fight the Moreland Commission on public corruption because it would compound the "public sense that they have something to hide," The Daily News writes: Mental Health Advocates for mental health reform praised a new bill requiring two surprise visits at group homes a year instead of the current one home visit, the Daily News reports: * Duffy Withdrew Job Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy confirmed he interviewed for the top job at the Rochester Business Alliance on Oct. 5, but said he withdrew after rumors about his interest, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle writes: …Also, Duffy has developed a “medical condition” (reportedly “back difficulties”) that makes all the time he spends traveling the state by car very painful. * Cox Calls For Duffy Probe (Updated)(YNN) QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The only way to determine whether or not the State’s second ranking public official committed an ethics violation is for the Moreland Commission to conduct a thorough investigation. I urge them to do so immediately.” – State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox, on Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy’s secret job interview with the Rochester Business Alliance, via Gannett Albany.
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The End of Aqueduct Race Track
Cuomo: "It's been a waste. You could do anything at Aqueduct. It's a great piece of of property." (NYDN)
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Bloomberg End Game
Bloomberg’s self-proclaimed “favorite” restaurant has been slapped with a sanitary grade of “pending” just days after Bloomberg told New Yorkers only to eat in restaurants that received “A” grades from the city, the Daily News writes:
CitiBike Not Profitable Yet Bloomberg acknowledged that the CitiBike program is not profitable yet, but said it has been successful in terms of usage and praised it as a mass-transportation option that doesn’t rely on state or federal money, the Post writes
Mayor Bloomberg Gets Why Restaurants Are ‘Bitching’ About Letter Grades(NYO) “Those that don’t want to clean up their kitchen, I know why they’re
bitching,” the mayor quipped, “but I would suggest: don’t eat in a
restaurant unless they have an ‘A.’”
Paul Hill says an honest look at the evidence shows that Bloomberg has built a better city for kids:
THANKS A LOT, BLOOMY! Mayor grants Metropolitan Museum of Art right to charge mandatory entrance fee of $25 or more(NYDN) * Lincoln Center honored Bloomberg at its fall gala, where guests expressed concern about his successor. * Will NYC experience a ”Post-Mike Depression” when Mayor Bloomberg steps down from office at the end of this year?* Mayor Bloomberg grants Metropolitan Museum of Art right to charge mandatory entrance fee(NYDN)
Paul Hill says an honest look at the evidence shows that Bloomberg has built a better city for kids:
Botching Bloomberg (City Journal) The New Yorker gets the mayor’s mixed legacy wrong.
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Brooklyn DA
Hynes Campaign Team Spins He Can Win
DN Op-Ed Brooklyn Lucky to Have A Race
Charles Hynes‘s campaign, arguing they have a path to victory, released an internal poll showing him behind rival Ken Thompson 48 to 36 percent, but winning after testing a negative message against Mr. Thompson. The Thompson campaign noted that it’s not usually a sign of strength to release an internal poll showing your candidate behind.* Hynes’ weapon: opponent’s ‘corruption ties’(NYP)
FRONT PAGES: Post: "Trial and Error; Break for Killer Kennedy Cuz" and "Spitzer Eyes Another Run"; News: "Busted II; Stopped by 4 cops AFTER buying $2,500 bag at Barneys New York"; amNewYork: "Why Bill's Rolling"; Times A1: "Health Law Fails to Lower Prices for Rural Areas"; Trentonian: "Tale of Two Cities"; SEE THEM: http://goo.gl/jSyvDu
Kellner Thinks the Voters of His District Are Dumb
Kellner mailer apologizes for "distraction" caused by his sexual harassment scandal. But not for scandal itself.
More on those new Kellner mailers (NYO)
Kellner Mailer Urges Upper East Side to Support ‘Real Democrat’(NYO) Assemblyman Micah Kellner, a NYC Council candidate who’s being probed for allegedly sexually harassing two staffers, asserts in new campaign lit that “unscrupulous individuals and special interests manufactured” the accusations.* so, um ... RT @Politicker 'Child Prostitution Promoter': Mailer Attacks Candidate for Craigslist Founder's Support http://nyob.co/1g15ILx * 'Child Prostitution Promoter': Mailer Attacks Candidate for Craigslist Founder's Support (NYO)
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The Media Has Created A Culture Where Slogans Win
The New Age of
Forgotten Past History
It is not that Lhota's message is lacking it is more like the today's computers cannot read his message.History is moving in de Blasio’s direction
A new amNewYork-News 12 poll, which has Mr. de Blasio dominating the race, found a related opinion in the city’s electorate. “Despite the fact that New Yorkers like him so much, they have concerns that he won’t be able to get done what he has promised,” pollster Mike Berland explained.
Lhota is running as the defender of 20 years of policies and personalities that far too many New Yorkers are simply tired of hearing about. That’s because he’s a wonk, right down to his DNA, and wonks rarely do well in politics because they generally insist on talking about governance — and that just bores the hell out people, journalists especially. The Times’ Michael Powell makes note of de Blasio’s drift toward the center of the political spectrum on several issues in the debate, including the proposed construction of a soccer stadium in Queens. Lhota’s failure to communicate (NYDN) Lhota had a good showing at the debate on Tuesday, forcing de Blasio to engage, but that it will not be nearly enough with Lhota trailing de Blasio by over 40 points in recent polls. To avoid alienating Democrats, he’s shied away from legitimate fears about New York again becoming a one-party town, with hacks and insiders running the show. * Joe Lhota Accuses Bill de Blasio Of Spotlighting His Family To Hide Lack Of Policies(NYDN)
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Mayor's Race
Mayor's Race PM Update
De Blasio touted his 69-page policy booklet as a prop while responding to Lhota’s claims that he is relying on his family and did not have “big ideas” to discuss, Politicker writes: *Lhota Ratches Up Attack Lines in Closing Stretch of Mayor’s Race(NYO) * Bill de Blasio Is Psyched About His Policy Book(NYO) * Cuomo Open Discussing de Blasio’s Tax Plan(YNN) It was inaccurate for Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota to call Bill de Blasio’s tax-hike plan for the rich “dead on arrival” in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today.* On Duffy And IDC, Cuomo Won’t Talk ‘Politics’(YNN) * Cuomo: ‘Not My Place’ If Ed Chief Should Resign(YNN) * Cuomo Cool To The Idea Of Public Financing Amendment(YNN) IDC Challenge? Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Democratic mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio reportedly have discussed backing primary challengers to IDC members in 2014. (Cuomo refused to discuss this – or anything political – today)
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Moreland Update
Cuomo said he does not know if his anti-corruption Moreland Commission has uncovered any possible illegal activities by state lawmakers, but feels legislators are making a mistake if they challenge the commission’s decision to subpoena information about outside income.
The co-chair of the Moreland Commission escalated tensions at the Capitol when he said yesterday there is “systematic corruption” in the Legislature. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick justified his plan to subpoena legislators by citing the 30 lawmakers who “walked out in handcuffs in the last five years." Legislators shot back that it wasn't just them. “It would be fair to point out that the last two governors have been swept up in scandal, with Spitzer being forced to resign, and that Hevesi left office facing criminal charges,” a legislative source said. “This is NOT just the Legislature.” Cuomo on Moreland Update Cuomo backed up the harsh criticism of legislators offered by the co-chair of his anti-corruption panel earlier this week, and said they should comply with the commission's requests for records. ”I think they're compounding the public sense that they have something to hide,” Cuomo said after a storm recovery event in Albany. “Perception can become reality. If I feel like I can't trust you, I can't trust you.” The governor said a constitutional amendment to establish a system of public financing for campaigns was “an option,” but doubted that even that could pass the Legislature.
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Gambling the Truth
Funny that this ad doesn't actually show any casinos or people gambling...
Yesterday the NYP's Dicker Says Team Cuomo Worried About Gambling Amendment Failing; Today the NYP Says A Siena Poll Say the Voters Supporter the Amendment
Support grows for NY casino expansion plan(NYP) A new poll shows a majority of New York voters supporting an amendment to the state constitution that would expand casino
gambling. The Siena College poll released Monday* Casino Bid Is Debated(WSJ)* New Yorkers Weigh Doubling Down on Casinos(WSJ)* The Daily News’ Bill Hammond outlines
several things that New Yorkers should know about the implications of
expanding casino gambling before casting their ballot on a gaming
expansion referendum on November 5th: * After 7-year ban, you can bet gambling industry will spare no expense convincing lawmakers to allow casinos in NYC.* CASINO EXPANSION — Forum Gets Emotional — Capital's Dana Rubnstein:
"Anti-casino activist David Blankenhorn thinks the gambling industry is
engaged in "a sterile predatory activity that only takes money from
people without giving them ... anything of value in return.* Cuomo said that he is “linked” to an
amendment expanding casino gambling in New York that voters will
consider next month and that the state will ramp up a campaign in the
coming days, State of Politics writes: * Cuomo: I’m ‘Linked’ To Casino Proposal(YNN) * New York Jobs
Now, a consortium of businesses and pro-gaming advocates, is going up
with its first television spots today in support of the constitutional
amendment to allow full-scale casinos and gambling in New York State,
which will come before voters on November 5. Neal Kwatra,
a senior strategist for New York Jobs Now commented, “It’s rare
that Republicans and Democrats can agree on anything these days, but
they are joining forces to support Proposal #1 to bring millions of
dollars in new revenue, increased school aid and living wage jobs back
to New York. It’s a win-win for all New Yorkers.” The ad buy, which
features different spots in New York City (http://bit.ly/HgCDNS) 
Caustic Times Union op-ed about "a government that couldn’t even hold a vote on the [casino] idea without cheating" Cuomo fears he’s losing casino amendment gamble(Dicker, NYP Cuomo and his top aides, reacting to a just-completed
secret poll, are increasingly worried that the constitutional amendment
on the Nov. 5 ballot to legalize casino gambling will be defeated. Cuomo is reportedly worried about a “secret poll” that shows support for his casino
amendment eroding, and plans to go “all in” in the coming days to try
to get New Yorkers to support it. “If the amendment is defeated, Cuomo
is defeated, and that’s not the way the governor intends to kick off his
re-election campaign for next year,” an insider said. * NY casino referendum gets first public discussion(NYP) * The Siena
survey confirms that the controversially rosy ballot language to
authorize as many as seven casinos in the state still tips the scales in favor of more gambling.
(The way Siena phrases the question, the issue continues to show a
split just outside the margin of error, but the ballot language polls at
56-40.) * Critics Wage Quiet Fight Against Ballot Measure on Adding Casinos (NYT)__________________________________________________________________________________
New Street Lights
City to Fit All Streetlights With Energy-Saving LED Bulbs(NYT)
City's Yellow-Hued 'Horror Movie' Street Lights Are Getting Replaced (WSJ) * NYC To Replace All 250,000 Street Lights With Energy-Efficient Models(NYDN) * City comes up with a bright idea to save $14 million a year(NYDN)
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Council the Great Horse Carriage Hope?
During Tuesday Nights Debate de Blasio Says He Will Need the Cit Council to Ban Horse Carriages
Council Speaker Race
The PACs and the Party Leaders might pick someone who will block the new mayor
HORSE CARRIAGE DRIVERS STICK WITH HORSES — Capital's Gloria Pazmino: "The Horse and Carriage Association and the union representing carriage drivers aren't interested in Bill de Blasio's plan to replace the horses with electric antique replica cars." Association spokesman Ian McKeever: "There is not a chance that [de Blasio]'s gonna get rid of the horses, and I know the union will stand to protect us.” The union has endorsed de Blasio. The Horse and Carriage Association and the union representing carriage drivers rejected Mr. de Blasio’s plan to replace their carriages with antique replica cars. “It’s about the experience of having a live animal in front of you. That’s what’s made this a successful business,” the association’s spokesman, Ian McKeever, argued.* BURSTING THE DE BLASIO BUBBLE — The Nation's Leslie Savan: "[B]etween the fireworks, there were indeed de Blasio’s more subtle movements—call them fudges, inconsistencies or measured calculations—that made the debate feel at times like a preview of possible disappointments to come for the left. "…I do detect in him a need to please too many sides; and, assuming he’s the next mayor, we should watch closely how he deals with developers and financiers."
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Mayor's Race Wednesday
Mayoral Debate
Joe Lhota and Bill de Blasio Spar Through Testy Second Debate(NYO)
Gloves Come Off: Lhota, de Blasio Trade Heated Jabs, Raise Voices In Second Debate(CBS)
What you missed in tonight’s second mayoral debate(NY Mag) NYO endorses
Bill de Blasio And Joe Lhota Drop The Gloves In Second NY Mayor TV Debate(NYDN)
Lhota, Still Far Behind In Polls, Pounds Away At De Blasio In Second Debate(NY1)
Competing NYT toplines today: de Blasio, leftist hero vs. de Blasio tacking toward center
Center Left
Lhota, in Acrid Second Debate, Turns Up the Heat on de Blasio(NYT) In the second televised mayoral debate, Republican nominee Joe Lhota was noticeably more engaged and confident, as well as forceful in his attacks against Democrat Bill de Blasio, which appeared to rattle him
De Blasio, Lhota trade attacks in heated debate(NYP)
Bill’s affordable housing mistake(NYDN)
PATH TO PRE-K — De Blasio, Optimistically, Tells Newsday: "Realities in the legislature as always depend on what happens with public opinion."
"Lhota Sees Hope in Frum Vote. (Jewish Week) Badly trailing in polls, Republican hopeful is a regular in Boro Park & Williamsburg."
If de Blasio wins, he’ll have to face the music(NYO) The pattern is clear: After 20 years of falling crime, New Yorkers have come to expect safe streets, and woe is the mayor who allows murder to make a comeback. But de Blasio is an experienced politician who, although he won the primary with only 40 percent, inherits the Dems’ 6-1 registration advantage. After 20 years of being shut out of City Hall, the party is hungry for power and patronage. De Blasio stokes that appetite by sneering that Lhota is a Republican.
De Blaiso calls for NY state to issue drivers' licenses to undocumented immigrants.
.@deBlasioNYC, asked how controversial Lhota ad is racist, cites opinions of @TishJames & Ken Thompson.
Lhota Calls de Blasio Out to A Tea Party
Mr. Lhota’s zinger in response to Bill de Blasio‘s frequent “Tea Party” charges–“You talk about tea so much you remind me of the Mad Hatter”–may be on shaky ground itself. As New York magazine noted in its debate roundup: “Number of Times the mad Hatter Said the Word ‘Tea’ in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Three.”
LHOTA AND DE BLASIO ARGUE ABOUT DINKINS AND RUDY — Capital's Sally Goldenberg: "This time, Lhota more than matched de Blasio's aggressiveness.
Lhota: "Bill, when you look at all of the proposals that he's put forward, they're not about changing the laws or having proactive policing…Bill de Blasio served in the administration of David Dinkins and during that period of time we had 2,000 murders a year. …the last time we had a race riot in the city of New York."
DE BLASIO'S URBANISM — Times' Thomas Edsall: "The
premise of the de Blasio agenda is that people are poor because of
circumstances beyond their control and therefore government intervention
is essential."…the rise of de Blasio signals the growing
strength of liberal forces within the liberal wing of the Democratic
Party, a development that may actually work to prevent this wing from
leading the entire country to the left. "...The stronger the
pro-government poor-to-lower-middle class wing gets, the more likely the
coalition will fracture along class and economic fault lines. …Will de
Blasio and the new urban populism alienate the party’s upscale wing?"
DEBATE VIDEO — Lhota and de Blasio on whether Lhota's ad plays the race card, from New York magazine's Dan Amira: http://goo.gl/XesGnH
Lhota, Still Far Behind In Polls, Pounds Away At De Blasio In Second Debate(NY1)
Center Left
Lhota, in Acrid Second Debate, Turns Up the Heat on de Blasio(NYT) In the second televised mayoral debate, Republican nominee Joe Lhota was noticeably more engaged and confident, as well as forceful in his attacks against Democrat Bill de Blasio, which appeared to rattle him
De Blasio, Lhota trade attacks in heated debate(NYP)
Bill’s affordable housing mistake(NYDN)
PATH TO PRE-K — De Blasio, Optimistically, Tells Newsday: "Realities in the legislature as always depend on what happens with public opinion."
"Lhota Sees Hope in Frum Vote. (Jewish Week) Badly trailing in polls, Republican hopeful is a regular in Boro Park & Williamsburg."
If de Blasio wins, he’ll have to face the music(NYO) The pattern is clear: After 20 years of falling crime, New Yorkers have come to expect safe streets, and woe is the mayor who allows murder to make a comeback. But de Blasio is an experienced politician who, although he won the primary with only 40 percent, inherits the Dems’ 6-1 registration advantage. After 20 years of being shut out of City Hall, the party is hungry for power and patronage. De Blasio stokes that appetite by sneering that Lhota is a Republican.
De Blaiso calls for NY state to issue drivers' licenses to undocumented immigrants.
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LHOTA AND DE BLASIO ARGUE ABOUT DINKINS AND RUDY — Capital's Sally Goldenberg: "This time, Lhota more than matched de Blasio's aggressiveness.
Lhota: "Bill, when you look at all of the proposals that he's put forward, they're not about changing the laws or having proactive policing…Bill de Blasio served in the administration of David Dinkins and during that period of time we had 2,000 murders a year. …the last time we had a race riot in the city of New York."
DEBATE VIDEO — Lhota and de Blasio on whether Lhota's ad plays the race card, from New York magazine's Dan Amira: http://goo.gl/XesGnH
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Debate II Tonite: Will Lhota be Gore - too cool then too hot debating? Can he be "just right" & find two themes to hammer? So far, no.
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Sandy
, New York City Transit was working on its own hurricane plans.”Four charities that had been under fire for sitting on millions of dollars of Sandy relief funds have agreed to pony up $10 million to aid victims of the storm * Bloomberg Says Somebody ‘Will Write a Book’ About City’s Sandy Response(NYO) * Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway: To prepare for the future we have to remember Sandy as we plan ahead(NYDN) *Schumer: $6.3B coming to New York for hurricane relief(NYP)
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Education
Inflated Teach Grades
State system grades teachers on a too-generous curve. New York has released the first round of teacher performance evaluations produced by the hard-fought system for identifying the best and worst instructors — and the results are disastrous. Not because the evaluations identified large numbers of teachers as
ineffective. No, the ratings are a destructive mockery because,
incredibly, half the teachers got the top mark of “highly effective” and
more than 40% were graded “effective.”
New York state teacher evaluation results released Tuesday show that of the state's 127,000 teachers, 50 percent were deemed highly effective, 42 percent effective, 4 percent developing and 1 percent ineffective, The Wall Street Journal reports
DN "King's only 'crime' was to place New York at the vanguard of Common Core implementation."
Education Commissioner John King, under fire for Common Core implementation, gets some backing from the Daily News* HIGHER EDUCATION — More CUNY freshman need math help — Capital's Jessica Bakeman: The proportion of incoming freshmen in CUNY community colleges needing math remediation has grown significantly since 2008, while that of those needing extra help in reading and writing has shrunk, according to data obtained by Capital through a public records request. COMMON CORE — Education forums tweaked, rescheduled, under pressure — Capital's Jessica Bakeman: State education commissioner John King will appear at 12 public forums during the next six weeks, allowing parents and teachers a chance to sound off about the state's adoption of more difficult curriculum standards and related testing.
Commissioner John King has told superintendents some standardized tests will be eliminated.*Now that the state has rescheduled public forums on new curriculum standards, NYSUT is pulling back on a set of meetings the union announced it would hold to “fill the void.” * NY education big: We’re paring back state tests(NYP) * New York State Seeks to Scale Back Student Testing(NYT) * The charter school that turned my life around(NYP) * Declining black, Latino admissions to NYC’s specialized schools could be reversed(NYDN)_______________________________________
Liu Treasurer Appeal
A former aide to New York City Comptroller John Liu has filed an appeal to her conviction of wire fraud, obstructing justice and making false statements, State of Politics reports: http://bit.ly/18bSyCE
‘She Is a Scapegoat’: John Liu’s Former Treasurer Appeals Conviction(NYO) * Former Liu Aide To File Appeal(YNN) * Liu's Former Campaign Treasurer to Appeal Conviction(WSJ)
Only the NYP is Still Attacking de Blasio And They Are Doing It As If the Lhota Campaign Did Not Exist
NYP One On One With de Blasio
Bill de Blasio’s housing pipe dreams(NYP) * Killing the best hope for public housing(NYP) NYCHA EMPTY LOT BUILDING In the Post, the Manhattan Institute’s Nicole Gelinas calls a proposal from the New York City Housing Authority to lease 14 empty lots at public housing developments to developers “the last, best hope” for public housing in the city. de Blasio “NYCHA land is not for luxury condos. Any . . . plan must include substantial amounts of affordable housing.”CRIME PLANS * Democratic mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio bristled when asked to identify his plans for reducing crime overall, as both he and Republican Joe Lhota try to delineate their positions on public safety, The Wall Street Journal writes * Keep the punches coming, Mr. Lhota(NYP) Good for Joe Lhota. When the GOP candidate for mayor released the first ad to hit his Democratic rival hard — for policies that would undermine the cops’ success in driving crime down to levels that are the envy of every other big city in America — Bill de Blasio complained it was “divisive” and “inappropriate.”*
Dems attack de Blasio in new Lhota ad(NYP) Lhota has released a new Web ad, called “Democrats Agree,” which is set
to hip-hop music and uses footage of Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson and
John Liu going after de Blasio for flip-flopping on a host of issues
during the Democratic primary.* POWELL ON LHOTA'S CRIME AD The Times’ Michael Powell calls a recent ad released by Lhota attacking de Blasio’s agenda on crime “misleading” for aligning de Blasio with former Mayor David Dinkins,
noting the crime spree of the 1990s was not unique to New York * That's A Pizza Pie! Joe Lhota Stumps At Ozone Park Fundraiser(NYDN) * Joe Lhota slams Bill de Blasio's role in slow response to Crown Heights riots(NYDN)* Sheldon Silver backs Bill de Blasio's tax-the-rich plan (Newsday)*PBA NO CHOOICE Spurning de Blasio and Lhota, police unions choose not to choose (Capital) * “If you’re going down, you should go down swinging, and yet Lhota seems to be pulling his punches,” consultant Ryan Girdusky lamented in an-oped
for the conservative The Caller website. “In the last mayor debate when
asked the question if DeBlasio would make the city of New York less
safe, Joe Lhota couldn’t definitively say yes.”* DEBATE TONIGHT: De Blasio and Lhota debate at 7 p.m. on CBS. Watch Here: http://goo.gl/yoGd6v * Queens Republicans Express Cautious Optimism About Joe Lhota’s Chances(NYO) * The Queens Republican Party quietly
endorsed Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota, who is not publicizing
the endorsement but said he was happy to have the group’s support,
Crain’s writes: * Lobbyists Lined Up To Help Host Million-Dollar Bill de Blasio/Hillary Clinton Fundraiser | NY Daily News 
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An audit by New York City Comptroller John Liu found that money from the federal Section 8 and Family Self-Sufficiency Program meant to help pay rent, instead went towards luxuries such as private school tuition and cars, the Daily News writes: http://nydn.us/1a0aYH3
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Owning New Mayoral Poll + Hillary
Oh What A Night
At the Roosevelt, a possible president lures donors for a likely mayor(Capital)
"Hiring Bill de Blasio was one of the smartest decisions I made,” Clinton said. “I hope New Yorkers do the same" (NYDN) * Ex-felon Clinton ally helps fund de Blasio’s campaign(NYP)
Former Rockland County Democratic Chairman Paul Adler — who was also eyed in the Bill Clinton clemency-for-votes probe in New Square a decade ago — was among nine co-chairs at de Blasio’s million-dollar fund-raiser in Midtown on Monday.
de Blasio 68% to Lhota 24%
Bill de Blasio beating Joe Lhota 68% to 24% in mayoral race: poll(NYDN) Poll * QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The good news for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is that he probably can start drafting his inauguration speech. The bad news is that New York City voters’ priority for the next mayor is—you guessed it—jobs, something over which the mayor has very little control.” – Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, on the latest New York City mayoral poll. *Poll: Bill de Blasio Still Dominating Mayoral Race(NYO) * De Blasio Leads Lhota By 44 Percentage Points(YNN) * Poll Shows de Blasio Maintaining Huge Lead(NYT) * Bill de Blasio cruising in New York mayor’s race (Wash Post) * Lhota Sees Slight Gain In Latest Quinnipiac Poll (NY1) * Just 6 % of Hispanics in new Q poll want only Latino in the race for mayor. Gets mere 2 % overall.* Hillary Clinton Fundraiser for Bill de Blasio Expects More Than $1 Million (WSJ)* scoop: host list for
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Judge Says No To Corrupt Pol
Manhattan federal judge William Pauley III scolded Assemblyman Eric Stevenson in court for trying to delay his upcoming corruption trial because the assemblyman is unhappy with the legal advice he’s getting from his court-appointed lawyer
Judge Says No To Corrupt Pol
Manhattan federal judge William Pauley III scolded Assemblyman Eric Stevenson in court for trying to delay his upcoming corruption trial because the assemblyman is unhappy with the legal advice he’s getting from his court-appointed lawyer
Bronx pol Eric Stevenson, accused of bribery, seeks to boot his court-appointed attorney(NYDN) Stevenson
told Manhattan Federal Judge William Pauley he didn't feel he was
'getting appropriate representation' from attorney Andrew Patel. Pauley
denied the request. But Manhattan Federal Judge William Pauley shot him down Monday.“I don’t feel I’m getting appropriate representation,” said the Morrisiana Democrat. The judge scoffed at that, suggesting that Patel has urged Stevenson to cop a plea. “You’re not getting the advice you want to hear,” Pauley said. “If you don’t like the plea, go to trial.” The judge told the defendant and lawyer to make up. “I’m here to try cases,” Pauley said. “You two had better repair your relationship.”* ‘Corrupt’ pol rapped by judge(NYP) Manhattan federal judge William Pauley
III scolded Assemblyman Eric Stevenson in court for trying to delay his
upcoming corruption trial because the assemblyman is unhappy with the
legal advice he’s getting from his court-appointed lawyer.
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What is the Daily News Smoking
Does the Daily News Really Believe That Council Speaker Candidates in Backroom Meeting Along With Queens Boss Crowley are Promising to End Lulus If They Vote to Elect Them Speaker
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Daily News FU Middle Class Minorities
Does the Daily Understand That the Middle Class Are Leaving the City Because They Cannot Afford the Rent? Does the Daily News Understand That Airbnb Types of Operations Raises the Rent for All New Yorkers, Because It Creates An Artificial Housing Shortage?
There’s room for Airbnb(NYNEd) The Daily News says give New Yorkers who rent out their apartments to tourists and others seeking short-term, hotel-like stays.* Only in New York, kids. A studio apt for $748k. "There’s even a nook big enough for a bed." Stop! -
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What is the Daily News Smoking
Does the Daily News Really Believe That Council Speaker Candidates in Backroom Meeting Along With Queens Boss Crowley are Promising to End Lulus If They Vote to Elect Them Speaker
From those wonderful editorial writers that made Quinn Mayor
Say bye-bye to lulus (NYDN Ed)
Most City Council candidates have committed to end a corrupting practice. The City Council convenes in January with a fresh crop of members and a two-thirds majority that has called for eliminating bonus pay for being good little boys and girls.
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Daily News FU Middle Class Minorities
There’s room for Airbnb(NYNEd) The Daily News says give New Yorkers who rent out their apartments to tourists and others seeking short-term, hotel-like stays.* Only in New York, kids. A studio apt for $748k. "There’s even a nook big enough for a bed." Stop! -
Why Airbnb is worried — and NYC hosts shouldn’t be(NY World) Only a tiny fraction of illegal hotels are investigated, and fewer still face penalties
IT Contracts All About Contacts
Root cause of Obamacare website crashes is red tape, not technical...(NYDN) Govt tech contracts go to ppl "who understand those regulations the best, not those who can do the best job" Bloomberg got away with that - not one city employee was indicted for the largest municipal scandal in the city's History
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Congressman Major Owens
Major Robert Odell Owens
Former Brooklyn Rep. Major Owens, a congressman for 24 years, died on Monday night
at age 77, leaving behind a legacy as a crusader for working-class
families and a fighter of poverty, the Daily News writes * Former Rep. Mayor Owens of Brooklyn dies at 77(TU) Former Brooklyn Rep. Major Owens, who helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act during his 24 years in Congress* Former Rep. Major Owens Of Brooklyn Dies At 77 (CBS) * RIP #MajorOwens http://capi.tl/1eGrZes // with one of his poems. cc:* Chuck Schumer
@SenSchumer Major Owens & I were
friends since the 80’s. He was a trailblazer, barrier breaker, a decent,
kind & compassionate man. I will miss him* Major R. Owens, Congressman Who Championed Education, Dies at 77(NYT) * In 1984, FedEx refused to deliver to Bed-Stuy, saying it was dangerous. Rep. Major Owens, who died Monday, fixed that
(WSJ) * Longtime Brooklyn politician dead at 77(NYP) * This Brave Congressman Taught Me How to Break News(Jim Sleeper)
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RIP Major Owens, a gentle general in a true war against poverty and against the Brooklyn political machine that fed off of it.
Sad news - legendary journalist @DougIreland has passed away.
"A Russian Gay Activist Speaks Out" ((
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Economy
Wall Street Shrinking But Still Raking It In, NYS Controller Thomas DiNapoli Says In New Report | New York Daily News * Report: Wall Street Profits May Slow(YNN) * Cuomo has formally launched START-UP NY.* Former Wall Street titan John Mack has agreed to become an adviser to the state and its economic-development arm, the Empire State Development Corp.* Impasses May Slice Into Profits on Wall Street(NYT)
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Council Speaker Race
Rangel sells Dickens for speaker, but who's buying?
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Spitzer Come Back
Spitzer planning to run for office again(NYP)
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Comptrollers Race
Rapfogel Corruption Closing In On Silver
SILVER PUSHING JUNE PRIMARY Once Again, Assembly Pushing June Primary * Assembly Democrats introduced legislation to move the state’s primaries from September to June to save an estimated $50 million, but Senate Republicans have balked at the bill in the past, Gannett reports * the mass exodus theory: "entire class of the most senior members could retire w/ Silver should he decide 2 step down" * Former Assembly Speaker Mel Miller thinks Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle has a shot at succeeding the current speaker, Sheldon Silver, even though he’s an upstater.
Judy Hires A Lawyer As Her Council Contributions Connects to Slush Fund Brokerage Firm* Judy Rapfogel has ties to insurance broker her husband is charged with fleecing
Lovett: Judy Rapfogel hires lawyer as investigators probe husband's alleged $5M kickback scheme (NYDN) State investigators spoke to Sheldon Silver's chief of staff about her knowledge of former Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty CEO William Rapfogel's alleged kickback scheme. Investigators believe he hid up to $400,000 in the couple's homes. Judy Rapfogel, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s chief of staff, has hired a lawyer in connection with her husband’s criminal case, with investigators interviewing her about what she knew of his alleged $5 million kickback scheme
Today's NYT Article casts some doubt on Judy (and Lovett: Judy Rapfogel hires lawyer as investigators probe husband's alleged $5M kickback scheme (NYDN) State investigators spoke to Sheldon Silver's chief of staff about her knowledge of former Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty CEO William Rapfogel's alleged kickback scheme. Investigators believe he hid up to $400,000 in the couple's homes. Judy Rapfogel, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s chief of staff, has hired a lawyer in connection with her husband’s criminal case, with investigators interviewing her about what she knew of his alleged $5 million kickback scheme
The small Long Island insurance
brokerage that William Rapfogel padded payments to from his Metropolitan
Council on Jewish Poverty, was also paid by Rapfogel’s wife, Judy,
during her City Council campaign, The New York Times reports * The case against her husband has raised questions
about seemingly outsized car insurance payments Judy Rapfogel’s NYC
Council campaign made in 1997 to the same brokerage at the center of
William Rapfogel’s MetCouncil scandal.* A spokesman for Mr. Silver said last week that Ms. Rapfogel was also not aware that her 1997 campaign had paid Century. “This was 16 years ago, and even then Judy’s focus was on asking people
for their votes, not the office paperwork,” said the spokesman, Stu
Loeser.
Sheldon Silver says he hasn't spoken to friend accused of stealing $5 million from charity(NYDN)Judy Says She Never Knew About the 400,000 her Husband Hid in the House Sheldon Silver aide says she didn't know of husband's alleged theft (NYDN)
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Albany Hush Fund Cover Up Lawsuit
Staff in the AG Office Could Be Called As Witnesses
“As I explained in our prior conversations, we have concluded it would
be inappropriate to have the Attorney General represent the speaker in
these matters,” Levine wrote. “Among other things, in these matters,
staff of the Office of the Attorney General may potentially be called as
witness.”* A state Assembly attorney asked the
state attorney general’s office to represent the chamber and Speaker
Sheldon Silver, who faced lawsuits in the Vito Lopez sexual harassment
scandal, State of Politics writes:__________________________________________________________________________________
Ethic Reform
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Godfather Mario Cuomo
Mario Cuomo... finally accepted an offer long refused
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Moreland Legal Pushback Expected
A Lawyer's Retainer is A Legal Bribe
Moreland To Focus On Campaign Finance Reform Next Week(YNN) Fitzpatrick says Moreland Commission wants to know about the retainers lawmakers receive. Fitzpatrick: Moreland wants info on "six-figure retainers" paid to legislators by clients who seemingly never go to court. Fitzpatrick: “We simply want to know, what do you do for these retainers? … from people who, far as we know, never go to court."* A bill with bipartisan support would require
businesses seeking state agency contracts to make public a list of all
contributions made to Cuomo and others in the executive branch.JCOPE Disclosure Exemptions
NYFC Hopes 2nd Time’s A Charm On Donor Disclosure Exemption(YNN)JCOPE has proposed changes
to its donor disclosure rules, and is requiring all those organizations
seeking exemptions – including New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms –
to refile their requests.
Moreland co-chair: Legislative surrender 'did not pan out'(Capital) The co-chair of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public
Corruption said today that legislative negotiations over a new ethics
law have sputtered, and reports of gubernatorial interference are
greatly exaggerated.
Moreland Leakers Attacked
Moreland Leakers Attacked
Fitzpatrick Bemoans Moreland Leaks(YNN) n an interview on WCNY’s Capitol Pressroom, Fitzpatrick called the leaks of subpoenas and rescinding of subpoenas “unfortunate.”
Moreland Commission co-chairman William Fitzpatrick strongly denied interference from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and said that no one has ordered subpoenas to be killed, The Daily News reports:
Moreland Commission co-chairman William Fitzpatrick strongly denied interference from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and said that no one has ordered subpoenas to be killed, The Daily News reports:
Law Firms Subpoenaed Contributed 2 MorelandMembers
The Moreland Commission will subpoena several law firms across New York, though some of the firms have been on good terms with the co-chairs of the commission, Kathleen Rice and William Fitzpatrick, the Times Union writes: Law firms that will be receiving subpoenas from the Moreland Commission in search of lawmakers’ client lists have ties to commission members, having contributed thousands worth of political cash to their respective campaigns.
The latest Siena College poll finds that nearly three-quarters of voters have no opinion about the Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption, but 72 percent of voters think the commission should continue:
Daily News Takes Well Deserved Create For Making Moreland More Real But Forget About Bloggers and Other Papers Who Also Pushed
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Old Judges
Daily News Says Vote No On Raising the Retirement Age of Judges
The age-old question (NYDN Ed) Constitutional amendment on judical retirement doesn’t make sense. What started out as a reasonable attempt to raise the mandatory retirement age for all of the state’s judges by a few years wound up on the November ballot as a mishmash of a constitutional amendment. As one eminent court observer put it, the proposed amendment “raises the retirement age for the wrong judges, to the wrong ages, in the wrong courts, at the wrong time.” On balance, vote no on Proposition 6.* Citizens Union Opposes Raising Retirement Age For Judges(YNN) * In a mail advertisement, a PAC supporting an increase in the mandatory judicial retirement age suggests the current limit amounts to age discrimination.
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de Blasio
NYP Says Courts Favor Unions Over Rich Contributors
The Post laments the “stacked deck” in New York City’s campaign contributions, citing a ruling limiting a pro-Lhota PACs individual contribution, and lamenting the unions that spend millions on behalf of de Blasio: * Citizens Union Backs de Blasio, Stringer(YNN) *The fundraiser headlined by Hillary Clinton for NYC Democratic mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio tonight is expected to raise him more than $1 million.* De Blasio did not inform the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board of the tens of thousands of dollars in rental income he received in recent years.* The Real Story Behind the City’s Deliverance From a Blood-Soaked Era(NYT)
Democratic mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio said he would “start the process” of banning horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, but some feel his position has softened since being endorsed by the Teamsters, who represent horse carriage drivers, the Post writes:
Mosques
BDB suggested "he wud like 2 see an end 2 certain practices, like labeling entire mosques 'terrorist enterprises.'" http://huff.to/19o8kOm
de Blasio Affordable Housing Program Qestioned- "If they’re not going to make a lot of money, they’re not going to build. It’s that simple."
In the Daily News, Jim Epstein, a producer at Reason TV, writes that de Blasio’s campaign promises on affordable housing will constrict the supply of cheap apartments and funnel tax dollars to the affordable housing industry:* Tenant Rights in Focus(WSJ)
The "public advocate’s office was already largely powerless..Now it may face its most daunting challenge yet:harmony"
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Lhota
Lhota is using footage in a new ad of former Democratic mayoral candidates attacking de Blasio during the primary for “misrepresenting the facts
Joe Lhota Remixes Bill de Blasio Criticism Into Funky Dance Song(Video)* Lhota said that de Blasio mishandled
the Crown Heights riots in 1991, arguing that he withheld crucial
information from a superior in the Dinkins administrationLhota Attacks de Blasio for Role in Crown Heights Riots(NYO) * Joe Lhota Foreshadows Tough Talk In Tuesday #NYMayor #Debate Versus Bill de Blasio | New York Daily News * Video: Isaac Abraham Approaches Joe Lhota With Criticism Over Non-Existent Campaign * According to NY Post GOP Hopeful @JoeLhota4Mayor might appoint former Cheif Joseph Esposito as Police Commissioner if Ray Kelly declines* “I donno who (Issac) Abraham is... People want 2talk about my campaign who know nothing about it" @JoeLhota * The Contenders: Lhota Values Lessons Learned From Modest Start (NY1)
Bad Campaign Team, Bad Time for the Northeast GOP
Lhota: comments from the “cheap seats” mean nothing
Lhota Circular Firing Squard
Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota dismissed criticism of his campaign from members of his own party, saying comments from the “cheap seats” mean nothing, yet de Blasio piled on, saying voters have not been impressed thus far, the Daily News reports:
Republicans: Joe Lhota's Bid For NY Mayor Strategically Baffling, "Painful" To Watch(NYDN) After winning the GOP primary, Lhota waited — some say wasted - 17 days before making his first big policy pitch, a 33-point plan to power up the economy. It offered a clear contrast to Democrat Bill de Blasio's platform. Some days, Lhota himself is barely visible. On Saturday, 17 days before the election, he had no events on his public schedule until a 6 p.m. fundraiser in Chinatown, all but eliminating the opportunity for “free” media coverage.* ABC News' Jon Karl Asks Ted Cruz 'How Much do Your Colleagues Just Despise You Right Now' http://bit.ly/19kekHQ (VIDEO)* Lhota Calls Republican Party Critics Of His Campaign Are ‘Empty Vessels’
NY Press Grim Reaper Bet On It
They not longer see their role as informing voters an showing how the candidates differ. The NYT has not had a story about the mayoral campaign all weekend. The Daily News has a story how some GOP operatives say the Lhota campaign is Baffling, "Painful" To Watch * Politico has a story about de Blasio 3 top females staff members. Female aides steer Bill de Blasio’s campaign. The Daily News did question de Blasio pledge to get all students to read at grade level, by the editorial team did it in a tongue in cheek style not taking on the leading candidate directly.Bill’s homeschooling. Even the NYP gave one to de Blasio by the candidates saying that the NYPD are the best trained police in the world. De Blasio flip-flop: NYPD doing great *The Huff Post has a story on how de Blasio might help the rich see what is wrong with inequality De Blasio: 'Transcendent Moment' May Help Wealthy See What's Wrong With Inequality * Bill de Blasio's to-do list: lawsuits, pink slips (CrainsNY) * Bill de Blasio Hails Red Sox, But Promises Yankee And Mets Fans He Won't Rain On Their Parade(NYDN) * ‘Horse Hockey’: Joe Lhota Does Not Approve of NY1′s Anonymous Sources(NYO)
Daily News Cuomo vs BdB On Tax Cuts Triangulation
.Cuomo "is clearly planning to take any available state cash & plow it into Lhota-type tax cuts
The
state's two Democrat heavyweights are on a collision course on taxes
and spending. While tensions are natural between New York governors and
New York City
mayors, who often find they have limited sway in Albany, the looming
struggle between Cuomo and de Blasio will be fueled by sharply competing
governing visions, economic philosophies and political strategies.They
are doomed to collide despite the fact that both are firm liberals
on social policy: pro-gay marriage, pro-immigration, pro-gun control.
Nor will they be spared by virtue of the fact that they know each other
well: While serving as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
Cuomo hired de Blasio as New York Regional Director.
Tea Party Meteor Hits NY's GOP to Win Citywide Electons, Noting Left But Party Hacks Bottom Feeders
Campaign Manager/Candidate de Blasio Tries to Let All the Air Out of Lhota's Crime Argument
de Blasio: NYPD “Incredible Job”
De Blasio flip-flop: NYPD doing great (NYP)
A mayoral candidate said Friday he thinks the NYPD is “the best-trained police force on earth” — and praised its accomplishments under Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg. He also lauded the “incredible job” it’s done to bolster safety. But the candidate wasn’t Republican Joe Lhota. It was Democrat Bill de Blasio, who spent months blasting the Police Department and Commissioner Ray Kelly over the stop-and-frisk strategy. On Friday, he became the department’s biggest booster.* De Blasio backtracks on campaign finance reform(NYP ED) Bill de Blasio’s habit of siding with labor against everyone else is legendary, but one of the best examples of that can be seen in his support for a cap on political donations from Joe and Jane New Yorker — but not unions.* Joe Lhota cuts controversial attack ad with scenes of crime-ridden NYC down to 15 seconds(NYDN) * De Blasio: New York City Has Had Plenty Of Great Mayors, 'Not Everyone's Been A CEO Like Bloomberg'(NYDN)
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Team de Blasio Pros
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"No one left behind"
* De Blasio Goes for Inspiration in Latest Ad(NYO) * De Blasio: NYPD Can Respect The Constitution(Huff Post) * De Blasio Says Bloomberg Didn't Go Far Enough On Gun Control(Huff Post)
It Does Not Look Like the Daily News Believes de Blasio Promise to Have All Students Reading at Grade Level by the Third Grade
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Cuomo vs de Blasio
Daily News Cuomo vs BdB On Tax Cuts Triangulation
.Cuomo "is clearly planning to take any available state cash & plow it into Lhota-type tax cuts
While former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky predicted a Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo will result in “an epic clash early next year between a big-thinking progressive mayor and a triangulating governor with national ambitions … fueled by sharply competing governing visions, economic philosophies and political strategies.”
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Old Judges
Judges get talking points to push judicial referendum: The state's Office of Court Administration circulated a memorandum to judges offering arguments in support of a ballot measure that would increase the mandatory retirement age from 70 to 80. Most of the legal establishment has lined up behind this change, and the state's top judges — including Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman — have been vocal in their support. But sending the memo goes “right up to the line in terms of what's permissible,” according to a good government advocate. http://goo.gl/8xGcSU * The office overseeing New York courts circulated a memo with talking points for judges advocating for the constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory judge retirement age to 80, Capital New York writes: http://bit.ly/1bQ6CWk The office that oversees New York’s courts circulated a memo last month giving judges supportive talking points for a ballot referendum to effectively raise the mandatory judicial retirement age from 70 to 80.
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The Russian King Runs
Suddenly, Russian kingmaker joins Brighton Beach council race(Brooklyn Daily)
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Bloomberg Legacy
Bloomberg shaves $415 million from NYC car repair bills(NYDN)
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Barclays $$$?
Barclays was less profitable then ownership would have liked [Atlantic Yards Report]
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Subway Trains With Not Doors
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Subway Trains With Not Doors
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Environment
Spectra Pipeline In NYC Approved By Federal Government To Start Natural Gas Pumping(DNAINFO)
Fracking report, what fracking report?
'A MISTAKE' — Assembly's new Energy Committee chair not high on Indian Point:
Capital's Scott Waldman chatted with Assemblywoman Amy Paulin about the
Entergy-run plant on the shores of the Hudson. “The evacuation plan in
place is absurd,” said the Westchester Democrat. “Whatever they come up
with is never going to serve the volume of people we have down here.”* END RUN AROUND INDIAN POINT? — Capital's Scott Waldman:
The state's approval of $500 million in power lines is intended to ease
a bottleneck on the power grid that inhibits upstate power plants from
meeting New York's energy needs, and fits neatly with Cuomo's
oft-repeated promise to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power plant
by allowing for alternative ways to meet the city's massive demand for
power. * Cuomo signs a green-energy law to 'spin the meter backwards' Fracking report, what fracking report?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he doesn’t want “to get into a discussion of global warming” but instead wants to focus on dealing with the clear changes in extreme weather patterns, Capitol Confidential writes: http://bit.ly/Hcm0SS
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Media
Politico Hires Away Rick Berke From The Times (NYT)
Democrats' united front cracks (Politico)
NSA monitored at least 35 world leaders’ phone calls: report(NYDN)
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Washington
Monday
Why the House could be (but really isn't) in play for 2014(CBS)
Healthcare.doh(NYDN)
What's Really to Blame for Obamacare Problems - Paul Krugman, NYT
Obama Close to the Point of No Return - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
Right-Wing Populism Is Hobbling America - John Judis, The New Republic
Middle Class Gets Screwed Under Obamacare - Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine
Health Law at Risk If Young & Healthy Stay Away - Annie Lowery, NYT
The Conservative Crackpots Boil Over - Steve Coll, The New Yorker
Step 1: Fire Kathleen Sebelius - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
The Myth of American Exceptionalism - Oliver Stone, USA Today
Benghazi Was Planned, Sophisticated Attack - Lara Logan, 60 Minutes
Cuccinelli Shows a Strong Libertarian Streak - Tim Carney, DC Examiner
Meet the De Blasios - Chris Smith, New York Magazine
Boehner Solidifies Position in House - Jeffrey Birnbaum, Washington Times
It's Time to Focus on Job Growth - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
What's Going to Come After Obamacare? - Ben Domenech, The Federalist
Remembering Lou Reed - Kurt Loder, The Daily Beast
Five Myths About Jackie Kennedy - Michael Beschloss, Washington Post
Uncomfortable Truth of Matthew Shepard's Death - Andrea Peyser, NYP
Sunday Roundtables: FOX News Sunday | This Week | Meet the Press
Editorials
Politically Connected Banks Got Bigger Bailouts - Washington Examiner
Fix Obamacare ASAP, or Delay the Individual Mandate - Boston Globe
No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plans - National Review
Scrapping Individual Mandate Is the Wrong Rx - Los Angeles Times
Sunday
Don't Blame Dems, We Wanted Single Payer - Robert Reich, Huffington Post
Lies the Dems Tell Themselves - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
The True Test of Obamacare - Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker
Obamacare Heading Into a Death Spiral - Jack Kelly, Pitt Post-Gazette
Vulernable Dems Jittery Over Obamacare - Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Mayor's Race a Referendum on Last 20 Years - Michael Goodwin, NY Post
W. Virginia: A Blue State's Road to Red - Karen Tumulty, Washington Post
The Making of a Tea Party Hero - McKay Coppins, BuzzFeed
Dems Divided Over Public Pension Reform - Carl M. Cannon, OC Register
Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Middle East - Mark Landler, NYT
Going Nowhere With Libya - David Ignatius, Washington Post
New Book Offers a Guide to Israel's Soul - Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
A Day in the Life of Mikhail Khodorkovsky - Neil Buckley, FT Magazine
The Kremlin's Propaganda & Russia's Regression - L. Aron, The American
Jeff Bezos Is Like King Midas - In Reverse - Will Oremus, Slate
Are Smartphones Turning Us Into Bad Samaritans? - Christie Rosen, WSJ
Videos: FOX Special on Krauthammer | HBO's Real Time Debates Islam
New reports in German media deepen US-Merkel spy row (BBC)
Editorials
Puerto Rico: Greece in the Caribbean - The Economist
ObamaCare Is Just Medicaid on Steroids - New York Post
Bill de Blasio for Mayor - New York Times
Curb Crime. Save Chicago - Chicago Tribune
Cheney skeptical White House can negotiate with Iran: (Politico)
Cheney to Stephanopoulos: GOP 'Got Whipped' in 2012, Time for 'New Generation' (VIDEO)
Silicon Valley cringes over the http://healthcare.gov debacle. (NY Mag)
For the 1st time, a security officer who witnessed the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi speaks out (60 Minutes)
Saturday
Michelle Obama rips shutdown, defends Obamacare (Politico)
Obamacare Fantasy Can't Handle Reality - Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg
Roll Out the Health Care - Gail Collins, New York Times
U.S. Healthcare Is Not Manageable by Federal Gov't - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
"Cover Oregon" Doesn't Have Me Covered - David Kline, Wall Street Journal
Obamacare Problems Deeper Than Web Site - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
Health Law Casts Cloud Over 2014 Democrats - Carl Cameron, FOX News
Republicans Fight Obamacare at Their Peril - Jules Witcover, Chicago Trib
A Long-Needed Constitutional Amendment - Sen. Rand Paul
, Wash TimesHow Ken Cuccinelli Blew It - Leahy & Goldman, Washington Post
Valerie Jarrett: Whispered About, Never Challenged - John Fund, NRO
"Cost-Effective" College Plan Could Chill Innovation - Ottino & Mills, RCP
Kirsten Gillibrand on the Way to Liberal Stardom - Ben Terris, Natl Jrnl
Virginia's Blood-Spattered Abortion Clinics - Mollie Hemingway, Federalist
Being Gay in America - Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
Krauthammer vs. Stewart on the Daily Show - Joel Pollak, Big Government
The China Americans Don't See - David Feith, Wall Street Journal
How Washington’s “Crucifixion” Of Ted Cruz Made Him A Tea Party Saint In Iowa
Editorials
Sen. Shaheen's Obamacare Admission - New Hampshire Union Leader
Delaying the Individual Mandate Is a Bad Idea - Washington Post
In Time, Obamacare Will Succeed - Bloomberg
Obamacare's Already Weak Credibility Is Crumbling - Boston Herald
Washington’s toxic politics and poorly executed policies have almost surely hurt fourth quarter growth (Politico)
Why delaying Obamacare isn't as easy as you think(Politico)
House unlikely to vote on immigration this year (Politico)
Friday
Why the Government Never Gets Tech Right - Johnson & Reed, NY Times
Patience, Obamacare Will Work - Sally Kohn, CNN
Democrats Run for Obamacare Cover - Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Obama Can't Delay Mandate Without Congress - Philip Klein, DC Examiner
Hannity Pledges to Recoup Salary for Obamacare Operator Who Was Fired for Talking to Him (VIDEO)
Obamacare Is a Political Disaster for Democrats - Peggy Noonan, WSJ
Republicans' Embarassing Obamacare Overreach - Brian Beutler, Salon
Durbin Baits a Hook and Swallows It Whole - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
The Buck Stops With Obama - Norm Ornstein, National Journal
Addicted to the Apocalypse - Paul Krugman, New York Times
How "Debt Ceilings" Increase Debt - Becker & Lazear, Hoover Institution
Charles Krauthammer: Critic in Chief - Timothy Carney, DC Examiner
The Key Is Getting Youngsters to Sign Up - Paul Waldman, Am. Prospect
The Kids Aren't All Right in Obama Economy - Veronique de Rugy, Reason
Redskins Is a Racist Slur - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
What Isn't Racist? According to Liberals, Nothing - Ben Shapiro, Townhall
A South China Sea of Trouble - Jeff Himmelman, New York Times Magazine
Election Polls: VA Gov (ODU): McAuliffe +7 | AR Sen (Ark Poll): Cotton +1
The pro-Hillary Clinton forces got a huge boost with the announcement that billionaire investor George Soros signed on with a super PAC trying to lure her into the 2016 presidential contest.
Cheney's decision to openly criticize Obama stands in stark contrast to the silence of his old boss, George W. Bush: (Politico)
Senate Dems pen letter calling for Obamacare extension(Huff Post)
Editorials
Now Democrats Know What's in Obamacare - Chicago Tribune
After the Shutdown: No Time for Compromise - The Nation
Cruz Wrong on Shutdown Tactics, Right on Obamacare - New York Post
Snooping on Angela Merkel - The Economist
Peggy Noonan
Mr. Obama allows his signature program, the one that will make his name in the history books, to debut in failure.
Thursday
Brooklyn's Prospect Park to close for Obama visit(NYDN)
OBAMA IN NYC — Hosts a major fund-raiser Friday after visiting a Brooklyn school — Capital's Reid Pillifant: "The event will take place at the homes of Kathryn Chenault, the wife of American Express C.E.O. Ken Chenault, and Karen and Dennis Mehiel, according to an invitation obtained by Capital. "It's a good get for DCCC chairman Steve Israel, who is co-hosting the event with House minority leader Nancy Pelosi.
Fox News appears to be the only cable network running the Obamacare House hearing live.
CNN's Carol Costello: Obama's People Can Be 'Nasty,' Willing to 'Threaten Your Job' http://bit.ly/1gFsRof (VIDEO)
Republicans Need a New Song - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Millions of Americans Losing Health Plans - John McCormack, Wkly Std
Republicans May Yet Get Obamacare Delay - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
How I Became the Poster Girl for Liberal Agitprop - Joan Walsh, Salon
Obama's Disregard for Experience & Humility - Tim Carney, DC Examiner
The Biggest Economy Killer: Our Government - Steven Rattner, NY Times
Suddenly Obamacare Isn't Settled Law - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
Website Is Essential to Obamacare's Success - Ezra Klein, Bloomberg
De Blasio: How Bad Is This Guy? - Francis Menton, Manhattan Contrarian
McAuliffe's Shamelessness Makes Him Loveable - Noreen Malone, TNR
Pop Culture and Our Presidents - John Coyne, Washington Times
WATCH: How the White House Mystery Tweeter Fell (Daily Beast)
Don't Give Up on Obamacare - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Obama Always a Victim, Never a Leader - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
Obamacare Will Get Fixed, But GOP Won't - Charles Blow, New York Times
Why Obamacare Is Like Three Mile Island - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
Trash-Talking the President - Todd Purdum, Politico
History of the Shutdown - Heather Higgins, National Review
U.S.-Saudi Crackup Hits Tipping Point - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Obama Gets Earful From Merkel on Spying - Sebastian Fischer, Der Spiegel
Wellstone's Revenge: Dems Retake Minnesota - Andy Kroll, Mother Jones
Conservatism, Not Liberalism, on the Rise - Emmett Tyrrell, Am Spectator
Why Would Anyone Run for Congress Today? - Huey-Burns & Conroy, RCP
Is It Wrong to Root for Obamacare to Fail? - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Jon Stewart Isn't Obama's Biggest Problem - Alex Pareene, Salon
The Luckiest Generation - Kevin Williamson, National Review
The Decline of Wikipedia - Tom Simonite, MIT Technology
ReviewMistreated War Hero Wants Job Back - Kevin Horrigan, Boston Herald
FOX News: Obama Job Approval 41% | Generic Ballot: Dems +8 | HC Law
Police: Car Thief Targeting Staten Island Fitness Centers
WATCH LIVE: Kathleen Sebelius Delivers Remarks on Obamacare http://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-live-kathleen-sebelius-delivers-remarks-on-obamacare/ …
Editorials
Sebelius Owes Candor for Obamacare Stumbles - Dallas Morning News
Hatred of Tea Party Crosses the Line - Investor's Business Daily
Cyberbullying Calls for New Weapons - USA Today
Another IRS Triumph - Wall Street Journal
Wedesday
Cory Booker To Be Sworn In As Senator Oct. 31 http://cbsloc.al/18MziQm
Prospect Park Closing on Friday for Obama Visit(NYT)
Get Ready to Wait to See Your Doctor - Bradley Allen, Wall Street Journal
How to Right the Ship of Obamacare - Ezekiel Emanuel, New York Times
Crisis of Confidence Endangers the Health Care Law - Kate Pickert, Time
Why Obamacare Is Embarrassing for Liberals - Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
Liberal Hand-Wringing Aids the Unhinged Right - Joan Walsh, Salon
A War That Might Happen - Jonah Goldberg, National Review
Shutdown Was a Debacle for Republicans - Jonathan Chait, NY Magazine
Democrats Are Stupid, Too - Clive Crook, Bloomberg
GOP Schism: Main Street vs. K Street/Wall St - Erick Erickson, RedState
Q&A: San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed on Pension Reform - Carl Cannon, RCP
Nancy Pelosi: "I'm Here on a Mission" - Palmer & Bresnahan, Politico
Republican Govs Rise, as Washington GOP Sinks - Harry Enten, Guardian
New California Laws Protect Illegal Immigrants - Lou Cannon, RCP
The Global Warming Industrial Complex - Wayne Brough, Wash Times
Bill de Blasio & the New Urban Populism - Thomas Edsall, New York Times
The Bad Fruits of Race Hustling - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
Short on Beer Money? Look to Obamacare - Heather Wilhelm, RCP
Hill Democrats frustrated by Obamacare rollout(Politico)
McDonald's knows they don't pay their employees enough to afford food, so they stick taxpayers with the bill
Mayor Bloomberg’s pro-gun control super PAC has contracted for $558,000 in TV ads targeting voters in the Nov. 5th Virginia gubernatorial election.
President Obama will appear at a fund-raiser in New York City on Friday to benefit the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
President Barack Obama’s visit to a Brooklyn high school will result in the closure of Prospect Park for six hours.
Editorials
Fixing Software Won't Fix Obamacare - Chicago Tribune
Preserving the Affordable Care Act - Los Angeles Times
Medicaid and the Apostle Kasich - Wall Street Journal
Why the Saudi UN Snub? - The Economist
Tuesday
New York's online health exchange: looking' great by comparison! (TU)
'Nobody is madder than me about the fact it's not working as well as it should': President acknowledges Obamacare website glitches and vows immediate fix(NYDN)
Govt tech contracts go to ppl "who understand those regulations the best, not those who can do the best job"
Why Obama's Spin May Just Make Things Worse - John Dickerson, Slate
Healthcare.gov Is Walking Dead - Rich Lowry, New York Post
Obamacare Is Much More Than a Web Site - Chris Jennings, USA Today
The Lesson? Central Govt Planning Doesn't Work - Michael Gerson, IBD
The Upside of the GOP Shutdown Defeat - Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal
Politicians' Extortion Racket - Peter Schweizer, New York Times
Boehner Has to Choose: The Tea Party or America - Maria Cardona, CNN
The Extremist in Washington Is Barack Obama - Dick Cheney, FOX News
Bad News for GOP: Dick Cheney Is Back - Michelle Cottle, The Daily Beast
Race-Hustling Results - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
Some Cheer Christie's Gay Marriage Surrender - McKay Coppins, BuzzFeed
Meet the New Hillary Clinton - Molly Ball, The Atlantic
Hail to the Redskins! - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Barbie's Little Secret - Scott Farwell, Dallas Morning News
The Fear of Children & Fertile Women - Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist
Latest Polls: VA Gov | NJ Gov | Obama Approval | Generic Vote | HC Law
BLOOMBERG BETS BIG ON MCAULIFFE — Politico's Maggie Haberman: Bloomberg's gun-control super PAC will spend $1.1 million to help Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in the last two weeks of the Virginia governor's race: "McAuliffe is unapologetic about his support for stricter gun laws, including an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, limiting the size of magazines and preventing people from buying more than one gun a month. He would unquestionably be a close Bloomberg ally should he win." http://goo.gl/KAYKPW
Charlie Cook explains why it’s premature for the Democrats to believe the Republicans are in imminent danger of losing the House majority.
Editorials
1-800-Obamacare-Denial - Wall Street Journal
The Buck Stops With Sebelius & Obama - New York Times
Web Site Glitches Feed Doubts About Bigger Issues - USA Today
Secrecy & Damage Control Won't Restore Confidence - Washington Post
Monday
4 Things We Think We Know on Obamacare - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
Lousy Medicaid Arguments - Paul Krugman, New York Times
The Obamacare Fiasco Will Defund Itself - Roger L. Simon, PJ Media
The Tea Party Is the Problem - Jon Favreau, The Daily Beast
Marching With Mike Lee - Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review
Many Stuck Near Bottom in Obama's Economy - Joel Kotkin, OC Register
Governance Could Finally Return to D.C. - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Would Democrats Embrace JFK Now? - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
Washington's Open Secret: Profitable PACs - Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes
Let's Drop the Notion of "Entitlement" - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Obamacare "Propaganda" on Our Favorite Shows? - Kyle Smith, NY Post
Racism Is Central to U.S. Conservatism - Gary Younge, The Guardian
Here's why the feds didn't have more skilled programmers for (Wash Post)
Most Americans say the rocky start for HealthCare.gov is a harbinger of bigger problems for the Affordable Care
Act, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. D.C.'s Corrupt Bastards Club - Sarah Palin, Big Government
CA High Speed Rail Project Angers Locals - Juliet Williams, Associated Press
Pot Goes Legit in Colorado - Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine
A Twisted History of Science & Religion - Berezow & Hannam, RCScience
Sunday Panels: Meet the Press | FOX News Sunday | FTN | This Week
Gov. Christie continues to draw contests for 2016 GOP nomination race (NY Mag)
Sebelius Snubs Congress on Obamacare - Washington Examiner
No Way to Run a Health Exchange - Los Angeles Times
Our Choice for Va. Governor: None of the Above - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Endorsement: Christie for Governor - New Jersey Star-Ledger
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Law and Order
Monday
Second Macy’s shopper says he was unfairly targeted(NYP)
Nothing rivals NYC’s crime drop(NYP) In the Post, Heather Mac Donald argues that New York’s decline in crime can be solely attributed to policing, as opposed to some who argue that neighborhood organizing also contributed to curbing crime
Arrest Made in Brooklyn Stabbings(WSJ)
Prayer vigil held for missing NYC autistic boy(WSJ)
GUN LAW DELAYS — State concedes it won't begin required background checks for ammo by January deadline — Times Union's Rick Karlin: "This is not ready to go live in January, or we'll have an Obama-like website," said Lawrence Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. "As far as I know they've not reached out to any retailers about how they are going to do this.” http://goo.gl/9SZj8z
‘I know I am done’: Suspect after he ‘butchered family in jealous rage’(NYP)
Jogger sexually assaulted in West Village(NYP)
Cousin charged with NYC killing of family, including 4 young kids
Sunday
Update Chinese immigrant admits to fatally stabbing cousin's wife and her 4 kids in Brooklyn(ABC)
BROOKLYN RAMPAGE: Cops say stabbing suspect accused of killing mom and 4 kids with meat cleaver was upset about his life(NYDN)
*Alleged Brooklyn butcher is a Chinese illegal alien
Ray Kelly apologizes to father of missing boy(NYP)
Two men charged with stealing fish at JFK Airport(NYP)
BROOKLYN BLOODBATH: 5 dead — including 4 kids under 10 — in Sunset Park after mass stabbing; suspect in custody(NYDN)
* Brooklyn Gun Buyback Event Takes More Than 65 Guns Off The Streets(NY1)
Saturday
Barneys CEO calls Sharpton after ‘race’ flap(NYP)
‘He’s out there, but you’re not looking in the right places’: Mother of missing Queens teen Avonte Oquendo lashes out at Ray Kelly(NYDN)
'Killer Nanny' back in court after kids in her care were murdered — as anguished parents mark children's death 1 year ago
Keeping Hope Alive for Autistic Boy’s Safe Return(NYDN)
East Flatbush shooting leads to car crash
Hip-Hop Figure Gets Life Sentence for Drug Ring(NYT)
Former Suspect to Testify in Patz Case(NYT)
Mother Of Missing Queens Teen Calls On NYPD To Redouble Search Efforts
Hundreds of guilty pleas later, fix-it judge readies to leave Bronx(NY World)
'Shop and Frisk': Sharpton Threatens Barneys Boycott Over Accusations of Racial Profiling
Man Checking Guns Is Arrested at J.F.K., Authorities Say(NYT)
Friday
DJ wanted to ‘force’ 7-year-old into sex: feds(NYP)
To Combat Elder Abuse, Doormen Are Enlisted to Keep a Watchful Eye(NYT)
City Says Principal Didn’t Tell of Abuse Claim(NYT)
NYPD: 'Not hopeful' missing boy will found alive(WSJ)
Program enlists NYC doormen to spot elder abuse(WSJ)
Wall Street brawler dodges jail time(NYP)
Smaller is ‘better’ for NYC high schools(NYP)
Subway agent fights off group of thugs(NYP)
Barneys’ black mark(NYDN)
Barneys accused me of stealing because I'm black: Teen
Opponents of the NY SAFE Act, the controversial gun control legislation passed earlier this year, are calling on voters to oppose all six constitutional amendments to “stick it to the politicians,” The Times Union writes: http://bit.ly/1aeMpIH
Wednesday
Confession in ‘Baby Hope’ Killing Was Taped, but the Interrogation Was Not(NYT)
Police: Suspect Robbed, Slashed, Punched Cab Driver In The Bronx (CBS)
Husband of Orthodox Jewish victim receives death threats(NYP)
Cabbie robbed, assaulted with box cutter(NYP)
Tuesday
Anti-white bias eyed in assault(NYP)
NYPD: Body found in water is a homicide(WSJ)
Manhattan Whole Foods robbery suspects caught on camera
Quick, Quiet Robbery Nets $60,000 at a Whole Foods(NYT)
Monday
- While the man accused of murdering Baby Hope allegedly gave New York City investigators a videotaped confession after his arrest, his prosecution could be bolstered by a DNA sample recovered from the child's body 22 years ago that is undergoing testing.
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EXCLUSIVE: Undercover cop charged in biker assault is "sorry" SUV driver was hurt; "it was not under his control" (NBC)
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Terrorism
Prosecutor Cites Statement by Terror Suspect(NYT)
A federal prosecutor told a judge that Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai
implicated himself in criminal activity after he was placed under arrest
and was advised of his rights.
Judge tosses ‘terror’ lawyer’s claim in embassy bombing case(NYP)
Bomb victim’s son hails City College for closing student center(NYP)
Appeals Panel Upholds Conviction of Ghailani, Ex-Detainee(NYT)
Judge tosses ‘terror’ lawyer’s claim in embassy bombing case(NYP)
Bomb victim’s son hails City College for closing student center(NYP)
Appeals Panel Upholds Conviction of Ghailani, Ex-Detainee(NYT)
The Times Union calls on nonprofits and government entities in Albany that don’t pay taxes to share taxpayers’ burden in paying for public safety services: http://bit.ly/H6298h
In a bid to crack down on rampant abuse at facilities treating the developmentally disabled, state inspectors will now double the number of times they visit the facilities.
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York has laid off 500 employees – part of the fallout from state scrutiny of enrollment practices that drew fit elderly people into programs meant for frail and disabled patients.
