June 2012
6 posts
Democrats for Wendy Long (temporarily)
My story from today’s Crain’s Insider:
GOP Senate hopeful Wendy Long, running in a three-way race for the right to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in November, has some unexpected supporters rooting for her victory in today’s primary: Democratic strategists.
Their theory is that if Long defeats Rep. Bob Turner and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, it could boost November...
Barron meets his rhetorical match
Bomb-throwing Charles Barron may have met his rhetorical match.
The Brooklyn councilman known for his incendiary remarks against Israel and white people has a militant Jewish group working to upend his congressional campaign.
The Jewish Defense Organization—which runs a paramilitary training camp in upstate New York and whose leader, Mordechai Levy, was once accused of threatening to kill the...
City's push on condo taxes falling short
From today’s Crain’s Insider:
The city’s effort to reduce the number of condo and co-op owners who receive a property-tax rebate is meeting serious resistance in Albany, according to insiders.
Lawmakers are poised to renew the 16-year-old tax break as is, without adjustments sought by the Bloomberg administration.
“It’s run into roadblocks on the Assembly...
