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Our Public Advocate's Public A**-Kissing and Other Tales of Disappoinment

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, New York Daily News, Bill De Blasio, Michael Bloomberg, The New York Times, Bloomberg, John Liu, Media, Bill Thompson, New York City, New York News
Will Schwartz

Within hours of winning their elections, Bill De Blasio, our future public advocate, and John Liu, our comptroller-elect, each demonstrated their own distinct styles of ineptitude.

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Ed Koch Doesn't Appreciate John Liu's Snubbing of Mayor Bloomberg

NYMag.com | NYMag | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home

Read More: John Liu, John Liu Comptroller, Bill De Blasio, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Bloomberg, Election 2009, Ed Koch, Home News

Not meeting with Bloomberg was rude and outrageous, the former mayor tells us. ...

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John Liu, Bill De Blasio Got More Votes Than Bloomberg

The New York Observer | Azi Paybarah | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, Comptroller-Elect John Liu, John Liu, New York City Election Day 2009, Bill De Blasio, Election Day 2009, New York, New York City, New York News

The person who got the most votes in yesterday's election? No, not Michael Bloomberg. It's Comptroller-elect John Liu. According to unofficial results...

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John Liu Becomes First Asian-American Elected To Citywide Office

nydailynews.com | Frank Lombardi | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: John Liu City Controller, John Liu, City Council, Tuesday General Election, New York City Council, Bill De Blasio, New York City, New York, John Liu First Asian-American, New York News

White City Council members will be in the minority for the first time based on Tuesday's general election results. And, as expected, voters certified ...

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Progressive Landslide

Dan Cantor | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: John Liu, Runoff, Working Families Party, Bill De Blasio, New York City, Mark Green, David Yassky, Third Parties, Public Advocate, New York City Comptroller, New York News
Dan Cantor

I speak for thousands of Working Families Party members when I say that we are thrilled to have played a part in the victories of John Liu and Bill de Blasio.

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Two Ways Of Looking At New York's Runoff Election

Dan Collins | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Democratic Runoff, Working Families Party, Mayor Bloomberg, Runoff Voter Turnout, Bill De Blasio, John Liu, Runoff, WFP Runoff, Mark Green, New York News
Dan Collins

The Working Families Party wants New York to believe that it can make or break a Democrat running in a tough primary, and that therefore everybody had better treat their issues, and opinions, with extreme respect.

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Bill de Blasio, John Liu Win Democratic Runoffs

1010wins.com | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Who Won New York, New York Comptroller, New York Public Advocate, Bill De Blasio, John Liu, Runoff Results, Democratic Runoffs, New York News

John Liu and Bill de Blasio won Democratic runoff elections Tuesday for city comptroller and public advocate in an election that attracted little atte...

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The Colossus Comes on Stilts

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Bill De Blasio, David Paterson, David Yassky, John Liu, Mark Green, Barack Obama, Run-Off-Election, Caroline Kennedy, New York News
Christian Nwachukwu, Jr.

All along Sugar Hill Harlem, we think it began with Caroline. The slide, the trenchant derision, the Partied and, some hope, parting exile. "He shou...

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Democratic Runoffs: Few New Yorkers Expected To Vote Today

nytimes.com | CLYDE HABERMAN | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio, New York Elections, David Yassky, Runoff Elections, John Liu, Democratic Runoffs, Mark Green, Democrats, Voting Turnout, New York News

More people went to the ballpark over the weekend to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox than are likely to elect New York's next chief money man on Tu...

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Are New York City Runoffs Superfluous?

nytimes.com | SAM ROBERTS | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Mark Green, Board of Elections New York, Bill De Blasio, Public Advocate, Runoff Elections, New York Politics, New York News

Still, the city's Board of Elections will spend about $15 million to mount the runoff, and the four candidates competing in the election can legally s...

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Change Strikes Again

Dan Cantor | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Council, Working Families Party, NYC Comptroller, Public Advocate, Bill De Blasio, New York, 2009 Democratic Primary, John Liu, Bill Thompson, New York News
Dan Cantor

The Working Families Party started this election year with a simple idea. If we have a community organizer in the White House, why not put a few community organizers in City Hall?

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Bill De Blasio And Mark Green In Public Advocate Runoff

New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio Pbulic Advocate, Public Advocate Runoff, Mark Green Public Advocate, New York Public Advocate, Mark Green, Bill De Blasio, Public Advocate Runoff Election, New York News

The Democratic race for public advocate narrowed to two candidates on Tuesday as City Councilman Bill de Blasio and Mark Green, who held the job for s...

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The Morgenthau Era Comes To An End, But The Jury Is Still Out On Some

Dan Collins | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, Bill De Blasio, David Yassky, Robert Morgenthau, John Liu, David Yassky Comptroller, Mark Green Public Advocate, John Liu Comptroller, Mark Green, Bill De Blasio Public Advocate, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News
Dan Collins

Imagine how surprised and delighted New Yorkers must have been when they awoke to find the city is embarking on a Democratic runoff -- a two-week political steel cage match to decide the nominations for public advocate and comptroller.

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New York City Elections: Real Estate's The Hot Issue

Gotham Gazette | Courtney Gross | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home

Read More: New York Election, New York Races, New York Elections, Decision 2009, Bill Thompson, Tony Avella, Melinda Katz, New York Mayoral Race, Real Estate Interests, Eric Gioia, David Weprin, David Yassky, John Liu, Bill De Blasio, Mark Green, Normal Siegel, New York City-New York, Home News

The real estate market is reeling but that has not stopped the industry from doling out $2.5 million to candidate for citywide office this year and mo...

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New York Elections Cheat Sheet

Our Town | Charlotte Eichna and Dan Rivoli | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Tony Avella, William Thompson, Bill Thompson, New York Mayor, New York Elections, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Melinda Katz, John Liu, David Weprin, David Yassky, Bill De Blasio, Eric Gioia, Mark Green, Norman Siegel, Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Cyrus Vance Jr., Cy Vance, Home News

During the past few months, these papers have provided ongoing coverage of the various candidates vying for office this fall, as well as overviews of ...

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New York Post Attack On Bill de Blasio Is Bogus

Sheryl McCarthy | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio Public Advocate, Bill De Blasio Campaign Photos Family Black Interracial, Bill De Blasio Campaign Photos, Bill De Blasio, Bill De Blasio New York Post, New York News
Sheryl McCarthy

It's customary for politicians to run ads featuring their families. So why shouldn't de Blasio feature his? They're certainly attractive, and if the fact that they're black and bi-racial wins him points in the black community or any other community, so what?

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Bill de Blasio Campaign Photoshops Out Daughter's Gun Necklace In Pamphlet

New York Daily News | Celeste Katz | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio Campaign Pamphlets, Bill De Blasio Campaign, Bill De Blasio, Bill De Blasio Gun Necklace, Chiara De Blasio, Bill De Blasio Public Advocate, New York News

A gun-shaped pendant belonging to public advocate hopeful Bill de Blasio's teenage daughter has disappeared - from his campaign literature. De Blasio...

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The Advocate In A Time Of Economic Crisis

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio, Eric Gioia, Norman Siegel, New York Times, Economic Recovery, Alex Zablocki, Mark Green, Accountability, Public Advocate, Ombudspersons, New York News
Harry Moroz

In a period in which more respect and political authority has been placed in our ombudspersons, New York City has not put its money where its mouth is.

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Encourage Democratic Choice in NYC

Bill de Blasio | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York

Read More: City Hall, New York City Council, Election Laws, New York City Government, Public Advocate, Bill De Blasio, New York News
Bill de Blasio

I am running for Public Advocate because I want to provide a strong, independent voice in City Hall. And that starts with making sure that our basic democratic rights are protected.

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