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Quinn Gains 20-point Lead in Dem Primary Race Poll

Dominic Carter | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: City-Comptroller-John-Liu, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Thompson, Marist Poll, Run-Off in Race for NYC Mayor, Lee Miringoff, Mark Green, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, NYC Race for Mayor, Fernando Ferrer, Candidate for Mayor Alan Hevesi, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, New York News

If you're City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the race for NYC Mayor can't get here fast enough. But historically, good news for front-runners can also be bad news.

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FRONTRUNNER

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Christine Quinn, Ray Kelly, Bill De Blasio, Ny News, Nyc Mayor Race 2013, John Liu, Tom Allon, New York News, Nyc Mayor Race, Bill Thompson, Scott Stringer, New York News

The 2013 race to succeed three-term New York City Mayor Bloomberg has a frontrunner. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) has a 20 p...

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10 Must-See Painting Shows: April 2012

Steven Zevitas | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Peter Saul, Art, Dan Walsh, Matt Rich, Jonas Wood, Abstraction, Jaqueline Humphries, Contemporary Art, Carroll Dunham, William Bailey, Franklin Evans, Painting, Bill Thompson, David Rathman, Arts News

There are dozens of notable painting exhibitions on view in the United States this month. In an art world that is overly obsessed with the next hot th...

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Is Christine Quinn the Next Mayor of NYC?

Dominic Carter | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Christine Quinn, Michael Bloomberg, Dominic Carter Ny1, Bill Thompson, Race for NYC Mayor, Dominic Carter, Dominic Carter Ny1news, First Mayor Openly Gay, Politics News

Quinn does have an interesting background. I have interviewed her on NY1 News many times over the years, and have been impressed, literally watching her go from an outsider to one of the most powerful positions in the city.

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WATCH: Pumpkin Chuckers Aim To Squash Football As Top Thanksgiving Sport

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: Mythbusters, Dawn Thompson, Video, Fat Jimmy, Punkin Chucking, Punkin Chunkin, Pumpkin Chucking, Kari Byrson, Thanksgiving, Weird Delaware, Weird Photos & Videos, Bill Thompson, Weird Sports, Pennsylvania Weird, Weird News News

One of the highlights of Thanksgiving is gathering around the TV to watch an oblong spheroid fly through the air. For millions of Americans, the ob...

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Pulling the Trigger: U.S. Supreme Court Threatens Campaign Finance Reform in NYC

Morgan Pehme | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law, John McComish, Arizona Clean Elections Act, Trigger Funds, Michael Bloomberg, William Maurer, Janos Marton, Atlantic Yards, Mccomish v. Bennett, Citizens United, Vornado Tower, Bill Thompson, Jerry Skurnik, Eric Friedman, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court, Kevin Kim, Jan Brewer, Janet Napolitano, New York City Council, David v. Federal Election Commission, Anthony Kennedy, Daniel Halloran, New York City Campaign Finance Board, Elena Kagan, Cfb, Campaign Finance, New York News

New York City's campaign finance system, often lauded as the best in the nation, is under attack. The United States Supreme Court may be about to severely curtail the role of public financing in elections.

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A Train Wreck Named Desire

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Bertrand Russell, Bill Thompson, Anthony Weiner, Michael Bloomberg, Fernando Ferrer, Fiorello LaGuardia, Weinergate, New York News

The teachable moment that emerges from this personal tragedy is that, with many people who we think of as leaders, emotion can overpower reason, and people can and do perform incredibly self-destructive acts.

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Will Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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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The Tremendous Potential (and Ultimate Limitations) of Buses

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Manhattan, Fordham Road, Bus Rapid Transit, Brooklyn, New York Magazine, Robert Sullivan, Bill Thompson, Norstrand Avenue, New-York-City-Department-of-Transportation, Transit, The Bronx, New York City, Select Bus Service, New York News

Improving bus service is the low-hanging fruit, the missing link in the city's transportation network. But there is still considerable opposition to Select Bus Service in New York City.

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Why New York and Massachusetts Say No to Obama

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Harold Ford, Howard Dean, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Jack Kennedy, David Patterson, Mayor Honey Fitzgerald, H.L. Gates, 9/11, Obama, Bill Thompson, Ted Kennedy, Martha Coakley, Politics News

The lesson Obama should have learned from the Kennedys is that you need to know how and when to be tough and how to use your power well.

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NYPD Intel's J. Lo Connection

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harold Ford, Paul Browne, Marc Anthony, NYPD Intelligence Division, Ray Kelly, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Bloomberg, Major League Baseball, Nypd, 9/11, Eddie Maldonado, Bill Thompson, New York News

Intel's head of Dignitary Protection has so much time on his hands that he's moonlighting as security muscle for both baseball and Ray Kelly's new pals, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.

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Thompson To Challenge Gillibrand For Senate Seat?

nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Democrats, New York Mayoral Election, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill Thompson Senate, Bill Thompson, New York News

Bill Thompson is a man in demand. After his closer-than-expected loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson's name is being floated as a potential candidate...

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Mayor Bloomberg's Record on Schools Key Issue in Campaign: "Portfolio" Approach is Central Feature

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Portfolio, Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability, Education, Mayor Bloomberg, Diane Ravitch, Tom Vander Ark, Jim Shelton, Reform, Schools, Campaign, Paul T. Hill, New York, New York City Department of Education, Charter Schools, Bill Thompson, Education Reform, New York News

Under Bloomberg and mayoral control (vs. how it was run under Bill Thompson under the old board of education), the public school system is viewed as a "portfolio" rather than as a centrally run monolith.

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Thompson, Bloomberg Debate Money, Education

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Last Night Debate, NYC Mayoral Debate, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Thompson Debate, NYC Comptroller, Bill Thompson, New York Debate, Mayor Debate, New York News

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The Win That Should Have Been: Holding the DNC Responsible for Tuesday's Loss

Will Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dnc, Voter Turnout, Mike Bloomberg, Howard Dean, Democrats, Bill Thompson, Barack Obama, Mayor Bloomberg, New York News

What could have swung this mayoral election into a Thompson win?

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Hotel And Motel Trades Council Endorses Bloomberg Despite Term Limits Fight

nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Bloomberg Term Limits, Hotel and Motel Trades Council, Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Thompson, Michael Bloomberg, New York Mayor, New York News

A key city union with a voter-turnout arm powerful enough to affect elections has endorsed Mayor Bloomberg - a year after it fought to block the term ...

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White House Didn't Want To Upset Bloomberg

NY Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ny Mayor Race, Ny Mayor Election Results, Ny Mayor Vote Tally, Obama Thompson, Obama Bloomberg, New York Mayor, Bloomberg Win, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Thompson, Politics News

Obama campaign veterans are finally admitting that President Obama's lackluster endorsement for New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson wa...

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Bill Thompson Loses To Michael Bloomberg In Tight Mayoral Race

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Mayor Race, William Thompson, New York, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Thompson, New York News

NEW YORK — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race against a Democratic challeng...

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Mayor Bloombers Breaks Campaign Spending Record With $85.2 Million; 11 Days To Go Until Election Day

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Bloomberg Third Term, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Spending, Bloomberg Campaign Spending, Bill Thompson, NYC Mayoral Election, New York Mayor, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has broken his own spending record from four years ago, dropping $85.2 million on his campaign ...

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Bloomberg Sues Thompson, Again

NY Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brooklyn House of Detention, Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Thompson, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court late this afternoon against his former opponent, Bill Thompson, over the comptroller's blocking...

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Double Standard for the Times; But Then Why Not? Bloomberg Owns This Town

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times, Mayoral Control, Monopoly of Power, New York Magazine, Michael Bloomberg, Double Standard, New York Pension System, Randi Weingarten, Bill Thompson, Panel for Educational Policy, New York News

In the mind of the Times, accountability for billions of dollars in tax funds for public education meant that one man alone, namely Bloomberg, should continue to have total control.

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Thompson Outspends Bloomberg ... in Tennessee

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Thompson, Mayoral Campaign, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Campaign Finance, Bill Thompson, New York News

Thirty million to repair the Brooklyn Bridge? The mayor spent more than that on television ads. Ten million for fixing Head Start centers? The mayor topped that on campaign consultants.

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Rudy Giuliani Stumps For Bloomberg, Raises Fears Of Crime

nytimes.com | DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Mayoral Race, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Thompson, Rudy Giuliani Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Nyc Mayor, New York News

Raising the specter of a return to higher crime and greater anxiety, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani warned on Sunday that New York could become a mo...

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An Open Letter to Mayor Moneybags

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Mayoral Election, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Naral, Bill Thompson, Bloomberg Campaign Contributions, Reverend Al Sharpton, New York Republicans, New York News

Dear Mayor Bloomberg: For $10,00, cash or personal check, I will vote for you, pure and simple. For $50,000 plus expenses, I will have my car (a 2001 Toyota Echo) painted with your picture.

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More People Voted For Term Limits Than For Bloomberg

nytimes.com | CLYDE HABERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Term Limits, Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Thompson, Bloomberg Term Limits, Bloomberg Mandate, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

According to a standard set by one prominent New Yorker, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's re-election ought to be dismissed as inconsequential. That stand...

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