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Christine Quinn

GOP Hopefuls Still Pushing Idea Of Kelly For Mayor

Posted 04.17.2012 | New York

New York Post's Fred Dicker speculates in a column Monday that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly could, after all, run for mayor in 2013. Dicker's mai...

Bloomberg Compares A Living Wage To Communism

Posted 04.13.2012 | New York

Mayor Bloomberg took time out of his busy Friday morning kissing Miss Piggy to take a jab at city council's living wage bill, comparing the legislatio...

Quinn Doesn't Want Your Whoppers, Thank You Very Much

Posted 04.06.2012 | New York

Perhaps taking a cue from Nanny Bloomberg, Christine Quinn is speaking out against Burger King's plans to begin rolling out whopper-doling food trucks...

Irish Eyes on China, a Chinese Man Eyes Ireland (VIDEO)

John Lee | Posted 05.28.2012 | Home
John Lee

While Irish eyes follow the official visit of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to China, a little gem of an Irish film has surfaced on YouTube, tracing a more humble trip in the opposite direction.

Brenna Cammeron

Sandra Fluke: 'I Want Women To See This As An Empowering Moment'

HuffingtonPost.com | Brenna Cammeron | Posted 03.29.2012 | Politics

For Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University law student who unwittingly stepped into the national spotlight when she argued the case for contraception...

Co-op Votes Not To Have A Vote On Israeli Boycott

AP | Posted 05.28.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- A New York City co-op's proposed boycott against Israeli products to protest the Israeli government's policies toward Palestinians has bee...

Christine Quinn Sets Spring Wedding Date With Longtime Partner

www.dnainfo.com | Posted 05.13.2012 | New York

MANHATTAN -- City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has set her wedding date. The city's first openly lesbian speaker is set to marry her longtime part...

Bloomberg: Letter Grades Have Meant Less Food Poisoning

AP | By CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 03.07.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- Giving letter grades to the thousands of restaurants in New York City – from humble delis to celebrity chef-powered eateries –...

A Downtown Health Crisis Caused by Politics

Tom Allon | Posted 05.05.2012 | New York
Tom Allon

Christine Quinn, whose district includes St. Vincent's, and Scott Stringer have done nothing to try to fill the gap formed by the closing of St. Vincent's Hospital in the West Village. The residents of lower Manhattan want a hospital.

Michael Calderone

NYC Newspapers Defend Spying On Muslims

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 02.28.2012 | Media

NEW YORK -- Bob McManus, editorial page editor of the New York Post, blasted the Associated Press on Tuesday, suggesting that the news organization ca...

Christine Quinn Jumps On Jeremy Lin Bandwagon To Step Into MSG-Time Warner Brawl

| Jill Colvin | Posted 02.17.2012 | New York

MANHATTAN — Stop the Linsanity! City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other pols are applying a full court press on Madison Square Garden and ...

Mr. President: Americans Want to Welcome Home the Troops, Too

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 04.16.2012 | Politics
Paul Rieckhoff

As history closes the chapter on Iraq, Americans from all corners of the country want to respect all those who served there, remember those who died, and respond to the challenges they're now facing at home from record unemployment to troubling suicide rates. It's time for all of us, from the president to the Pentagon to mayors and ordinary citizens nationwide, to work together to channel our collective goodwill and support and momentum to deliver critical resources to the veterans' community. Instead of having scattered parades all year long, we should work together -- civilians and veterans united -- to create one historic day of action: parades, memorials and service fairs in cities and towns large and small.

NYPD Stop-And-Frisks At Record Rates

Posted 02.16.2012 | New York

The NYPD has broken their record for stop-and-frisks in a single year...again. New York's finest stopped and interrogated people 684,330 times in 2011...

Quinn and City Council Turn to Kickstarter to Jumpstart Jobs

| Posted 02.13.2012 | New York

By Jill Colvin CITY HALL -- City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is hopping on the Kickstarter bandwagon in an effort to jump-start jobs in low-inc...

NYC May Offer Residents Furniture If They Take In The Homeless

Posted 01.20.2012 | New York

In order to relieve overcrowding in homeless shelters, the city's Department of Homeless Services may employ a plan that requires single adults curren...

Living Wage Is a Step in the Right Direction

Melissa Mark-Viverito | Posted 03.21.2012 | New York
Melissa Mark-Viverito

NYC businesses, especially those that receive city subsidies, must do something to alleviate the hardships faced by our city's poorest families. The Living Wage bill is the first step in a process that can ensure that this happens.

Quinn Questions Restaurant Grading System

Posted 01.11.2012 | New York

Council Speaker and mayoral-hopeful Christine Quinn is concerned about the Department Of Health's letter grading system for restaurants. "If you h...

Corporate Personhood Undermines Democracy

Stephen Levin | Posted 03.11.2012 | New York
Stephen Levin

In the wake of Citizens United, Americans have a choice: sit back and watch our democracy erode, or work to undo the decision and restore individual rights in the face of the false notion of "corporate personhood."

Is Christine Quinn the Next Mayor of NYC?

Dominic Carter | Posted 03.10.2012 | Politics
Dominic Carter

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.

Bloomberg Vs. Cuomo Vs. Quinn On Food Stamp Fingerprinting

Posted 01.06.2012 | New York

Governor Andrew Cuomo vowed in his State of the State address Wednesday to end the electronic fingerprinting of food stamp recipients in New York City...

Ed Koch Endorses Christine Quinn For Mayor

Posted 12.13.2011 | New York

On Tuesday, former Mayor Ed Koch announced his endorsement of current City Council speaker Christine Quinn to succeed Bloomberg in New York's next may...

Bloomberg On NYC Walmart: 'We Should Not Say No To Anybody'

Posted 12.06.2011 | New York

In a press conference held on Monday, Mayor Bloomberg came in defense of the possibility of a Walmart opening in the city by suggesting New Yorkers be...

City Council Might Sue Michael Bloomberg

Posted 11.28.2011 | New York

New York City Council is expected to file a lawsuit against Mayor Bloomberg Tuesday, seeking to stop a new law that would require homeless adults to p...

NYC Delays Homeless Shelter Screening Policy

Posted 01.11.2012 | New York

City officials have decided to postpone the start of a controversial policy that seeks to interview people seeking homeless shelters in order to deter...

City Council Passes Legislation To Slow Bike Lane Construction

Posted 01.04.2012 | New York

City Council passed legislation Thursday that could slow the proliferation of bike lanes in the city, angering some bike advocates. The bill state...