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Jury Convicts 2 Associates Of Mayoral Candidate John Liu

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.02.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — An undercover FBI investigation that imperiled a politician's bid to become New York City's first Asian-American mayor resulted Thurs...

Aides To NYC Mayoral Hopeful Begin Trial

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 04.15.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — The trial of two former associates of a candidate seeking to become New York City's first Asian-American mayor began Monday with jury...

John Liu and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, I was joined in the studio by NYC Comptroller and newly declared mayoral candidate John C. Liu. Topics include the controversial "stop & frisk," housing and LGBT politics.

Despite Troubles, Liu Keeps Moving Forward In Mayoral Race

nytimes.com | DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 03.16.2013 | New York

John C. Liu is the most ubiquitous of New York City officeholders, with a voracious appetite for retail politics, ever smiling, hugging everyone he me...

Liu: 'Sweetheart Deal' For Mariott Could Cost Taxpayers $350M

DNAinfo | Posted 02.12.2013 | New York

MIDTOWN — A "sweetheart deal" with one of Manhattan's most famous hotels could ultimately cost New York City taxpayers close to $350 million in lost...

Janell Ross

NYC Official: It's Time to Pay Up In Central Park Jogger Case

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 01.04.2013 | Black Voices

NEW YORK -- For the first time in the decade since a New York court overturned the convictions of five teenagers in the 1989 rape and beating of a wom...

Setting an Example

Tom Allon | Posted 12.24.2012 | New York
Tom Allon

As a society we cannot allow ourselves to become anesthetized to what is right and wrong. More importantly, anyone running for public office should ask themselves: Am I qualified to hold the public's trust?

Clueless NYC Mayor Defends "Biased" High School Admissions Process and Test Developed by Pearson Sub-Division

Alan Singer | Posted 12.04.2012 | New York
Alan Singer

Should a private publishing company have so much power over curriculum and assessment in New York State and around the country?

Who Will Replace Michael Bloomberg As Mayor?

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 09.30.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- New York City's 2013 mayoral race doesn't fully kick off until after voters are done picking a president. But some of the city's top polit...

Shocking New NYPD Stop And Frisk Data Reveals Racial Disparities

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 05.10.2012 | New York

A report [see below] from the New York Civil Liberties Union reveals in startling new details just how disproportionately the NYPD stops and frisks mi...

John Liu Pledges To Reject Bloomberg's 'Cathie Black Of Taxis'

Posted 05.02.2012 | New York

Embattled comptroller John Liu is seeking to block Mayor Bloomberg's Taxi of Tomorrow contract unless provisions are made to provide handicapped acces...

FRONTRUNNER

Posted 04.24.2012 | New York

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...

#VoteEveryTime: Max Skolnik Should Be Elected to D.C. Council, Ward 4

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 06.02.2012 | DC
Sara Haile-Mariam

Historically, we've tried just about everything in the pursuit of making things better. Protesting, rioting, marching, rallying, boycotting. We've yet to explore what happens if we #VoteEverytime.

Political Contributions: Out of Comptrol?

Tom Allon | Posted 05.29.2012 | New York
Tom Allon

The troubling saga of New York City Comptroller John Liu's campaign fundraising operation is symbolic of what is wrong with our political system today and of the corrosive influence that fundraising has on our elected leaders.

John Liu Addresses Scandals

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 05.25.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — City Comptroller John Liu knows that plenty of people are predicting his political breakdown, saying that with his campaign finances ...

Scandal, Schmandal: John Liu Says He's Still Eyeing The Mayoralty

AP | Posted 05.01.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — New York City's comptroller says he's moving ahead with plans to run for office in 2013, in spite of the recent arrest of his campaig...

John Liu Reconsidering Political Bid

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER and SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 04.30.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — New York City Comptroller John Liu – a Democrat who had been widely viewed as a potential successor to Mayor Michael Bloomberg ...

More Scandal: John Liu Campaign Treasurer Arrested For Fraud

Posted 02.28.2012 | New York

Embattled comptroller John Liu received another blow in his ongoing fundraising scandal with Tuesday's arrest of his campaign treasurer Jia "Jenny" Ho...

Liu Tries To Change Scandal Narrative By Jumping On Lin Bandwagon

| Posted 02.21.2012 | New York

By Jill Colvin HARLEM — A day after a key fundraiser for City Comptroller John Liu was indicted for fraud, the embattled pol tried to pivot away...

Defending Pensions From a Surprise Attack

Gregory Floyd | Posted 02.15.2012 | Politics
Gregory Floyd

We now face a new, but equally dangerous threat to the safety of our pensions, and it's coming from an unexpected source. It threatens not only the health of our pensions but our very ability to control them.

New York Schools Overspent $400,000 On Food

Posted 12.14.2011 | New York

A new audit conducted by City Comptroller John Liu reports New York City schools overspent more than $400,000 in food last year. Most of the oversp...

Mayor Says OWS Is 'Just The Beginning'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 11.17.2011 | New York

As Occupy Wall Street tried to literally occupy Wall street Thursday morning, the beginning of a 'Day Of Action' that will culminate in an evening ral...

John Liu Fundraiser Arrested For Campaign Fraud

| Ben Fractenberg | Posted 01.16.2012 | New York

MANHATTAN -- A fundraiser who allegedly funneled $16,000 in illegal campaign contributions into John Liu's mayoral campaign war chest was arrested by ...

US Attorney To Investigate Comptroller Liu's Fundraising

Posted 11.15.2011 | New York

Federal agents have begun an investigation into City Comptroller John Liu's campaign funds. The probe seeks to find irregularities in campaign financi...

City Gave Millions In Rent Assistance To Dead People

Posted 11.27.2011 | New York

A new audit by City Comptroller John Liu finds that the city has doled out $11.8 million in rent assistance to thousands of people who were already si...