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Nyc Mayoral Race

Cuomo: 'Shame On Us' If Weiner Elected Mayor

Posted 05.23.2013 | New York

Andrew Cuomo says it would be a "shame" if Anthony Weiner were elected mayor of New York City this November. The New York governor, a Democrat, wa...

Weiner Gets Warm Reception In Harlem

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.23.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting ...

Weiner Throws His Hat In The Ring

The Huffington Post | Braden Goyette | Posted 05.22.2013 | New York

Anthony Weiner officially kicked off his New York mayoral campaign late Tuesday with a video announcement posted to YouTube. The former New York co...

Weiner Whatever

Newsday | Emily Ngo | Posted 05.21.2013 | New York

New York City mayoral candidates tried their best Monday to downplay the possible candidacy of former Rep. Anthony Weiner and the effect his well-fund...

Lisa Belkin

Ask The Mayoral Candidates About Money For Childcare and Education

HuffingtonPost.com | Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.20.2013 | Parents

Public money spent on early childhood education pays immediate dividends, in that it allows parents to work, and pay taxes, and provide futures for th...

Christine Quinn Reveals Struggle With Bulimia

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.14.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — New Yorkers might have felt they knew about the personal life of Christine Quinn, the veteran politician seeking to become the city's...

Quinn Helped Teen Who Was Abandoned For Being Gay

| Posted 05.13.2013 | New York

By Sara Sugar and Alex Wolf NEW YORK CITY — College student James Polite remembers when he had every reason to give up. Ostracized by his family...

Lhota's Brass Balls

Len Levitt | Posted 05.13.2013 | New York
Len Levitt

Joe Lhota may or may not be the wildest and craziest of this year's mayoral candidates. But he does have the brassiest set of balls.

WATCH: De Blasio Goes After Quinn For Support Of Ray Kelly

Posted 05.03.2013 | New York

A new video from Bill de Blasio's campaign targets City Council Speaker Christine Quinn over her support of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. Kelly and...

WATCH: Your 'Rent Is Too Damn High' Candidate For Mayor

Posted 04.24.2013 | New York

Jimmy McMillan, formerly the "Rent Is Too Damn High" gubernatorial candidate, is now the "Rent Is Too Damn High" mayoral candidate in New York City. ...

POLL: Weiner In Second Place To Quinn

| Posted 04.17.2013 | New York

By Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer NEW YORK CITY — It looks like Weiner is on the rise. Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner, who was forced to...

Reagan's Son Urges NYC GOP To OK Carrion's Mayor Bid

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 04.11.2013 | New York

NEW YORK -- It sounds like a mismatch: An illustrious Republican president's son supporting a Democrat-turned-independent, ex-Obama administration off...

How Weiner Would Affect The NYC Mayor's Race

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 04.10.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — A bold comeback attempt or the height of chutzpah? In what could be the start of one of the most intriguing second acts in American ...

Quinn Slips In Polls, Weiner Reemerges

| Posted 04.10.2013 | New York

NEW YORK CITY — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's poll numbers are down following a barrage of criticism in recent weeks — and coinciding wi...

WATCH: First TV Ad Of Mayor's Race Targets Quinn

| Posted 04.08.2013 | New York

By Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Produce NEW YORK CITY — The first TV ad of the mayor's race will hit the airwaves Monday, skewering its front-ru...

Two Prominent Pols Arrested For Trying To Rig NYC Mayoral Election

| Posted 04.02.2013 | New York

By Aidan Gardiner, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer QUEENS — Prominent Queens politicians Malcolm Smith and Dan Halloran were arrested early ...

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.

#Mayor?

AP | Posted 05.18.2013 | New York

NEW YORK — There may be another billionaire interested in New York City's top job. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of the popular social media service ...

Quinn Vows to Build 40,000 New Middle-Class Apartments

DNAinfo | Posted 02.11.2013 | New York

CITY HALL — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn vowed to build 40,000 affordable, middle-class apartments over the next 10 year during her final St...

Lhota Warns Of Return To Dark Days If Dem Elected Mayor

DNAinfo | Posted 01.28.2013 | New York

NEW YORK CITY — A return to crime, high taxes and quality-of-life complaints. Welcome to former MTA Chairman Joe Lhota's vision of New York City if...

Does De Blasio Have What It Takes To Be New York City's Mayor?

By Colin Campbell The year: 1980. At stake: the presidency of NYU’s Weinstein Hall dorm. “It was a hotly, hotly contested race,” Public Advo...

Bloomberg Knocks Reports He Encouraged Clinton To Run For Mayor

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 12.05.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out Tuesday at reports that he encouraged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to run to succeed ...

Shake-Up In Mayoral Race

The New York Times | Posted 11.17.2012 | New York

Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, is expected to announce soon that he will not run for mayor next year, but instead vie for city co...

Anything But a Politician: What I've Learned Thus Far

Tom Allon | Posted 09.11.2012 | New York
Tom Allon

I am eager to prove that money is not the most important thing in politics and that ideas, vision and management abilities can trump fundraising and quid pro quo politics.

So Many X Factors in Next Year's Race for NYC Mayor

Dominic Carter | Posted 07.14.2012 | New York
Dominic Carter

Bottom line regarding the 2013 race for mayor: Anyone who tells you they know the winner, don't bet your house on it.