Campaign Manager Changed East Side from Red to Blue
John F. Wade guided Maloney, Bing and Kellner
By Laura Shin
East Side politics changed forever when Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney defeated 15-year incumbent, Republican S. William Green, in 1992 in her first race for Congress. But Maloney didn’t do it alone. John F. Wade, her campaign manager and former chief of staff, successfully strategized her underdog campaign. Read more
Cuomo Sets High Bar for New York
New Governor hits right notes in inauguration speech
Andrew Cuomo gave the speech of his life at his inauguration. He was gracious but stern; humorous but determined; warm and sincere yet somehow dark. He offered his hand to the Legislature and to the people, and you had the feeling you’d better take that hand lest there be trouble ahead. Read more
Nadler: Obama Didn’t Help Much on Zadroga
Long road to 9/11 Health Bill passage for local pols
By Josh Rogers
The drawn-out fight to pass the Zadroga 9/11 health bill was made even longer by the Obama administration’s indifference, but the legislation got crucial, unexpected G.O.P. help, Democratic Congressman Jerrold Nadler said Monday.
“We didn’t have the support of the administration,” Nadler said in a phone interview. “We never got it until it was late.” Read more
Bing Slings Dough To Promote 2nd Ave. Businesses
The U.S. Must Come to the Aid of its 9/11 Heroes
On Sept. 11, 2001, when thousands of innocent men and women lost their lives, tens of thousands more came to their assistance. We as a nation saw greater acts of heroism than we could have imagined: First-responders from all over New York and all over the country came to Ground Zero to save innocent lives, provide proper burial for lives that were lost and assist in the enormous effort to clean up and recover from that devastating attack on our nation. Read more
Decision 2010: Our Political Picks
Governor: Andrew Cuomo
With the amount of dissatisfaction and disappointment that many have expressed toward New York State government, it’s clear we need a governor who has a strong vision for the office and who can take control of a Legislature that has caused embarrassment on a national level. The choice for voters is between Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and the Republication businessman from Buffalo, Carl Paladino. We wholeheartedly endorse Cuomo for governor. Read more
Krueger, Farber Spar for State Senate Seat
By Dan Rivoli
Everybody’s candidate for state office on the ballot this November is mad at Albany, even those currently serving in the capital.
Liz Krueger, elected to the State Senate in 2002, and her Republican opponent Saul Farber largely agreed on the dysfunction that has plagued state government. But the two each explained why they should be elected to change Albany’s ways. Read more
Bloomberg For Krueger
By Dan Rivoli
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is sticking with his representative in the State Senate, Liz Krueger. The Upper East Side Democrat earned Bloomberg’s praise for being an “independent, principled and smart legislator.” Read more
Maloney, Saujani Spar in Radio Debate
By Dan Rivoli
The hour-long debate between Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Reshma Saujani matched that of the campaign so far: bitter and ugly, with many accusations.
In discussing policy, their backgrounds and vision for the next two years, there were accusations of lying, ethics violations and being in special interests’ pockets. Read more
We Endorse … Our Town’s picks for the Sept. 14 primary election
Read our picks for attorney general, State Senate and Congress. Read more
