By David Freedlander 4:56pm

NY13

adriano-espaillat-ny1

Espaillat Disavows Birther Remark From Dominican Prez Hopeful

A reader pointed us to a blog post from The Daily News’ Bronx guru Bob Kappstatter in which he describes a visit to Ruben Diaz’s church by Dominican Republic presidential hopeful  Hipolito Mejia.

There, it appears as if Mr. Mejia, who previously served as president of the DR, joined the “Birther” crowd in questioning President Barack Obama’s birthplace.

“If Obama who came from Africa and grew up over there can become the President, why can’t any of you reach as high considering you have a more amusing [ethnic] mix than Obama’s?” he is quoted as saying.  Read More

By Azi Paybarah 5/16/11 5:00pm

suggested reading

Mayor Bloomberg delivers commencement address at The George Washington University. May 15, 2011 (Photo Credit: Kristen Artz)

Roundup: Trump Exits

Teacher Evaluations: NYSUT considers legal option to block Cuomos’ plan. [AP]

Trump: Lynn Krogh still carrying the flag. [Celeste Katz]

Trump: “Confrontation works” is the key lesson. [Chris Cillizza]

Trump: Started at CPAC, ended with birth certificate release. [Julie Weiner]

Trump: Didn’t stand up well to heavy scrutiny. [Dan Collins]

Trump: “Now, we’ll never know if President Obama got A’s or D’s at Harvard!” [Tim Shockley]

Same-Sex Marriage: Independence Party chairman issues statement in support. [Joe Spector]

Cuomo’s Tour: Silver’s spokesman explains his boss’ use of the word “irrelevant.” [Glenn Blain]

Cuomo’s Allies: $4.8 million on lobbying. [Nick Reisman]

Spitzer Analogy: Cuomo’s lieutenant governor says it’s a stretch. [Mike Whittemore]

Bloomberg’s Budget: Council members ask which 20 firehouses will close. [NY1]

Media Criticism: More than 1,000 angry words about 140 characters from Barbaro. [David Sirota]

Media Criticism: Same guy tells me “Um, maybe you’re ignorant…” [David Sirota]

Media Criticism: One journo stops yelling at Sirota. [Adam Lisberg]

By Azi Paybarah 4/24/11 11:27am

suggested reading

Mayor Bloomberg speaks at Kips Bay Showhouse President’s Dinner. April 21, 2011 (Photo Credit: Kristen Artz)

Sunday Reading: Bloomberg Offers Advice, Trump Defends His Votes

Taxes: Don’t raise them on the rich; “deficits matter” says Bloomberg. [FoxNews.com]

Taxes: S&P’s downgrading is a “warning” to America, says Bloomberg. [Glenn Thrush]

Taxes: There’s a bipartisan failure to lead on deficit reduction. [Doug Schoen]

Bloomberg’s Advice: Obama should schmooze GOP; Republicans should drop birthed talk. [Glenn Thrush]

Bloomberg’s Read More