By David Freedlander 11/16/11 3:01pm

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Cynthia Nixon: 'I Want to See Bill de Blasio as the Next Mayor of New York City'

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio hosted a fundraiser earlier this week at the Griffin in NYC’s Meatpacking district.

According to Mr. de Blasio’s fundraising staff, over 200 people were in attendance, among them actress Cynthia Nixon, who told the crowd that she backed the public advocate for mayor.

“For every reason—as a woman, as a gay person, as a public school parent, as a progressive—I want to see Bill de Blasio as the next Mayor of New York City,” said Ms. Nixon. “I want to wake up and find that that’s true, and get to love my city in a whole new way—because Bill de Blasio is a great city councilmember, he’s a great Public Advocate and he will be one of the greatest mayors that New York has ever had.” Read More

By Azi Paybarah 6/15/11 8:19am

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Gay rights activist Ross Levi, left, ?Sex and The City? star Cynthia Nixon and New York Rangers player Sean Avery, at right, during a news conference calling on the state legislature to legalize same-sex marriage at the Capitol Tuesday June 14, 2011. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Morning Read: Deals in Albany, Pressure in Washington

Timing: Cuomo spox denies timing drag fund-raiser as same-sex marriage advances. [Fred Dicker / NY Post]

Deals: Silver threatens to blow up tax-cap deal if Cuomo doesn’t deliver Skelos on rent regulations. [Brendan Scott / NY Post]

Rent Regulations: “An extension is not enough” said State Senate Leader John Sampson, as deadline looms. [Thomas Kaplan / NY Times]

Patents: Schumer helps banks in fight against an inventor in “a tiny Texas company.” [Edward Wyatt / NY Times]

Same-Sex Marriage: 3 GOP Senators say, anonymously, it’ll pass. [Nick Confessore / New York Times]

Same-Sex Marriage: Greg Ball could be next GOP to flip. [Brendan Scott and Carl Campanile / NY Post]

Same-Sex Marriage: McDonald “seemed combative as he finally declared his [support].” [Jimmy Vielkind / Times Union]

Same-Sex Marriage: “I’m tired of Republican, Democrat politics; I’m tired of blowhard radio people, blowhard television people, blowhard newspapers,” McDonald said. “They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background, I’m trying to do the right thing, and that’s where I’m going with this.” [Nicholas Confessore and Danny Hakim / NY Times]

Same-Sex Marriage: McDonald’s support announced hours after Dolan led opposition stampede. [Ken Lovett / Daily News]

Same-Sex Marriage: Passage in NY could impact NJ. [Sopnia Hollander / WSJ]

Watching Weiner: Huma is back. [CBS Local]

Watching Weiner: Dems hope Huma tips the scales for Weiner’s resignation. [Devlin Barrett and Katie Glueck / WSJ]

Pushing Weiner: “Maybe the White House helps him get a job, with no fingerprints” suggests Sheinkopf. [Marcia Kramer / CBS Local]

Replacing Weiner: Could be a placeholder who uses the seat as a launchpad for 2013. [Twitter]

Defending Weiner: “I can’t help but feel that some Democrats now urging Weiner to go feel a bit guilty they aren’t standing up for their party’s ideals the way he does.” [Victor Kamber / Politico]

Joking Weiner: Bloomberg makes a Weiner joke to reporters. [Page Six]

Ways and Means: GOP Rep. Tom Reed joins the committee. [Jerry Zremski / Bufffalo News]

Public Statements: US Attorney told John Liu to curb his remarks on CityTime scandal. [David Chen and William Rashbaum / NY Times]

Legislating Albany: Everything could be resolved by end of session. [Jimmy Vielkind / Times Union]

Political Muscle: How an acting mayor prevents rivals from getting signatures. [Lauren Stanforth / Times Union]

Restaurant Grading: Some are hidden. [David Seifman / NY Post]

City Budget: Bloomberg mum on union plans to tap health care trust fund to prevent layoffs. [Lisa Colangelo and Reuven Blau / Daily News]