By Hunter Walker 4/05/12 10:42am

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Adriano Espaillat speaking to the Barack Obama Democratic Club. (Photo: Hunter Walker)

Barack Obama Democratic Club Backs Espaillat

The Barack Obama Democratic Club endorsed Adriano Espaillat in his bid for the Congressional seat currently occupied by Charlie Rangel at a candidates forum at the Church of the Intercession on W. 155th Street that featured (almost) all five people running in the race. Mr. Rangel, who has been in and out of the hospital after suffering a back injury last month, was represented by Councilwoman Inez Dickens. The club also endorsed its founder, Mark Levine, for the State Senate seat being vacated by Mr. Espaillat and longtime Assemblyman Herman “Denny” Farrell in his re-election bid. Read More

By Azi Paybarah 7/19/11 12:58pm

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Scott Stringer. (photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/)

Lady Gaga's Father, Denny Farrell and Education Advocates Donate to Stringer

Scott Stringer is raising money from people with ties to his one-time opponent, Eva Moskowitz, who lost the Manhattan borough presidents race to Stringer in 2005 and now runs a charter school Manhattan.

Stringer got $150 from the executive director of Democrats for Education Reform, Joe Williams. The group “only support[s] nonunion charter schools, bash[es] unions and get[s] subsidized by Wall Street hedge-fund managers,” according to the teacher’s union web site.

A board member of the group also co-founded the charter school now run by Moskowitz, in Harlem. Read More