This afternoon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg tapped Wendy E. Saunders to be Acting Director of the Mayor’s Office of State Legislative Affairs. Ms. Saunders will replace Micah Lasher, who spent a little over two years in the position and became known as Ms. Bloomberg’s “Man In Albany.” Mr. Lasher left the Bloomberg administration this week Read More
Bill Thompson, the former comptroller and close runner up to Mayor Bloomberg in the 2009 mayoral election, launched his website for the 2013 campaign today. BillThompsonForMayor.com includes an “About Bill” page with links to his biography, past accomplishments and a statement about his reasons for running. The site also has links to Mr. Thompson’s social media accounts and pages for supporters to volunteer and donate.
“The 2009 race is in the past, and I’m not running for the past,” Mr. Thompson said in a statement announcing the site. “I’m running for the future of this city – of every New Yorker in every borough – and that’s what I want this race to be about.” Read More
On Saturday night, New York City Comptroller John Liu held a reception honoring labor leaders at the annual New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus association weekend and I asked him whether he’s ready to announce a run for mayor.
“Everybody has their way of making announcements,” Mr. Liu said. “You’re a great guy, I’m not necessarily sure that you’re the perfect venue for making the announcement O.K.? No offense.” Read More
Despite his strong poll numbers, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz says he’s not running for mayor next year because he doesn’t want to deal with “the abuse” heaped upon occupants of Gracie Mansion.
“To be mayor you’ve got to have heat, you need fire in your belly to take the abuse they’re going to put you through,” he told The Politicker as he headed into Comptroller John Liu’s State of the City address at City College in Harlem this morning. Read More
Back in December, New York Post columnist Cindy Adams said State Senator Liz Krueger was “raising funds for a mayoral run,” but Ms. Krueger says she’s not prepping a City Hall bid.
“I have no idea where that came from,” Ms. Krueger told The Politicker. “I know Cindy Adams mentioned in her column that she had heard a rumor I was running for mayor. I have had no fundraiser for running for mayor. I have not announced im running for mayor.” Read More
