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By Colin Campbell 8/16/12 4:22pm

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Marty Golden Parries on Gun Control While Andrew Gounardes Fires Back [Update X2]

State Senator Marty Golden unveiled new legislation this morning that would target those stashing “community guns” for others to use while avoiding carrying a gun for police to find traveling between locations. The move quickly earned the praise of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but Democrats are arguing that it is merely an attempt to shift the discussion away from a key issue that they have been steadily hammering him on for some time. Just two days ago, Senator Mike Gianaris, the head of the Senate Democrats’ campaign efforts, called Mr. Golden out on his lack of support for microstamping legislation while on Inside City Hall.

“Faced with mounting criticism over his poor record on actual gun safety, Golden is trying to deflect attention from his record and steal some headlines to create the illusion that he is tough on crime,” the press release declared, pointing to Mr. Gianaris’ recent package of gun control legislation as a more proactive solution. Read More

By Colin Campbell 5/21/12 8:00am

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Halloran: Lancman’s Record ‘Does Not Match His Personal Commitment to His Faith’

Councilman Dan Halloran, a Republican congressional candidate in northeastern Queens who will be undergoing serious surgery later this week, rather bluntly answered the question as to which of his potential Democratic opponents would be the most formidable challenger in the general election last Friday.

“All three of the major Democrats running, says Halloran, are in-line Obama Democrats,” he told the Jewish political blog Gestetner Updates. “They have not bumped their party. They have followed down the line on all the issues that are important to the Communities.” Read More

By Colin Campbell 5/10/12 8:45am

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Bill de Blasio: I’ve Heard Much Worse Than ‘Pharaoh Bloomberg’ Lately

After Council Speaker Christine Quinn stormed out of her own press conference in response to a heckler yelling out “Pharaoh Bloomberg!” at the end of the last month, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio carefully presented measured criticism as a response. In fact, his comments expressing puzzlement at her move made him the only likely mayoral contender to be quoted in story after story about the affair. And, asked about the event again on Inside City Hall last night, he continued the argument a little further.

“I was very surprised, to say the least, and I think it was a mistake by the speaker,” Mr. de Blasio began, pivoting to highlight the living wage legislation that the rally was about. “The issue is we’re trying to address income inequality, we’re trying to talk about how to get opportunity for people and help more people in the middle class.” Read More