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By Colin Campbell 9/24/12 10:02am

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Bloomberg: Hillary or Cuomo in 2016 Could Let NYC Control Supreme Court

The backroom 2016 dance between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemingly increased over the weekend with a New York Times report on Mr. Cuomo’s growing fixation and concern on whether Ms. Clinton will ultimately make another bid for the White House. For his part, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is most excited about the possibility of getting another Supreme Court Justice from the five boroughs.

“My great failing so far is I’ve managed to get us a Supreme Court justice from the Bronx, from Brooklyn, from Queens and Manhattan,” Mr. Bloomberg said when we asked him about the potential 2016 Big Apple showdown at a press conference announcing a new early childhood education initiative. “But, as of today, there is no Supreme Court judge from Staten Island and, if we could do that, we would then have 5 out of 9 from New York and I think that’s a great position for the city to be in.” Read More

By Colin Campbell 4/27/12 4:15pm

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Will New Names Emerge for The Brooklyn B.P. Race?

Yesterday afternoon, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s senior adviser Carlo Scissura announced he was dropping out of the race to succeed his term-limited boss and will instead be heading up the borough’s local chamber of commerce. Although he was never necessarily the front runner in the race or intimidating other candidates from entering, his exit does leave State Senator Eric Adams as the lone contender for the position, which could encourage potential candidates to take a second look. Read More

By David Freedlander 11/21/11 10:01pm

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Democratic Governors Meet With President Obama At White House

Meet The Cuomo Clog: Is Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley The Only Thing Standing Between Andrew Cuomo and The White House?

No fewer than six times in the past five months New York Post Albany bureau chief and capitol power-broker Fred Dicker has columnized about the very real possibility that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is gearing up for a presidential run in 2016. The New York Times and The Washington Post jumped on the chatter too, with the latter describing him as at “the front of the pack for 2016” and the former suggesting that if President Obama loses next year, “Mr. Cuomo’s approach toward leadership is one that many Democratic voters will have an appetite for.” Read More