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Menin Credits Lower Manhattan’s Success in Borough President Pitch

Julie Menin, a candidate for Manhattan Borough President who has served as Chair of Lower Manhattan’s community board since 2005, cited Lower Manhattan’s post-9/11 revival when asked for her pitch to...

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Robert Jackson Really Wants You to Know He’s Running for Manhattan Borough...

After a press conference on improving college readiness for black and Latino students this afternoon, The Politicker caught up to Councilman Robert Jackson to ask him how about the likelihood he’ll...

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Brewer Says She’s ‘Definitely’ Running For Manhattan Borough President

Gale Brewer (Photo: Facebook) Veteran Upper West Side Councilwoman Gale Brewer is jumping into the race for Manhattan Borough President. “I’m going to definitely do it I. haven’t gotten myself...

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Robert Jackson Ramps Up Fundraising Efforts In BP Bid

Councilman Robert Jackson (Photo: Facebook) Councilman Robert Jackson is ramping up his fundraising efforts in his bid to be Manhattan Borough President. On April 17, Mr. Jackson is having a fundraiser...

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Menin Kicks Off Manhattan Borough President Bid With Nod to OWS

The scene from today’s press conference. Julie Menin, the former Chair of Community Board 1, formally announced her campaign for Manhattan Borough President today on the steps of City Hall. And, in...

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Team Espaillat Backs Julie Menin for Manhattan Borough President

(Photo: Getty) The race for Manhattan Borough President this year continued to heat up today, with former community board chairwoman Julie Menin rolling up endorsements from State Senator Adriano...

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Scott Stringer Locks Down AFL-CIO Endorsement

(Photo: Getty) Scott Stringer may be unopposed so far in his bid to be the city’s next comptroller, but that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down. To wit, Mr. Stringer’s campaign rolled out the endorsement...

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Robert Jackson's Manhattan Beep Bid Endorsed by the United Federation of...

Councilman Robert Jackson (Photo: Facebook)Councilman Robert Jackson has racked up the endorsement of the United Federation of Teachers in his bid to be Manhattan’s next borough president. UFT...

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Scott Stringer’s Endless Endorsement Pile Grows With 1199

(Photo: Getty)While the big labor unions and elected officials have mostly stayed mum on the mayoral race so far, the same can’t be said for the citywide race for comptroller. Accordingly, Manhattan...

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Meet the Man Who Wants to Go From B-List Actor Manhattan BP

Shawn Luckey’s headshot. (Photo: http://www.shawnluckey.com) He’s a thespian and not a politician, but Da’Shawn Luckey wants to become Manhattan’s next borough president this year. “I feel like I can...

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Ruben Diaz, Jr. to Robo-Call for Robert Jackson

Ruben Diaz Jr. is endorsing Robert Jackson for Manhattan borough president. (Photo: Flickr/Ruben Diaz, Jr.) Likely Manhattan voters will begin receiving rob0-calls today from Bronx Borough President...

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Editorial: Stringer’s Good Call

The office of borough president hasn’t had much juice since the U.S. Supreme Court declared the old Board of Estimate to be a violation of the one-person, one-vote principle more than 20 years ago. In...

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Scott Stringer Credits ‘Disciplined’ Strategy for Poll Gains

Scott Stringer. (Photo: Getty) Scott Stringer can’t claim to be completely surprised by the dramatic boost in his poll numbers over the past two weeks. In fact, the Manhattan borough president and city...

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For Comptroller: Scott Stringer

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer showed that he was ready for citywide office just a few weeks ago, when he announced his support for Mayor Bloomberg’s rezoning plan for Midtown East. With a...

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State of the City

There’s nothing like a mayoral campaign to inspire the political class to give long, windy speeches about the state of

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Gale Brewer Press Release Touts Support From Former Interns

Some campaigns point to endorsements from powerful labor unions. Others tout backing from notable elected officials and political clubs. Upper West

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Brooklyn and Bronx Borough Presidents Butt Heads Over Cuomo

Eric Adams says Andrew Cuomo should do more to help Democrats while Ruben Diaz Jr. argues a Brooklyn Democrat in the Senate is to blame.

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Youth Leaders and Pols Urge New York City to Yank the NYPD Out of Public Schools

"I want to emphasize the systemic racism of this dangerous and vicious cycle."

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Menin Credits Lower Manhattan’s Success in Borough President Pitch

Julie Menin, a candidate for Manhattan Borough President who has served as Chair of Lower Manhattan’s community board since 2005, cited Lower Manhattan’s post-9/11 revival when asked for her pitch to...

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Robert Jackson Really Wants You to Know He’s Running for Manhattan Borough...

After a press conference on improving college readiness for black and Latino students this afternoon, The Politicker caught up to Councilman Robert Jackson to ask him how about the likelihood he’ll...

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