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Quinn Easy Candidate Because of Bloomberg’s Approval
“Ms. Quinn has hitched her wagon to Mayor Bloomberg’s centrist, business-friendly star, at the risk of angering the progressive base.”
Posted in 2013 Race, Campaign Trail
Term limits change
“Quinn will doubtlessly run for mayor in 2013, but faces strong opposition by a faction of the LGBT community, some of whom show up to protest many of Quinn’s public appearances.”
Posted in 2013 Race, Campaign Trail
Handicapping the next mayoral race
“Insiders have largely written off Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who was damaged by the council’s slush fund scandal and extension of term limits, and struggled to win re-election.”
Posted in 2013 Race, Campaign Trail
When did Quinn start lying?
Quinn “made a strong and unequivocal promise to her then future constituents: She had not and would not take money from landlords or developers. “No I haven’t and no I won’t,” she said with emphasis…it did not take long before Quinn started to break her promise. A re-examination of her campaign contributions from 1999 shows she was lying through her teeth even during her first campaign. And today, as then, she’s in complete denial.”
Posted in Backroom Deals, Campaign Corruption, Conflict of Interest, Real Estate
Christine Quinn, Speaker Of The Redacted
“Twenty-four hour local news channel NY1 filed a Freedom Of Information request to obtain the 2011 schedule of NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the presumptive leader in the 2013 mayoral election. What they got back was a list that included over 600 hours of blackened appointments.”
Posted in Backroom Deals, Dirty Politics
Quinn Is Getting a lot of Press
“With her newfound notoriety, it would seem, the stars are aligning for Ms. Quinn to follow Mr. Bloomberg’s footsteps as the most prominent mayor in the country. However, she will first have to cut her path to City Hall through a crowded field of opponents and a Council that may include members eager to exact revenge on the outgoing speaker, while also battling the persistent impression she is a political stand-in, a Medvedev to Mr. Bloomberg’s Putin.
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Bloomberg Doesn’t Support Other Mayoral Candidates
“The mayor didn’t advise Mr. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, or Mr. Thompson, a former city comptroller who came close to beating Mr. Bloomberg in 2009, not to run, those people said. But he signaled he is leaning toward supporting City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a longtime ally who leads polls for the 2013 race and has raised the most money, the people said.”
Posted in Assault On Democracy, Separation of powers
Quinn for Chelsea Market Project Despite Public Outcry
“Shortly after the vote, Ms. Quinn released a 1,000-word statement saying that deal ‘strikes the appropriate balance between the need for development and economic growth while preserving the distinct character of an iconic city building.’ But after the vote, Michael McKee, a longtime advocate for tenants’ rights, his voice rising, criticized council members as ‘sheep’ because ‘they live in fear of the speaker.'”
Posted in Backroom Deals, Real Estate
Quinn’s Lead Has Narrowed
“The number of people on the fence is up from an April survey that had Quinn at 32% support, followed by Thompson at 12%, de Blasio at 10%, Liu at 9%, Stringer at 7% and Allon at 1%. That survey showed 29% of respondents clocking in as unsure.”
Posted in 2013 Race, Campaign Trail
Quinn’s Opposition of Sick Pay Bill Could Cause Workers Jobs
“In theory, a sizable majority of the City Council supports sick days. In reality, few of this often emasculated body will buck the Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, particularly as she has a case of the mayoral fevers and much desires the endorsement of Mr. Bloomberg. ‘I really don’t think this is a good idea for small businesses at this time,’ Quinn says. ‘But the economy has not yet turned the corner and we’ll put them in harm’s way.'”
Posted in Obstructs Human Rights, Workers