Author Archives: donny

Unauthorized biography

Posted on July 20, 2012 by donny

Posted in 2013 Race, Campaign Trail |

“Quinn took in more than $17,000 in campaign donations connected to Hudson Yards developer Related Cos. since the start of 2012 . . . During the same six-month period, Quinn privately negotiated a deal that gave the firm a break from the recently passed law that raises to $10 an hour the pay for lower-income employees who work for companies that receive major subsidies from City Hall.”

Posted in 2013 Race, Backroom Deals, Campaign Corruption, Conflict of Interest, Real Estate, The Money |

Quinn punishes CMs

Posted on July 14, 2012 by donny

“Council Member Fernando Cabrera of the Bronx, who was toward the bottom of the pack with roughly $550,000, said Ms. Quinn uses the [discretionary] funds to reward her allies. He said wide disparities show ‘we are not attending to the poor and the needy in an equitable way. What’s the point of some members getting more than others? That’s the way they control the council. A system shouldn’t operate on the basis of fear.'”

Posted in Abuse of power, Assault On Democracy |

Quinn kisses Bloomberg

Posted on June 27, 2012 by donny

Posted in Assault On Democracy, Separation of powers |

Allon: Campaign Cash is Tainted

Posted on June 26, 2012 by donny

“Local Law 34 lowered the maximum political contributions from those doing business with the city to $400. But due to a loophole, officeholders like Quinn could hold on to the maximum $4,950 donations from those doing business with the city. . . This new law was designed to hinder, if not end, the age-old, transactional ‘pay-to-play’ politics that had favored the few for so long at the expense of the many. Why would the Council allow incumbents to keep money received under limits it judged to be more than 10 times too high, potentially undermining this good- government reform?”

Posted in Campaign Corruption, Conflict of Interest |