“Even during the busy weekdays running up to the budget agreement, 24 presumably overworked staffers found the time to volunteer for Quinn. . . On a single workday, June 10, one young aide who lives in Brooklyn, Danielle Castaldi-Micca, managed to bop all around the district, obtaining 55 signatures for the speaker.”

“It turns out that many in Quinn’s touted group of dedicated volunteers have a strong personal interest in her being reelected — indeed, their jobs may rely on it. According to documents the Voice has obtained, thirty-one of the “more than 90″ volunteers are current staff members on the City Council.”