Updated 1:29 p.m. Yes, by now everyone knows that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his much-desired third term (another four years!) – after overturning voted-in term limits – last night with his $100 million campaign, the complicity of the local media and the lackluster support given by the ‘powers that be’ to the Democratic candidate [...]
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On Mike Bloomberg’s Mayoral “win” of Third Term, Plus Eight Articles Worth Reading (Updated: Nine!)
Posted by cathryn on November 4, 2009
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2009/11/04/on-bloomberg-and-his-nyc-mayoral-win-of-third-term-plus-eight-articles-worth-reading/
Mayor Mike In the News … You win some, you lose some?
Having attended (and reported back on) the federal court hearing around term limits last week in downtown Brooklyn, I am not surprised that Judge Charles P. Sifton ruled in the City’s favor saying the term limit overhaul can stay. I would have been awfully surprised if Judge Sifton, who seemed really tired and troubled (confused [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 14, 2009
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2009/01/14/mayor-mike-in-the-news-you-win-some-you-lose-some/
A Letter from City Council Speaker Christine Quinn re: Term Limits Vote
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sent this letter out yesterday via email to New Yorkers who had contacted her expressing their opposition (prior to the vote) to the City Council overturning of voted-in term limits. Ms. Quinn writes: As I’m sure you now know, on October 23rd the Council voted to extend term [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 21, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/11/21/a-letter-from-city-council-speaker-christine-quinn-re-term-limits-vote/
Room 8: The role of bloggers as citizen journalists
On the day I testified at the City Council term limits public hearing, one of the other panelists was a journalist from a site called Room 8. Room 8 describes itself as: “the imaginary neighbor to New York City Hall’s legendary press room, Room 9. It’s a place for insiders and informed outsiders to have [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 20, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/11/20/room-8-the-role-of-bloggers-as-citizen-journalists/
Lawsuit on Term Limits Filed Today…
The New York Times reports that: “Elected officials, aspiring politicians, public interest groups and average citizens who voted to establish term limits in New York in the 1990s filed a federal lawsuit Monday morning challenging the constitutionality of a law signed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg last week that extended the limits from a maximum [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 11, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/11/11/lawsuit-on-term-limits-filed-today/
Game On, Mayor Bloomberg
Much focus on the national election today. And a lot of electricity in the air. All warranted of course. But it’s hard not to think that NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg scheduled his signing of the overturning term limits legislation for Monday, November 3rd when he knew that any news reported, today – Election Day [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 4, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/11/04/game-on-mayor-bloomberg/
NY1 carrying Mayor Bloomberg’s consenting-to-hear-the-people Live NOW
Updated 2 p.m. — Public comment ended a little before 2 p.m. The Mayor signed the extension of term limits bill stating “I feel at this point the public should have a choice.” Of choosing him, he means. A NY1 commentator said that the testimony was “split” between for and against but I doubt that [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 3, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/11/03/ny1-carrying-mayor-bloombergs-consenting-to-hear-the-people-live-now/
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