The 4th Slot
Analysts place their bets on who else will make the mayor’s race
By Edward-Isaac Dovere
Another poll, another prediction of a 2009 race with Undecided ahead of all three expected major Democratic candidates—by 30 points.There was some movement between the Quinnipiac poll released in March and the new one released May 7. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) and Comptroller Bill Thompson (D) have each climbed two points. Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) has dropped three. But nothing decisive: combined, the expected titans of the 2009 Democratic race still
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On His 2009 Prospects, Liu Keeps an Uncharacteristic Silence
Comptroller run is likely, public advocate might be, Queens BP and mayor are out
By Andrew J. Hawkins
On one Tuesday, John Liu (D-Queens) was an emissary, standing with his fellow members of the City Council’s Black, Asian and Latino Caucus to welcome Bolivian President Evo Morales to New York. The next Tuesday, Liu was a tour guide and a civics teacher, explaining the inner workings of City Hall to a delegation from the Gyeonnggi Provincial Council of South Korea. Minutes later, he was a defender of civil liberties, sitting in the Council ...
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The Pencil Portfolio
Reauthorization ahead, Walcott prepares for final exam on mayoral control
By Andrew J. Hawkins
The law that gives Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Unaff.) complete control of the city's 1,100-plus public schools expires in a little less than 13 months, but Dennis Walcott, the deputy mayor of education, is barely sweating.Walcott, who also serves as one of Bloomberg's top education negotiators in Albany, is confident state legislators will reauthorize the five-year-old law. But with more than a year left to negotiate the terms, Walcott said he is ...
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