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  • Home » Articles »   By Charlotte Eichna

    E-mail: ceichna@manhattanmedia.com

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    Tuesday, November 17,2009
    Features

    Stewed Chicken And Diet Coke With Ed Towns

    By Charlotte Eichna
    The elder Towns recently sat down with City Hall to talk about the perks of chairing a committee, hosting his own Internet talk show, his feelings about Sammy Sosa and why he may owe his career to car trouble.
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    Monday, August 24,2009
    Features

    Bacalao Salad And Lemonade With Ruben Diaz, Jr.

    Power Lunch

    By Charlotte Eichna
    New Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., recently sat down at El Nuevo Bohio, a Puerto Rican restaurant on East Tremont Avenue, to talk about the Diaz family think tank, the allure of octopus salad and whether or not he takes after Reese Witherspoon.City Hall: What does “El Bohio” mean?Ruben Diaz: It’s a kiosk. So in places like Carolina, in...
    Monday, May 11,2009
    Features

    General Tso's Chicken (White Meat Only) with Eliot Engel

    By Charlotte Eichna
    Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx, Westchester and Rockland) does not take kindly to razzing of his home borough. Stereotypes of “da Bronx” infuriate him, particularly when people overlook Riverdale’s impressive dining scene. Mexican, Japanese, kosher delis, traditional diners—Engel says look no farther...
    Thursday, March 12,2009
    Features

    Power Lunch: Caesar Salad and Ice Tea with Christine Quinn

    By Charlotte Eichna
    Christine Quinn has spent her political life representing Chelsea and the West Village, first as chief of staff to then-Council Member Tom Duane, and then in 1999 as his successor on the Council, after Duane was elected to the State Senate. She still lives in the same Chelsea apartment that she has been renting since...
    Monday, August 11,2008
    Features

    Power Lunch: Tom Duane

    Breakfast Burritos And Iced Tea With Tom Duane

    By Charlotte Eichna
    A Chelsea resident since 1976, Tom Duane (D) has been representing the neighborhood in some capacity for nearly 20 years, first in the City Council and, since 1998, in the State Senate. Today his district stretches as far north as the Upper West Side and includes Greenwich Village and parts of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.Duane recently sat down for lunch at one of his regular haunts, the Ninth Avenue diner Dish, to talk about his former staffer Council Speaker Christine Quinn...
    Monday, January 14,2008
    Features

    Power Lunch: Rep. Steve Israel

    Cashew Chicken and Egg Rolls with Steve Israel

    By Charlotte Eichna
    Ever wonder what happened to Rick Lazio Republicans? They voted for a Democrat, Steve Israel, who won the seat Lazio vacated to try his luck in the 2000 Senate race against Hillary Clinton. Voters have returned Israel to the House three times since. Israel recently sat down with City hall over Chinese food to...
    Monday, December 10,2007
    Features

    Caesar Salad and Veal Milanese with Jeffrey Klein

    By Charlotte Eichna
    State Sen. Jeffrey Klein, who won a competitive primary in 2004 to snatch Guy Velella’s old seat from the Republicans, now represents the Bronx neighborhood where he grew up, Morris Park. Klein recently sat down with City Hall at his favorite local Italian eatery, Venice Restaurant &...
    Monday, September 17,2007
    Features

    Power Lunch: James Molinaro

    A Tuna Sandwich (with Hot Sauce) with the Staten Island Borough President

    By Charlotte Eichna
    In a deviation from City Hall  tradition, Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro opted to order in at his Borough Hall office. The reason? The popular elected official says he tends to get approached while eating out, making the office a more conducive setting for interviews. Food arrived from Montalbano’s Italian Food Specialties, a nearby eatery with an extensive sandwich menu, and was garnished with the BP’s very own hot sauce, which he dries on top of his...
    Tuesday, August 14,2007
    Features

    In the Trenches: Broadway Danny Ross

    Nadler staffer finds the music in politics—and vice versa

    By Charlotte Eichna
    On one visit, getting a sense of the two Danny Rosses is easy.There is the Danny Ross in slacks, oxford shirt and a tie, denoting his work as a staffer for Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn). But hidden underneath is the other Danny Ross, with the tousled hairdo and a pair of thick-framed glasses, which add some...
    Tuesday, August 14,2007
    Features

    Power Lunch: Turkey Sandwiches and Iced Tea with Betsy Gotbaum

    By Charlotte Eichna
    Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum (D) is one of several names often discussed for the 2009 mayoral election. One of her biggest cheerleaders: husband and labor leader Victor Gotbaum, who told City Hall in this past February's “Political Power Couples" issue that she would be "the best god-damned mayor the city's ever had." Gotbaum recently sat down at...
     
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