In mid-June, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called New York City's congressional delegation to his de-facto residence at Gracie Mansion for an emergency meeting.

Mixed martial arts, or the “ultimate fighting” combination of boxing, wrestling and karate has been lambasted by critics. But a bill legalizing the combat sport was passed Wednesday by the State Senate, thanks in part to the efforts of lead sponsor State Sen. Kevin Parker, who has been known for getting into a few altercations of his own over the years.

If elected attorney general, Eric Schneiderman is prepared to sue schools and school districts—if they ignore bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay and transgender students.

As attorney general, Eric Dinallo will aim to take control of the constitutional convention Andrew Cuomo has proposed as one of the planks of his New New York campaign agenda.

Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffries and Council Member Charles Barron, anticipated opponents for Rep. Ed Towns’ congressional seat, are not waiting for a race that could come as soon as 2012 to star

Yussi Rieder, a wealthy Boro Park community activist is considering mounting a run against newly elected Council Member David Greenfield, according to several sources that have spoken with him. R

The first question posed to Dan Donovan after he officially became a candidate for attorney general boiled down, simply, to this: "Do you really think you can win?" That was what the half-handful of reporters who had come to cover what had become one of the most long-awaited and eagerly anticipated political announcements of the year wanted to know.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Warren Redlich said Tuesday that he agrees with Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul that the federal government was wrong to desegregate private businesses when the

The Republican candidate for attorney general is all but settled. The Democrats all got on the ballot. But the Independence Party line is still up for grabs, and whoever gets it could have a major leg

' Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said yesterday that she plans to sue the federal government over the Defense of Marriage Act if she becomes New York’s next attorney general.