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Cuomo Suit: Terrible State Senator's Nonprofit Bought Him $20,000 Worth of Sushi
Pareene · 04/20/10 12:08PMAndrew Cuomo's 'Wizard of Oz' Routine Irks Press
Jeff Neumann · 04/13/10 04:38AMPaterson: Man Investigating Me Doing a Wonderful Job
Pareene · 03/01/10 03:58PMEvery Mediocre Person in America Running For Office in New York
Pareene · 03/01/10 01:38PMThe Man Who Would Be the Accidental Accidental Governor
Maureen O'Connor · 02/26/10 04:30AMThe Astor Jury's Drama Queen Was a Bruno Crony and Former Cuomo Staffer
John Cook · 02/23/10 01:35PMGovernor Almost As Broke as State
Pareene · 02/01/10 12:16PMMore Bad News for David Paterson
cityfile · 02/01/10 09:04AMThings aren't exactly looking up for Gov. David Paterson. Over the weekend, the Post reported that a state trooper discovered Paterson "snuggling" with a woman in a utility closet at the governor's mansion a couple of months ago. ("The trooper opened the door and the first thing he saw was the governor and a woman inside and the two of them snuggling together, embracing. There was nothing more than that, snuggling, and they had their clothes on.") Today comes word that Paterson only has $620,000 remaining in his campaign coffers, which is about 20 times less than what his presumed opponent, Andrew Cuomo, has amassed in contributions thus far. Don't count Paterson out just yet, though. He huddled with some of his supporters yesterday to hash out his "winning strategy" against Cuomo, so expect Paterson to turn everything around over the next few weeks. [NYP, NYDN]
A Bit More Bad News for David Paterson
cityfile · 01/22/10 10:06AMVery little has gone right for Gov. David Paterson in recent weeks. Embarrassingly, his son was detained by the NYPD after he was spotted playing dice and found to be in possession of someone else's credit card; a week later, the Post reported he had an "intimate" lunch at a New Jersey steakhouse with a "sexy mom" woman who wasn't his wife, a charge he denied; and he's fallen far behind of Andrew Cuomo on the fundraising front—Cuomo has nearly five times as much cash in his coffers—which certainly doesn't bode well. Maybe it's time for the governor to pursue a new campaign strategy? It looks like he's going to get the chance to do so, whether he likes it or not: Tracy Sefl, Paterson's "most visible" campaign strategist and his chief spokesperson quit her job today. [NYP, NYT]
Is Harold Ford on the Bonus List?
Pareene · 01/13/10 04:06PMPaterson Makes Progress
cityfile · 12/15/09 10:41AMThings are looking up for Gov. David Paterson. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, "only" 49 percent of registered voters disapprove of his job performance. That's a nice bump from a couple of months ago when the figure stood at 57 percent (and a huge jump from his 19 percent approval rating back in May), not that anyone should take this as an indication Paterson actually has any chance of beating Andrew Cuomo if they go head to head in the Democratic primary next year. [NYT, NYP]
Happy Birthday
cityfile · 12/04/09 08:19AMAuthor/socialite Plum Sykes and her twin sister, fashion designer/socialite Lucy Sykes Rellie are turning 40 today. Jay-Z is celebrating his 40th birthday, too. Tyra Banks turns 36. Marisa Tomei is turning 45. Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen is 43. Actor Jeff Bridges is 60. Ugly Betty's Kevin Sussman is 39. Former porn star Nikki Tyler is 37. And former game show host Wink Martindale turns 75 today. A handful of weekend birthdays are below.
Predators Become Prey
cityfile · 12/01/09 12:36PMWhy Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
John Cook · 11/19/09 02:59PMPaterson Falls Further
cityfile · 11/16/09 11:15AMThe Good News/Bad News for Paterson
cityfile · 10/20/09 11:53AMIt looks like Gov. David Paterson's campaign to remake his public image by changing up his facial hair has yet to pay off, unfortunately. A new poll by Siena College indicates Andrew Cuomo would beat Paterson 70% to 20% in a potential Democratic primary, and 72% of New Yorkers would prefer to see someone else elected governor. But it's not all bad news: Paterson's job approval rating now stands at 19%, which is up a whole percentage point from last month. [NYDN]
NYMag's 'Power Dozen'
cityfile · 10/19/09 12:43PMThis week's issue of New York has come up with a list of the 12 most powerful people in town. (Well, the 11 most powerful behind Michael Bloomberg, that is.) They are (in no particular order): Al Sharpton, Howard Rubenstein, Sheldon Silver, Stephen Ross, Jamie Dimon, Herb Pardes, Anna Wintour, Andrew Cuomo, Mike Fishman, Chuck Schumer, and Rupert Murdoch. [NYM]