With the race for president dominating the airwaves these days, it’s sometimes difficult to remember that New York City has its own primary on Sept. 13, which includes several key state Senate seats as well as the two newest justices for Civil Court and Surrogate Court, important positions that seldom receive as much attention as 
State Senate Races to Watch: 10th Senate District Shirley Huntley vs. James Sanders (Democratic) State Sen. Shirley Huntley, who has had the whiff of scandal hanging over her for months, was arrested last month and accused of being involved in a scheme to steal taxpayer funds from a nonprofit she had founded. To read the 
Forget the Catskills. The hottest place to head for the summer’s end is the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., rain be damned. And it must have been a convenient escape for New York’s Democrats this week, as the damage from Vito Lopez’s harassment scandal spread to some of the state’s top officials. Amid the 
We Endorse… With the race for president dominating the airwaves these days, it’s sometimes difficult to remember that New York City has its own primary on Sept. 13, which includes several key state Senate seats as well as the two newest justices for Civil Court and Surrogate Court, important positions that seldom receive as much 
A head start on the 2013 session Sun Tzu counseled that “the superior strategist strikes while plans are being laid.” For many organizations, interests, and activists—and the media outlets that cover them—by the time the focus shifts to the next year’s legislative agenda in Albany, the top players have already set the priorities—the battle lines 
Perhaps more than for any police officer outside of the realm of fiction, NYPD Medal of Honor winner Frank Serpico’s name is synonymous with honest cop. Rivetingly portrayed on screen by Al Pacino, Serpico is most famous for blowing the whistle on police corruption in the late ’60s and early ’70s—an act of valor that 
Forget the Catskills. The hottest place to head for the summer’s end is the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., rain be damned. And it must have been a convenient escape for New York’s Democrats this week, as the damage from Vito Lopez’s harassment scandal spread to some of the state’s top officials. Amid the 
Not everyone who worked in Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s office has bad things to say about the embattled lawmaker. Despite graphic allegations of sexual harassment against Lopez and accounts of an uncomfortable office environment for female staffers, two former interns said that they are still on “Team Lopez” and that the office environment is a “positive 
The Republican state senators who voted yes on same-sex marriage have been spending heavily on their re-election campaigns, with three senators facing primary challenges on Sept. 13. Sen. Roy McDonald, facing a tough primary campaign against Saratoga County Clerk Kathy Marchione after his vote “yes” on same-sex marriage, raised more than $50,000 in the final 
Janos Marton, City & State‘s correspondent at the DNC Convention reports: Is Christine Quinn going national? Yesterday afternoon the New York City Council Speaker held a reception at the Halcyon Restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, less than two blocks away from the convention center where the Democratic National Convention is being staged. The event, hosted 
