Bill de Blasio

Sen. Malcolm A. Smith on March 12, 2008 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

De Blasio, Other Advocates Call For Reform In Wake Of Lawmakers’ Arrests

State Sen. Malcolm Smith, City Councilman Dan Halloran and four others were arrested Tuesday in what U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called “an unappetizing smorgasbord of greed” involving “six officials who together build a corridor of corruption.”

2013/04/03

Pad Sick Leave Rally - March 22, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

Advocates Push For City Council Vote On Paid Sick Leave

San Francisco passed a paid sick leave measure. So did the state of Connecticut. It’s still on the table in the city of New York. Those pushing for it in New York spoke out at City Hall on Friday.

2013/03/22

NYPD Inspector General Shaping Up To Be Hot Button Issue In Mayoral Race

Political consultant Gerry O’Brien said the topic is quite a kick-off for the election season, with Speaker Christine Quinn trying to show Democrats she’s not joined at the hip to the mayor.

2013/03/21

NYPD (file / credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

De Blasio: Politics Could Block Effective NYPD Inspector General

There’s a renewed push for New York City to follow most other major cities and set up an inspector general’s office to oversee police policies like stop-and-frisk. But, election year politics could play a big role, WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman reported.

2013/03/19

Tom Allon (file/credit: Allan Montaine/tomallonformayor.com)

Publisher Tom Allon Purchases News Organization, Drops Out Of Mayoral Race

The former Democrat had switched parties for his attempt to make it to the 2013 general election ballot.

2013/03/18

Anthony Weiner (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images News)

Candidate: Anthony Weiner Should Run For Mayor

Former New York U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is spending what were once his campaign funds on polling and campaign research.

2013/03/16

Experts, Parents, Lawmakers Blast Database Providing Personal Student Information To Vendors

A new national database that compiles personal student information for educational companies that contract with public schools is being blasted by privacy experts.

2013/03/14

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (file/Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Poll: Quinn Leads NYC Democratic Mayoral Pack

The Quinnipiac University poll shows New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn could get 37 percent of the vote.

2013/02/27

New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio (Credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

De Blasio Urges NBA To Hold All-Star Game At Barclays Over MSG; Rips James Dolan

De Blasio believes that holding the event at Barclays Center would be terrific for the continued growth and development of Brooklyn, but he also vehemently opposes MSG owner James Dolan being rewarded with the game.

2013/02/25

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio discusses "borough bias" outside City Hall - Feb. 21, 2013 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

De Blasio: City Inspectors Taking Advantage Of Outer Borough Small Business Owners

“We talk openly about sexism or racism. This is boroughism,” Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said at City Hall on Thursday. “This is clear bias according to borough.”

2013/02/21

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivers the 2013 State of the City address. (credit: City Council via Flickr)

Quinn Delivers State Of The City Address, De Blasio Calls It ‘Kabuki Theater’

The City Council speaker spoke to a packed Council chamber and was interrupted by applause many times.

2013/02/11

John Catsimatidis (file / credit: Donald Bowers/Getty Images for New York City Police Foundation, Inc.)

Billionaire John Catsimatidis Officially Enters NYC Mayor’s Race

The Republican joins an increasingly crowded field of GOP, Democratic and other candidates seeking to succeed the term-limited, Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

2013/01/29

De Blasio Announces Mayoral Campaign

New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio announced his candidacy for mayor Sunday, citing a need to bring leadership and services to every community in the city.

2013/01/27