Quinn on Betsy and Endorsements
August 20th, 2009
Council Speaker Christine Quinn confirmed that she wouldn’t be making any endorsements in the citywide contests and in the mayoral race before the primary.
At her pre-stated press conference this afternoon, Quinn also declined to completely enter the political fray over whether mayoral candidate and Comptroller Bill Thompson has been a good steward of the city’s pension funds following a critical Times story on his management. She said only that Thompson has been a “good comptroller” and she has “no complaints.”
Elsewhere, today’s press conference, the subject of which was a bill that requires translation services in large pharmacy chains, was also the first time that Quinn and Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum appeared publicly at City Hall together since Gotbaum slammed Quinn for cutting the advocate’s budget by 40 percent.
Since, Gotbaum has declined to preside over the City Council’s stated meetings — a ceremonial post.
Today the two seemed cordial. When asked whether there was tension between them, Quinn said, “Not for me.”
By Courtney Gross on August 20, 2009, 1:00 pmIn category: City Hall, Gotham City, Governing, nextNY | No Comments »



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