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Police Department Sued Over Planned Downtown Command Center (NY Sun, 08/29/08)
A group of Chinatown residents is suing the police department over plans to build a new command center in Lower Manhattan.

Paterson Says Cuomo Would Be 'Instant Favorite' for Mayor (NY Post, 08/29/08)
Andrew Cuomo would be the "instant favorite" if he enters what is expected to be a crowded field for mayor next year, Gov. David Paterson said yesterday.

Addabbo Fails to File Campaign Accounts (Daily News, 08/28/08)
A Queens councilmember running for state Senate has failed to register his local campaign finance accounts with the state as required by law.

Uneven Allotment of Parking Near Schools (NY Times, 08/28/08)
A number of smaller schools have more parking spaces than those with larger staffs.

New Candidates Don't Want Term limits (NY Times, 08/27/08)
For the last two years, Saquan Jones, an auditor at Columbia University, has planned his political future, a plan that has led to his becoming a candidate for an open City Council seat in Brooklyn. Months ago, he held fund-raising events and started his campaign Web site, and he has taken a more hectic schedule of civic involvement in his neighborhood, Crown Heights.

Bloomberg Amnesia Over Term Limit Votes (Daily News, 08/27/08)
Mayor Bloomberg has triggered a frenzy by hinting he's open to repealing term limits, but Tuesday he said he doesn't remember how he voted on the referendums that capped them.

Bloomberg Says City Should Look at No-Car Parks (NY Sun, 08/27/08)
As bicycle activists prepare to press Mayor Bloomberg to ban cars from Prospect Park, the mayor said yesterday that the city should look at the proposal and added: "It would be great if we could keep cars out of all parks."

Markowitz Supports Ending Term Limits, too (NY Sun, 08/26/08)
"New York City has always had term limits: They're called elections," Brooklyn Borough Prersident Markowitz said yesterday. He added that his support for ending term limits would have a direct impact on his own political future.
"If Brooklynites would have me again, I would love to serve as their borough president," Markowitz said.

Weiner, Thompson on Term Limits (NY Post, 08/25/08)
Two likely mayoral candidates, City Comptroller William Thompson and U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, said Sunday they oppose changes to term limits made without voter approval.

Term Limits Change Would Probably Face Legal Challenges (NY Sun, 08/25/08)
If the City Council votes to alter term limits, a flurry of legal challenges would probably follow. It could inject confusion into the 2009 races if candidates running for public office are uncertain as to whether they can run for a third term in their old seat or need to turn their attention to a new political job.

Council Members May Maneuver to Extend Term Limits (Daily News, 08/25/08)
With Mayor Mayor Bloomberg sending out mixed signals on extending term limits, some endangered City Council incumbents are encouraging the extension machinations.

Former Candidate Calls Term Limits Shift 'Unethical' (Daily News, 08/25/08)
Mark Green, who ran against Bloomberg in 2001, said the mayor would "cross the line" if he attempts to change the rules midstream to allow both himself and two thirds of City Council members to run again in 2009.

Thompson Calls for Voters to Decide Term Limits (NY Post, 08/24/08)
City Comptroller and likely mayoral candidate Bill Thompson today said he opposes any move to change term limits through legislation, and that any change would be up to the voters, not lawmakers. At the same time, Thompson said he was open to extending at least the City Council's terms to three instead of two.

Bloomberg in the Cabinet? (NY Post, 08/24/08)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, if elected, Barack Obama would find a place for Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his administration, assuming Bloomberg was interested.

Behind the Police Contract (NY Times, 08/24/08)
When Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that the city had struck a tentative four-year contract with the city’s main police union, the news came as a shock to many government watchdogs and political veterans. After all, the two sides had not reached a settlement at the bargaining table in 14 years. But for the better part of the last year, the city and the quietly tried to lay the foundation for a less acrimonious future.

Bloomberg Tests Reaction on Term Limits (NY Times, 08/23/08)
Even as he publicly remains coy about his political future, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has quietly approached some of the city’s most powerful media figures to assess whether their publications would endorse a bid to overturn New York City’s term limits, which could clear a path for him to run for re-election next year.

Quinn Seen as Shifting on Term Limits (Daily News, 08/23/08)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn froze any talk of changing term limits last year, but people who have spoken with her see signs of a thaw. "I sense movement on both the speaker's side and the mayor's side," said Councilman Peter Vallone

City Crew Hunts for Street Problems (Daily News, 08/23/08)
Since Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the Street Conditions Observation Unit last summer, inspectors have logged 45,750 offenses - and at least 55 percent of them have been addressed, officials said.

Deutsche Bank Deadline May Not be Met (NY Post, 08/23/08)
There's no guarantee that the Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero will meet the latest timetable for demolition, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday.

Paterson Backs Third Term for Bloomberg (Daily News, 08/23/08)
Perhaps thinking of his own political survival, Gov. David Paterson said Friday it would be a "great idea" for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to find a way to run for a third term (and not challenge him in 2010).

Bronx Civil Court Race Has Wider Political Significance (Norwood News, 08/22/08)
The race for a seat on the Bronx Civil Court has gotten a lot more interesting, thanks to some upper-level political machinations. A coalition of legislators opposing Bronx Democratic party leader and Assemblyman Jose Rivera, have backed an opponent to Rivera’s pick for the open judgeship.

Koo Back on Ballot in Queens Senate Race (Queens Courier, 08/22/08)
In a unanimous decision, five Appellate Division Justices of the State Supreme Court have put Peter Koo's name back on the ballot, to challenge Sen. Toby Stavisky for the 16th District seat in November, saying "the evidence adduced at the trial did not warrant the Supreme Court's conclusion."

Mayor 'Satisfied' With Fire Management (NY Sun, 08/22/08)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is "100 percent satisfied" with the management of New York's firefighters, he told reporters yesterday, following the release of a fire department report on the deaths of two firefighters at the Deutsche Bank building."In terms of whether anyone was criminally negligent, the district attorney is looking at that," he said. "We don't do investigations of the conduct of our fire department or any other agency during that period at the request of the district attorney." The fire department's report said no individual factor caused the two deaths. Instead, it said a catalog of errors was responsible.

One More Member of Weiner’s Staff Resigns (NY Times, 08/21/08)
For the third time in the past 16 months, Rep. Anthony Weiner, is going to have a new chief of staff. The current one, Geoffrey C. Plague, a well-respected Capitol Hill veteran who started in December, is leaving to take a job in the education field. The high turnover in his staff could be problematic should he be elected to City Hall, some say, especially if there is a constant churning of the staff in his administration.

This Station Brought to You By... (AM New York, 08/20/08)
City Councilmember -- and State Senate candidate -- Joseph Addabbo has suggested the city consider increasing funding for mass transit and that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sell corporate sponsorship of subway stations.

Bloomberg Looks to Wind Power (NY Times, 08/20/08)
In an effort to develop renewable energy in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday he will ask private companies to study plans for putting windmills on the city's coast and on bridges and skyscrapers.

Council Speaker Has a Voice; She Calls Him Dad (NY Times, 08/19/08)
Lawrence P. Quinn, 81, the father of City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, is by far New York City’s most visible political parent.

With New Parking Rules, Environment Put Aside (NY Post, 08/18/08)
New York is undercutting its own plan for a greener, cleaner city with a policy that requires residential developments to build off-street parking for occupants, a new report charges.

Bloomberg Urges Staff to Watch the Clock (NY Times, 08/18/08)
As of Monday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has 500 days left in office, a political milestone that, perhaps understandably, will fly under most New Yorkers’ radar.

Time Warner Chair Opts Out of Mayoral Race (NY Post, 08/18/08)
Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons, an oft-mentioned successor to Mayor Bloomberg, has ruled out a run for the city's highest office, dashing the hopes of business leaders who want another CEO in City Hall.

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