NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton to Announce Resignation
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton will resign today, ABC News reports, just a week after Bratton announced he would retire in 2017.
Andrew Cuomo's Display of Solidarity Much Bigger Than Bill de Blasio's
On Thursday morning, the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio sent a press release announcing that City Hall would be lit orange to mark the final day of National Gun Violence Awareness Month. Not to be outdone, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced, an hour later, that 1 World Trade Center would also be lit orange.
Three Top Staffers Leave City Hall Amid Federal Investigation into de Blasio Administration
Amid a sprawling federal investigation into the mayor’s administration, Bill de Blasio’s top lawyer, Maya Wiley, is leaving her position to head up the Civilian Complaint Review Board. She is the third high-level staffer to leave City Hall this month.
It Is Frankly Unbelievable That You Ingrates Haven't Thanked the Mayor for Not Being Dead
In a meeting last week described by one staffer as “the most depressing pep talk,” Bill de Blasio, New York City’s beleaguered mayor, asked members of his administration to keep the faith amid proliferating controversies. “He told us that no one is going to thank him for ‘not being dead,’” the staffer told Gothamist,…
Bill de Blasio’s Administration Is Under a Mysterious Federal Investigation
William K. Rashbaum and Al Baker of The New York Times have a deep dive into the ongoing and increasingly complex federal investigation of two fundraisers associated with a non-profit called the Campaign for One New York, which supported the election of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2013. Investigators are…
Excavators Find 200-Year-Old Douche Under New York's City Hall
No, this isn't a Bloomberg joke.
[New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio took the oath of office during a public inauguration ceremony at City Hall in New York City on Wednesday. Mayor de Blasio, along with his wife Chirlane McCray, and his children Chiara and Dante, took the subway to the ceremony. In his address, he promised to "leave no New Yorker…
Did Alec Baldwin Get His Marriage License or Actually Get Married This Morning? (UPDATE: Baldwin Wigs on Photog)
We just received this tip from feminist writer/sex columnist Tristan Taormino, who was at Manhattan's City Hall this morning and spotted Alec Baldwin and fiancee Hilaria Thomas at the Clerk's office. What a town!:
Arizona Town Warns Its Residents: Don't Drink from the Toilet
Signs have been installed in the restrooms of the new City Hall in Chandler, Arizona warning residents not to drink the water from the urinals and the toilets. So, if you are passing through Chandler, consider yourself warned!
This Gorgeous Abandoned Building Was Hiding in Lower Manhattan
The blog ScoutingNY scored a tour of 5 Beekman Street just blocks from Manhattan's City Hall. The 1882 building has been shuttered since the '40s and is home to a gorgeous atrium, wrought iron details, and spectacular views. Amazing.
Ed Skyler to Go Get Rich Now
Deputy NYC mayor Ed Skyler, Bloomberg's top aide, is leaving his job (for money).
Mike Bloomberg Enjoys Musical Theater and Spandex
At last night's Inner Circle bash for the City Hall Press Corps, the Mayor performed with the cast of the campy Broadway roller-disco musical Xanadu. Bloomberg wore two ridiculous costumes that belong to two different City tribes— the gays and the hipsters. At left, an absolutely flaming photo of the Mayor in…
Which SF politico needs to study American history?
Council member: I heard you need my John Doe on something.
Clerk: I need your signature on some documents.
Council member: Yeah, my John Doe.
Clerk, laughing: You mean your John Hancock — John Doe is an anonymous dead body. [Council member looks puzzled.] John Hancock has the biggest signature on the Declaration of…
