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The Washington Post reports on an exchange between Anthony Weiner and a woman voter at a shopping center: “You a registered Democrat?” he asked an elderly woman wheeling a shopping cart by him. “I am,” she said. “And I’m not voting for uh, what’s her name? The dyke.” “Okay. I just need you to sign the petition to get me …

Democratic mayoral candidate and former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson, who lost to Bloomberg by only four points in 2009, tonight received the endorsement of the city’s 200,000-member teachers union. Tonight all seven declared Democratic mayoral candidates will debate at Hunter College on the Upper East Side. The debate will be carried live by NY1 and should prove quite lively. RELATED: …

Anthony Weiner has yet again provided hilarity to New York City’s tabloids in response to a New York Times story that recounts his famed temper. From the Times: In 2005, he became so irritated with a staff member that he threw a salad against the wall, then left the room as the dressing slowly dripped, leaving a stain. Another time, …

The New York Observer conducted an informal survey of whether this year’s mayoral candidates are recognizable to people on the streets.  Perhaps unsurprisingly, Anthony Weiner has the most-recognizable face, but here’s the interesting part of the survey. Not one out of 20 African-Americans we spoke to in Flatbush knew that there is a prominent African-American running for mayor, zero out …

Even some pundits are surprised by the latest poll on the New York City mayoral race. The poll finds that Weiner trails City Council Speaker Christine Quinn by 5 percentage points. Quinn gets 24 percent of the vote among Democratic primary voters, compared with 19 percent who say they will back Weiner. In a runoff, which is likely to occur, …

Like I said, this will never end.

The Weiner campaign was embarrassed yesterday when Pittsburgh bloggers noticed that the banner on his website featured the silhouetted skyline of their city and not New York.  The bottom image above is the one that Weiner’s site designers apparently used. The company has apologized for their “honest mistake” and has updated the site with actual photos of Gotham.

I just noticed Wednesday’s NYDN front page.

Well, Gov. Cuomo has certainly never been one to mince his words in the past. Today, in an editorial board meeting with Cuomo and The Post-Standard and Syracuse Media Group, the governor was asked whether he thought the New York State Legislature should limit how long legislative leaders, like the Assembly speaker, should serve. Cuomo repeated a version of his …

His candidacy is finally official. “Look, I made some big mistakes. And I know I let a lot of people down. But I’ve also learned some tough lessons. I hope I get a second chance to work for you.”

Anthony Weiner has hired a campaign manager, making it all but certain that he will enter the New York City mayoral race. Danny Kedem, who worked on Mark Murphy’s congressional run in New York’s 11th District last year, has been brought on as Weiner’s campaign manager for a race he is likely to announce next week, according to multiple sources. …

With cameos from John McCain, Michael Bloomberg, Steny Hoyer, Jay Carney, Charlie Rose, and many others.

“It’s not 20 and it’s not 100. I did it with more than one person. It was wrong. I was doing it for some time, and I’m glad it’s behind me If reporters want to go try to find more, I can’t say that they’re not going to be able to find another picture or find another person. The basics …

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner returned to the scene of his downfall yesterday. He’s posted just two tweets so far and both link to a document titled 64 Ideas To Keep NYC The Capital Of The Middle Class.

Capitol New York reports that Christine Quinn’s mayoral polling lead has eroded by 11 points due to the prospect of Anthony Weiner’s candidacy. Back in February, when Marist last polled, Quinn got 37 percent from Democrats, near the 40 percent level needed in the primary to avoid a run-off. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio had 15 percent, former comptroller Bill …

“I’ve never been on Twitter. I couldn’t tell you the first thing about how it works. And Anthony had told me in the past that there were these sort of trolls on the Internet who were trying to damage him, take him down. And so, that’s the mind-set I came with to this conversation. Anthony was Anthony. Confident! Determined! Defensive! …

Once again rumors are flying that former Rep. Anthony Weiner may be considering a run for mayor of New York City. Political insiders were abuzz at news that Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, had granted a lengthy magazine interview for the first time since his resignation in an embarrassing sexting scandal in 2011. “The magazine piece is step one …

According to the New York Post, former Rep. Anthony Weiner is considering a run for NYC comptroller. If true, that dashes the hopes many had for him to challenge Christine Quinn for mayor.