The Gateway (Travis Bickle Edition) [Bonus Fidler Dishes Section Now Added]

posted by Gatemouth
Fri, 04/12/2013 - 6:39am

Isn't the Mayor's job powerful enough without giving a Mayoral Agency the power to appoint a watchdog to keep the Council in line?

Weiner: Stop Him Before He Shoots

posted by Gatemouth
Thu, 04/11/2013 - 9:32pm

Back in 2009, in the aftermath of Bill Thompson’s shocking near victory for Mayor, I pretty much made the case for Anthony Weiner:

The Gateway (Weiner Rises to the Occasion Edition)

posted by Gatemouth
Wed, 04/10/2013 - 7:13am

Weiner on a potential Mayoral race: “We are ready to clear the decks on this thing.”

The Gateway (Mixed Martial Politics Edition)

posted by Gatemouth
Tue, 04/09/2013 - 6:42am

Who needs Mixed Martial Arts when you have Quinn versus DeBlasio?

At Long Last, Some Adams Follow-Up

posted by Gatemouth
Mon, 04/08/2013 - 9:51pm

Much to my disappointment, few have followed up on my recent posts about presumptive Brooklyn Beep Eric Adams (here are a couple more to peruse).

The Gateway (Drinking Klein Wine in the Lavatory Edition)

posted by Gatemouth
Mon, 04/08/2013 - 7:18am

Lavatories of Democracy Department: States outlaw Upton Sinclair.

The Gateway (Wilson-Peculiar Edition)

posted by Gatemouth
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 9:52pm

No Thonx

posted by Gatemouth
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 7:17pm

Only couple of days ago I said “But, lately NYC politics appears headed largely to discussions better handled by a crime reporter.”

Recusal

posted by Gatemouth
Tue, 04/02/2013 - 10:12pm

As Bob Dylan once noted, birds aren’t really free from the chains of their skyway, and I certainly am not free of mine.

The Gateway (Vito Quinn [or Veto Quinn?] Edition)

posted by Gatemouth
Sun, 03/31/2013 - 8:48pm

The sick leave bill is win/win for everyone.

Labor and the WFP get to claim a victory, while the business establishment gets a bill they can live with, unlikely under its terms to cause much harm to the city's economy or many individual businesses. Quinn gets credit from all sides and some people actually get some sick days.

The Gateway (Return of Room 8 Edition) [ENDING REVISED]

posted by Gatemouth
Tue, 03/26/2013 - 2:04pm

As you may have noticed, Room 8 is back.

Charles Van Squadron

posted by Gatemouth
Tue, 03/26/2013 - 8:59am

Why is anyone shocked that Dannyboy “Stick the Shiva in Her Back” Squadron is now

The Gateway (Tragic and Ironic Edition)

posted by Gatemouth
Fri, 02/15/2013 - 8:23am

Ten year old Dybbuk told me he thinks that there will be a Civil War over gun control. I had to explain to him that the other side had all the weapons.