Dan Janison

Dan Janison 5/16/13 Janison: Another scandal and life goes on in Albany

For the moment, the only sensible question is whether you wish to call Albany's ethical ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/14/13 Mayoral long shots hope to sway potential voters

In the politics of immigration, New York City might just be the anti-Arizona. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/12/13 Janison: For feds, corruption cases no shock

This much is clear from recent events: By a cold and intensive focus, wire-wielding FBI ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/9/13 Janison: Will Suozzi's private roles affect public opinion?

In the 3 1/2 years since he was voted out as Nassau County executive, Thomas ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/7/13 Janison: Is Liu gutsy or arrogant?

If and when the time comes to judge Comptroller John Liu in the voting booth, ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/5/13 Janison: Campaign financing hits Albany

Watch for worlds to collide Tuesday when the State Senate Elections Committee -- controlled by ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/2/13 Janison: Plenty of jokes at mayoral candidates forum

The New York City mayoral candidates have met so many times before so many audiences ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/21/13 Janison: NY cross-endorsement may survive

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's bid to strip political party leaders of their cross-endorsement power marks one ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/18/13 Janison: Age of imperial mayor comes to NYC

Welcome to the age of the imperial mayor in the largest U.S. city. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/16/13 Janison: Marathon bombings on mayoral candidates' minds

The Boston Marathon bombings, still of unknown provenance, send a special chill through New York ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/14/13 Janison: Education is key in NYC mayor race

Because New York City constitutes one massive school district -- controlled by one powerful mayor ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/10/13 Janison: Weiner would make rivals look good

The prospect of former Rep. Anthony Weiner staging a comeback by running for New York ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/9/13 Janison: Amid scandals, Cuomo seeks changes

Elected officials and candidates are scrambling to sound like high-minded reformers following the latest round ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/7/13 Janison: Wire-wearing NYC pol is remarkable

Even jaded veterans of New York politics express amazement that Bronx Democrat Nelson Castro's last ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/3/13 Janison: Scandal can only hurt GOP's NYC mayoral chances

This week's federal indictment linking the Republican nomination process for New York City mayor to ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/2/13 Janison: Money at root of all city politics

If the U.S. attorney is correct, Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis) tried to grease the way ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/31/13 Janison: DiNapoli sees relief for pension burden

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says he sees a flicker of light at the end of ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/28/13 Janison: Luck, not Bloomberg, dealt city's economy its hand

Chalk it up to fate. The only New York City mayor famous for striking it ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/26/13 McDonald: Doe Fund work key to mayoral bid

The mayoral field has narrowed in New York City's outnumbered Republican Party. Publisher Tom Allon ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/24/13 Janison: Comedy, politics frequently meet

The line between comedy and politics grows hazier. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/21/13 Janison: NYPD monitor debate all about mayoral race

The latest public clash over whether to impose a new monitor on the NYPD has ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/19/13 Janison: In electing NYC mayors, it's all about-face

Every New York City mayor draws intense public inspection -- and ends up with a ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/17/13 Janison: D'Amato raises $47G to Thompson

Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, a Republican, bundled $47,550 in contributions to New York City ... Read more »

News 3/14/13 Janison: Lhota at funding crossroads

Given the ability of political money to talk, swear and wail, the credibility of Republican ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/12/13 Janison: Impact of identity politics on NYC mayor race

The role of so-called identity politics hovers as a big question mark over the first ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/10/13 Janison: Cuomo talks campaign finance

Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo came off as simpatico with advocates of campaign-finance reform at a Manhattan ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/7/13 Janison: Business leaders take interest in NYC mayor race

More than 11 years after Michael Bloomberg became mayor, some major business figures are said ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/5/13 Janison: Front-runner Quinn has a target on her back

For mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn, leading in the polls nine months before the election promises ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/3/13 Janison: NYC mayor race becoming charged

Charges of wrongdoing become potent wild cards in any big election -- and the New ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/28/13 Janison: Cuomo challenged to explain his proposals

'Don't misunderstand us." ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/24/13 Janison: NYC mayor runoff could be disaster

Despite an earlier push to change the election calendar, this year's primaries appear increasingly likely ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/21/13 Carrion may be mayoral long shot, BUT . . .

Making sense of Adolfo Carrion's candidacy for New York City mayor requires the consideration of ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/21/13 Janison: Carrion may be mayoral long shot, BUT...

Making sense of Adolfo Carrion's candidacy for New York City mayor requires the consideration of ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/19/13 Janison: Sal Albanese back for another mayoral run

He left the New York City Council more than 15 years ago -- and has ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/17/13 Janison: Regional disaster centers coming

Coming to a location near you: a politically unsexy but potentially vital state storage center ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/14/13 Janison: Bloomberg looks on the bright side

When Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his 12th and final State of the City address Thursday ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/12/13 Janison: Pondering a Mangano-Suozzi rematch

A rematch may look exciting at first glance. Consider Adlai Stevenson against President Dwight D. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/11/13 Janison: Suozzi candidacy rumor still alive

For months, the man was adamant. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/10/13 Janison: NY must up disaster preparedness

Nearly a year ago -- with Tropical Storm Irene fresh in the memory -- Gov. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/7/13 Janison: NYC mayor hopeful outlines plan for police

Every New York City mayor wrestles with public safety -- and its massive cost. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/5/13 Janison: Party machines still matter in NYC balloting

For a New York City mayoral candidate, everything depends, first of all, on making the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/3/13 Janison: Familiar ring to pension plan debate

The trendiest of fiscal slogans and buzz-phrases are now flying over Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/1/13 Ed Koch wasn't always what he seemed

In the 22-plus years since his downbeat departure from City Hall, Ed Koch never really ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/31/13 Janison: Teachers eval system defining issue in mayoral race

Evaluate this. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/29/13 Janison: Mayoral candidates push for union endorsements

New York City municipal employees -- from firefighters to clerks -- are working under terms ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/27/13 Janison: Mayoral candidates talk Sandy recovery

Candidates at a New York City mayoral forum on Thursday began wading into the tricky ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/24/13 Janison: Lhota makes pitch for return of commuter tax

New York City's best-known Republican mayoral candidate, Joseph Lhota, says without hesitation that "there needs ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/22/13 Janison: Cuomo unveils his 'Sandy Budget'

It sounded as if Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was about to request funds for triumphal ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/22/13 Janison: GOP rules Senate despite Dem's win

The final blow in a bruising election cycle for the State Senate's once-mighty Republicans came ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/21/13 Reaction to inauguration in Harlem

Four years ago, the plaza outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building in ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/17/13 Janison: 'Grocer' Catsimatidis eyes top City Hall job

Sounding more and more like a New York City mayoral candidate, supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis, ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/15/13 Janison: Mayoral candidates dial for dollars

Money always creates a spicy subplot in the supersized saga of a New York City ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/13/13 Janison: Weitzman looking for comeback

Democrat Howard Weitzman is set to announce Monday that he's seeking a rematch against Republican ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/9/13 Janison: Skelos sits silently during Cuomo speech

Dean Skelos, the State Senate's top Republican, drew almost as much notice here for sitting ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/8/13 Janison: Bloomberg, Quinn crafted political landscape

For Mike the mayor and Chris the speaker, the fix is in, the die cast, ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/6/13 Janison: DA Rice on clear path to 3rd term

Currently in a job known for its long incumbencies, Democratic Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/3/13 Janison: NYC's mayoral politics as municipal theater

Early in his mayoralty, Michael Bloomberg tended to sound matter-of-fact when others expected him to ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/1/13 Janison: Useless to link Clinton's health, 2016

Doctors are now saying that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should make a full ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/30/12 Janison: Suffolk term-limit law seeks appeals

Has a flaw in Suffolk's term limit law been fixed -- or is it just ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/28/12 Janison: Cuomo deftly sidesteps easy pigeonholing

Back in 2000, cartoonist G.B. Trudeau cast his irrepressibly cynical "Uncle Duke" character as a ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/25/12 Janison: 2013 is no off year for politics

By tradition and habit, we might be tempted to call 2013 an "off year." ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/19/12 Janison: Can Lhota's traits, skill make him electable?

For much of the past 20 years, Joseph Lhota has served as a high-profile, high-ranking ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/9/12 Janison: Cuomo's 'litmus test' for lawmakers

High-polling Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo threw his political weight around last week with a published ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/6/12 Janison: State Dems lose out in Senate deal

On sidewalks outside an ultramodern luxury high-rise in Manhattan, a small cadre of Occupy protesters ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/4/12 Janison: Pols up ratings in storm response

For political players, the theatrics of governance loomed huge amid the wreckage and need that ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/2/12 Janison: Long Beach seeks storm protection

Long Beach was shortsighted, it now seems safe to say. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 11/29/12 Janison: Post-Sandy aid won't come without debate

Observing the universal but unwritten "might-as-well-ask" rule of government, New York officials are requesting $42 ... Read more »

Dan Janison 11/27/12 Janison: Fiscal cliff is hardly the end of the world

Maybe it's a funny coincidence, but threats of budgetary apocalypse in the nation's capital seem ... Read more »

Dan Janison 11/25/12 Janison: Easy for Silver, not for Skelos

Albany's top two legislators hold parallel posts, yet travel astoundingly different paths. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 11/18/12 Janison: When power's out, it's political

A friend who reported news from Iraq amid the turmoil there in 2006 told of ... Read more »