Bill Thompson

More voters want to change the law than allow Bloomberg to suddenly change the rules and get to run for a third term, according to a new Marist poll. The bad news for the current incumbent, who is due to......

Speaking of Bloomberg, did anyone notice Gov. Paterson's doubletalk on the mayor's plan to engage in the "absolute disgrace" of trying to circumvent term limits? Here's the statement he put out: "Mayor Bloomberg has been an exceptional leader and......

That loud "poof!" you heard Thursday afternoon? That was the air going out of the political futures of some of New York's most ambitious pols. There was Christine Quinn, the popular speaker of the City Council, suddenly facing the prospect of another...

Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, 70, is heading to the bench. He'll be in Los Angeles Friday to shoot the pilot for a new courtroom-based reality show. If picked up, "Judge D'Amato" will be filmed in New York and ready for fall '09 syndication on the Fox...

The city's Department of Buildings has failed to inspect some of the city's most dangerous buildings and allowed others with multiple violations to remain open for years, according to a report issued Tuesday by city comptroller Bill Thompson. "The New...

A special commission formed by the governor to find a way to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be looking at almost everything but the kitchen sink as a source of money. The requirements for funding sources are that the money comes from...

The city has failed to collect more than $7 million from water and sewage fees from one of its own agencies. A new report issued Monday by city Comptroller Bill Thompson found that the city did not bill the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for...

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has made budget reform and transparency a centerpiece of her likely '09 run, will have to quickly put the widening scandal in the council behind her to keep her mayoral hopes alive, politics analysts said...

Rudy Giuliani and his presidential campaign moved quickly Thursday to limit damage from a Web report about mayoral security expenses during his extramarital affair with Judith Nathan, calling it a "hit job" and a "debate day dirty trick." Acknowledging...

News that Albany was considering further cuts to the state's mass transit system outraged city lawmakers Sunday and left many wondering who would bear the brunt of it. "It's clearly a concern, given the fact that you've just seen an increase," said...

Next week, everything changes. Gone will be the steamroller, Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the hard-charging former Sheriff of Wall Street, who, even before his sudden fall from grace, had few allies in Albany. Sworn in on Monday in his place will be David...

Sen. Russ Feingold's proposal to censure Bush- Cheney is the right way to go. Impeachment at this point is impractical because Bush has only 17 months left in office. Even if Bush were impeached, he would never be removed from office since the Democrats...