One of the city’s most powerful unions, 1199 SEIU, endorsed in two of the three February 24 special elections. On Staten Island, the health care group endorsed Debi Rose, the only woman in a crowded race that includes Ken Mitchell, formerly chief of staff to former councilman Mike McMahon.
In Jackson Heights the union endorsed Julissa Ferreras, former chief ...

Michael Bloomberg announced that Feb. 24 will be the date for special elections for the City Council seats being vacated by Hiram Monserrate, Joseph Addabbo and Mike McMahon.
Monserrate and Addabbo, both of Queens, were elected to the State Senate. McMahon, of Staten Island, was elected to Congress.
The races will be nonpartisan and the winners will serve until Dec ...

Yep, that’s Tom Ognibene, the Republican who ran a primary against Michael Bloomberg in 2005 (and more recently lost a City Council primary), at this morning's campaign kick-off event for Eric Ulrich, who is running for City Council. Ulrich, also a Republican, is running for the seat being vacated by Joe Addabbo, the City Councilman who just ousted ...

Dan Cantor, executive director of the Working Families Party, on the State Senate cliffhanger: “We don’t know yet. We think things are going well. We think we are going to flip the New York State Senate from Republican to Democrat-hyphen-Working Families.” Mr. Cantor was at the state Democrats' party in the midtown Sheraton. “Two is all we need," he ...