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FILTER RESULTS ►Edith Windsor And Christine Quinn Lead NYC Rally In Response To Hate Crimes
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and DOMA Supreme Court plaintiff Edith Windsor joined thousands of people in front of New York City’s LGBT Community Center. On Monday night, people rallied in response to the murder of Mark Carson and the string of anti-gay hate crimes that have plagued the city in recent weeks. The event [...]
TODAY: West Village Protest Rally And March In Honor Of Mark Carson
From the New York City LGBT Community Center: On Monday evening we will gather on the steps of the Center, along with the Anti-Violence Project, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, community members, other elected officials,...Show More Summary
Pressured Senator Chuck Schumer Calls Meeting of Gay Elected Officials Over Immigration Bill
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called a meeting of Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, State Sen. Brad Hoylman, former State Sen. Tom Duane, and a representative for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn regarding pressure he's feeling over including a provision...
Bill De Blasio Gets Endorsement From Biggest City Union
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio's mayoral campaign got a major jolt yesterday when the city's largest union, Local 1199, made the decision to endorse his run. And though City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's been (grudgingly) touted as the favorite, this move could help give de Blasio a significant advantage. [ more › ]
Bodega Owners Fight For Right To Sell Cigarettes To Teenagers
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's push to raise the city's tobacco age minimum got local business owners riled up at a City Council hearing yesterday, testifying that changing the minimum from 18 to 21 years of age would harm them financially. [ more › ]
Smoking crackdown draws heat at City Council
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Thursday said outlawing tobacco for adults under 21 years old and cracking down on scofflaw cigarette sellers would be good for the economy, but the city's small business community didn't buy it. Show More Summary
NYC Smoking Age to Be Raised to 21?
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a plan yesterday that would raise the minimum smoking age in New York City to 21.
According to officials, 80 percent of the area's residents start this habit in their teens - and the new...Show More Summary
A Proposed Law Could Raise NYC's Legal Smoking Age To 21
CITY HALL — Eighteen-year-old New Yorkers could soon be able to drive, vote and serve in the military — but be forbidden from lighting up. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced Monday morning she and other Council members will introduce legislation next month to raise the minimum legal age for purchasing all tobacco products from 18 to 21. Show More Summary
Should the Smoking Age Be Raised to 21?
New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn introduced a bill today that would hike the city's smoking age from 18 to 21. “By raising the legal purchase age to 21, we will prevent a generation of New Yorkers from becoming addicted to smoking and ultimately save thousands of lives,” Quinn said in a press release posted on Joe My God. Show More Summary
Quinn Proposes Raising NYC's Tobacco Age To 21
Exercising her public health pulpit like the man she hopes to succeed, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has announced pending legislation to raise the age limit for buying tobacco from 18 to 21. [ more › ]
New York City aims to ban cigarette sales for under age 21
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City, home to bans on trans fats and salt, is taking a step toward outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, running to replace health conscious Mayor Michael...Show More Summary
City funds and affordable housing
Civic groups and housing advocates are questioning city funds that went toward an affordable-housing nonprofit group. The Wall Street Journal reported that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn granted $100,000 in city funds to The Association...Show More Summary
A Mini-Giuliani Is Creeping Around Inside Quinn, Former ACLU Chief Warns
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has been threatening Time Warner Cable in an attempt to get the cable provider to stop anti-Quinn ads from running on NY1. So far, her lawyers' cease-and-desist letter has gone unheeded, and the strong-arm tactics appear to be backfiring on the presumptive mayoral candidate. Show More Summary
Andy Ostroy: Making the Case for Anthony Weiner
The other Democrats in the race, including front runner and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, are respectable, decent, well-credentialed people. But are they the bright lights of the big city?
Gloria Steinem backs Christine Quinn for NYC mayor
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem formally endorsed New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s bid for mayor. The backing comes after Steinem, who lives in Manhattan, had publicly threatened to withhold her support of Quinn over the speaker’s opposition to a bill that would require businesses to give paid sick time to its employees. Two weeks [...]
NYC: Million Dollar Labor Campaign Targets Quinn
A group of labor and political activists are targeting New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for not being favorable enough to issues on the left. read more
Which candidate does the anti-Quinn campaign support?
On Sunday evening, the New York Times reported on an explosive new $1 million campaign targeting New York York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, which includes the first television ad of the campaign season. The ad portrays her as a backroom deal-maker who lacks liberal convictions. Show More Summary
Quinn: Stop That Lying Ad About Me
Yesterday I reported that the first attack ad of the NYC mayoral race had been launched against City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, whose attorney is now demanding that Time Warner cease airing the ad because it is allegedly false....Show More Summary
A picture of economic strength
When City Council Speaker Christine Quinn finally agreed to a compromise paid sick leave bill, she made the mandate dependent on a little-known economic index from the New York Federal Reserve Board. So, what does the indicator show? That the city's economy has enjoyed strong growth for several years. Show More Summary
Anti-Christine Quinn Attack Ads: She's A Tool Of The 1% And "Always On The Wrong Side"
Last night, an independent group, NYC Is Not For Sale, announced it was starting a media campaign to oppose City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's mayoral run. The ad starts with a smoke-filled room and the narrator says, "Virtually all of Christine Quinn’s decisions were made in rooms just like this, with her friends in the 1%. Show More Summary
