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• Yassky for Comptroller?

  Published: August 17, 2007, 1:23 pm

  Tags: Politics, David Weprin, David Yassky, James Brennan, John Liu, Melinda Katz, Michael Bloomberg, Scott Stringer, Simcha Felder

  include Simcha Felder and James Brennan of Brooklyn, and John Liu, Melinda Katz and David Weprin of Queens, if I'm not missing anyone. The pool of voters in Manhattan, in the absence of another entrant (Scott Stringer, maybe?), are anything but locked down. Yassky is popular with the New York Times and with Michael Bloomberg, who has

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• Simcha Felder Hires Again With an Eye on Comptroller Race

  Published: September 17, 2007, 5:03 am

  Tags: Politics, 2009, David Weprin, David Yassky, Eric Kuo, George Fontas, James Brennan, John Liu, Melinda Katz, New York City Comptroller, Oliver Koppell, Sam Cooper, Scott Gastel, Scott Stringer, Simcha Felder, Vinny Gentile

  comptroller are Assemblyman James Brennan of Brooklyn, and possibly Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion (if he doesn't run for mayor), David Yassky, who is term-limited, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (who could join a crowded field and run for an open citywide seat in 2009, or run against a first-term incumbent in 2013 when

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• Yassky for Comptroller

  Published: September 24, 2007, 4:19 pm

  Tags: Politics, Adolfo Carrion, David Weprin, David Yassky, James Brennan, John Liu, Melinda Katz, Simcha Felder

  plus Simcha Felder and James Brennan from Brooklyn. There's low-level grumbling about Adolfo Carrion getting into that race (although Carrion indicates he'd prefer to run for mayor). When I spoke with Yassky on Friday, he didn't confirm or deny he was entering the race. Instead, he said, I still feel like it's a long time away.

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• Brennan: Spitzer Will Delay CFE Funding, Seek $1 Billion in Healthcare Cuts

  Published: November 29, 2007, 7:25 am

  Tags: Politics, Eliot Spitzer, James Brennan, Stonewall Democratic Club

  Assemblyman Jim Brennan spoke last night to the Stonewall Democratic Club in Manhattan as part of his campaign to become city comptroller. Brennan predicted that to help close the looming five billion dollar state deficit, when Eliot Spitzer presents his budget in January, he will delay implementation of the provisions required by the

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• Two More Co-Chairs for Carrion

  Published: March 6, 2008, 10:14 am

  Tags: Politics, Adolfo Carrion, Carl Mccall, David Weprin, David Yassky, Elizabeth Holtzman, James Brennan, Leo Hindrey, Melinda Katz, Merryl Tisch, Simcha Felder

  Weprin, Simcha Felder and James Brennan. Here is the official statement: BRONX, NY - Today Carrion NYC Committee announced that Former NY City Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman and Merryl H. Tisch Chairperson of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty have agreed to serve as Co-Chairs for the Carrion for Comptroller 2009 Campaign. Elizabeth

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• Brooklyn Democrats Honor Yassky

  Published: April 2, 2008, 9:21 am

  Tags: Politics, Adolfo Carrion, David Weprin, David Yassky, Independent Neighborhood Democrats, James Brennan, John Liu, Melinda Katz, Simcah Felder

  A reader sent along this invitation for a May 1 awards dinner hosted by the Independent Neighborhood Democrats, a political club in Brooklyn. Among the honorees is the organization's councilman, David Yassky, who is also a candidate for city comptroller.  read more »

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• Suggesting Changes to Bill, Citizens Union Pushes for Congestion Pricing to Pass

  Published: April 2, 2008, 4:27 pm

  Tags: Green, Bill Thompson, Citizens Union, Congestion Pricing, James Brennan

  pushed by Assemblyman Jim Brennan, who introduced his own congestion pricing bill today. When asked if the group supports passage of the senate bill in its current form, Executive Director Dick Dadey paused and said, This is an experiment, but we don't yet know how it might work. He added, We're comfortable in supporting the plan as

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• Assemblyman's Alternative Congestion Pricing Plan

  Published: April 2, 2008, 2:02 pm

  Tags: Green, Adolfo Carrion, David Weprin, David Yassky, James Brennan, John Liu, Melinda Katz, Simcha Felder

  Jim Brennan of Brooklyn, who is also running for city comptroller, introduced his own congestion pricing bill today. A spokesman, when asked, did not say whether he will support the plan as it is currently presented to lawmakers. Brennan's new bill would ensure the program comes up for renewal in three years, and wouldn't allow the

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