Aug 26, 2009
In Face-Off, Rivals Take On Bloomberg
Neither of them has ever been arrested, or gotten into a fistfight as an adult. Neither has had the time to set foot in either of the city’s new baseball stadiums.
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Aug 21, 2009
After Swaying WFP, PEF Backs Thompson
The Public Employees Federation, New York's second-largest state worker union, has announced it support of Comptroller Bill Thompson's mayoral bid, marking his 14th labor endorsement of the campaign.
Aug 20, 2009
Thompson Camp Calls Mayor Out On Donation Dough
Bill Thompson's campaign accused Mayor Bloomberg Thursday of breaking the city's campaign finance laws, sparking yet another heated exchange between the two camps. NY1's Grace Rauh filed the following report.
Aug 13, 2009
NYT: Biggest Union Is Said to Back Bloomberg Rival
In a snub to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City’s largest municipal union voted to endorse Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. for mayor on Wednesday night, giving the Democratic candidate crucial labor support, said two people briefed on the matter.
Aug 12, 2009
Thompson Gets Boost Of Support On S.I.
By: NY1 News Staten Islanders have strongly supported Mayor Bloomberg in past elections, but that didn't stop City Comptroller Bill Thompson from swinging through the borough Wednesday in search of votes. NY1's Grace Rauh filed the following report.
Aug 12, 2009
Mayoral candidate slams Mayor Bloomberg during Staten Island visit
Democrat Bill Thompson today slammed Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a friend of the rich who has sat by "silently" while ballooning property taxes and increased water rates, sales taxes and transit fares have driven ordinary New Yorkers out of the city.
Aug 10, 2009
Homelessness and the mayor’s race (WABC-TV)
For a mayor who's gotten kudos for school reform and for balancing the budget in tough times, the problem of homelessness isn't so easily fixed. It's just about as bad as ever.
Aug 10, 2009
Thompson On Bloomberg’s Homeless Policies: ‘Worse’ Than Giuliani (NY Daily News)
Comptroller Bill Thompson's opened up a new front in his escalating war of words with Mayor Bloomberg, joining forces with Brooklyn Assemblymen Karim Camara and Nick Perry and Councilwoman Letitia James to draw attention to what they deemed the mayor's "failed" efforts to curb homelessness, the DN's Erin Einhorn reports.
Aug 09, 2009
Mayoral Thousands Take Part In NYC’s 27th Annual Dominican Day Parade (WPIX TV)
NEW YORK (WPIX) - The 27th Annual Dominican Day Parade ended early Sunday afternoon, with Dominicans from all over grooving down the streets of New York to the sounds of merengue and bachata.
Jul 30, 2009
Appelbaum to Bloomberg: ‘Spend It All’ (Daily News)
RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum took on the attack dog role for Comptroller Bill Thompson today, picking up on some of the Democratic mayoral hopeful's main themes by slamming Mayor Bloomberg for his big spending ways and association with the GOP.
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