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Bill Thompson to Surrender to Bill de Blasio in NY Mayoral Race

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bill Thompson will concede to Bill de Blasio Tuesday morning in New York, eliminating the need for a second-round of voting to determine who will be the Democratic party nominee, a virtual shoo-in to succeed Michael Bloomberg as mayor of the city. Unofficially, de Blasio already does not need a second round contest because the […]

NY / News Briefs / Politics

Election Eve Poll Gives De Blasio Possible First-Round Victory

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bill de Blasio has turned around the election polls one day before the real vote and has a chance to win Tuesday’s election without a run-off, according to the new and last pre-elections survey conducted by Quinnipiac University. De Blasio won 39 percent of the respondents’ support, one percent point short of the minimum 40 […]

News Briefs / NY

Weiner’s Disgrace Boosts De Blasio in Pre-Election Polls

By Jewish Press News Desk

Anthony Weiner’s entry in the race for New York City’s next mayor hurt the chances of Bill de Blasio, but the rapid tumble in Weiner’s ratings have turned things around for the liberal de Blasio, the city’s public advocate. "When Weiner entered the race, de Blasio was the most hurt, since they were both outer […]

News Briefs / NY / Jewish

Weiner Looks Like a Winner in the Polls

By Jewish Press News Desk

Anthony Weiner is leading the pack in a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Monday, with a three percentage point lead over City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. His 25 percent support still is far less than the 40 percent needed to prevent a run-off vote after the primaries elections in early September. The same poll […]

Local / News Briefs / Politics / NY / Jewish

Weiner on a Roll, at Top of the Heap in New Pre-Election Polls

By Jewish Press News Desk

Anthony Weiner has soared in pre-election poll and now is sharing the lead with two other candidates, according to one poll, while a second survey puts him the lead. Anew Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday puts Weiner in a statistical three-way tie with former frontrunner City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former city comptroller William […]

News Briefs / Politics / NY / Jewish

Four Years Late, Thompson Hires Sheinkopf as 'Senior' Strategist

By Jacob Kornbluh

"There was a time when he certainly was not happy with me."

Religion / News Briefs / Politics / NY

Few Mayoral Candidates Stand Up to Chassidim on 'Metzitzah B'peh'

By Jacob Kornbluh

Democratic candidate Erick Salgado called MBP “a practice that was commanded by God,” and practiced “since God told Abraham to do so.”

News Briefs

Bill Thompson Courting Orthodox Jews in Quest of Mayoral Post

By Jewish Press News Desk

The NY Post reported that Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson has been "surprisingly successful" in seeking the Orthodox Jewish vote in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat, who supported Thompson for Mayor in 2009, said “Thompson’s definitely a favorite in the Jewish community, no question about it." Thompson’s rival in the Mayoral race, Manhattan Borough […]

Serials

Persuaded - Chapter IV

By Barbara Bensoussan

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