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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City council speaker Christine Quinn is writing a memoir. William Morrow publishers announced Wednesday that the likely mayoral candidate will write about her Irish working class childhood and her rise in New York politics.  

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Conservative Borough President Jim Molinaro’s religious opposition to gay marriage didn’t stop him from enjoying Democratic City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s recent wedding to Kim Catullo. “The wedding was ...  

Likely New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn will release a memoir about her life ... Quinn just tied the knot with her longtime partner Kim Catullo on May 19, in a lavish, private affair just 10 days after President Barack Obama announced ...  

Newlywed and all-but-definite mayoral candidate Christine Quinn will release a book just before the 2013 election, the Times reports, that tells of her personal struggles and political successes, because those are the rules. Maybe she and Andrew Cuomo can swap drafts.  Read more posts by Joe Coscarelli Filed Under: 2013 ,christine quinn ,mayoral race  

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On Saturday, Christine Quinn, New York City's first openly gay council speaker - marries her longtime partner, Kim Catullo.  

The media isn't invited on Saturday when City Council Speaker Christine Quinn -- the city's first openly gay council speaker -- marries her longtime partner, Kim Catullo.  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was set to marry longtime partner, lawyer Chris Catullo, Saturday in the highest-profile wedding since the state passed same-sex unions. The brides released the much-anticipated details of their nuptials in ...  

For just one day, Christine Quinn wasn’t the speaker — she was the bride. Quinn tied the knot with her longtime partner, Kim Catullo, last night in a lavish, private affair just 10 days after President Obama announced his support for gay marriage. It was the city’s highest-profile same-sex...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, surrounded by other City Council members, holds a bag given to her by her father that apparently contains jewelry for her upcoming wedding. Christine Quinn was in wedding freak-out mode Thursday — her ...  

New York's Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is poised to be the state's next mayor, tied the knot with her longtime partner Kim Catullo last weekend.  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Photo: Wikimedia Election Day is more than a year away, but the race to become the next mayor of New York City is well-underway. In the last two issues of its magazine, Reclaim, Transportation Alternatives has been asking the would-be mayors for their thoughts on transit (in the more recent interviews, [...]  

Neither Quinn nor Liu had previously made an endorsement in ... former Clinton and Obama aide Clyde Williams and former district leader Joyce Johnson. Dozens of other supporters are listed, including New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Rep.  

The guest list for the ceremony, which will take place in Chelsea, reportedly contains about 300 including bi-partisan big wigs from Mayor Mike Bloomberg to Governor Andrew Cuomo. Quinn is serving a rare third term on the city council (due to previous term ...  

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn married her longtime partner Kim Catullo in a ceremony Saturday, becoming the highest-profile official to wed since the marriage equality law took effect last year. read more  

Christine Quinn's wedding is not until Saturday, but Mayor Bloomberg wasted no time in tossing her a bouquet Wednesday — saying the bride-to-be would make one heck of a City Hall successor. Bloomberg’s almost-endorsement of the City Council ...  

Before 275 guests that included senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, at least 10 City Council members, family and friends from college, Catullo’s law firm and the Jersey Shore, the couple exchanged platinum wedding bands and eternity bands ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is set to marry girlfriend Kim Catullo this Saturday.  

The city's first openly gay City Council speaker is set to marry her longtime partner at City Hall this weekend. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will be exchanging vows Saturday with Kim Catullo a few blocks from their home in Chelsea. Earlier this ...  

Council Speaker Christine Quinn (far r.) with father Larry Quinn (2nd from r.) and pol’s partner Kim Catullo with father Anthony Catullo. Christine and Kim will walk down the aisle on Saturday, May 19, much to the delight of their proud dads.  

From the beginning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's wedding plans have played out on a very public ... digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online ® customers.  

From the beginning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's wedding plans have played out on a very public stage: Last year, she interrupted a news conference to announce the passage of same-sex marriage legislation and said it would make her own nuptials possible.  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wed her longtime partner, Kim Catullo, Saturday evening in a ceremony surrounded by family, friends and politicians and inspired the city and state that made it possible. The 275-person guest list was a who's-who in ...  

Ah, love! Today, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and her girlfriend of over ten years, Kim Catullo, finally get to tie the knot. The couple will make it official at 5:30 this evening at the Highline Stages on West 15th St in front of a potpourri of local politicos: guests include Mayor Bloomberg, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, and State Assembly members Vito Lopez and Deborah Glick. [ more › ]  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will marry her partner Kim Catullo in a ceremony Saturday in front of numerous New York political figures. NY1's Grace Rauh filed this report. When City Council Speaker Christine Quinn ties the knot with her fiance Kim ...  

With the mayor, the governor, friends and family members looking on, Christine C. Quinn was married in one of the most prominent same-sex weddings of a public official.  

As she prepares for her wedding and continues to lay the groundwork for her forthcoming mayoral race, Bloomberg News takes a closer look at New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. In addition to examining her relationship with Mayor Mike...  

MEATPACKING DISTRICT -- Get ready for the most-anticipated wedding of the year. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and her long-time partner, lawyer Kim Catullo are set to walk down the aisle Saturday evening in the highest-profile union since ...  

City Council speaker Christine Quinn will tie to knot today in New York City during a private ceremony among ... "It’s been great fun picking out dresses for the flower girls and all of that kind of stuff you think of when you’re a little ...  

Protest against Christine Quinn at Victory Fund Brunch by connaissable City Council Speaker Christine Quinn just might be the next mayor of New York City after Michael Bloomberg steps down in 2012. But while Quinn has been a staunch advocate for the city’s gay community—and is engaged to girlfriend Kim Catullo—some liberals are out for [...]  

Facebook's stock rose 10 percent to $42 a share shortly after its highly-anticipated market debut Friday, marking one of the largest-ever initial public offerings for ... But today, family members of New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott is ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is set to take the plunge with her longtime partner this weekend, and same-sex marriage advocates say the historic wedding will be a huge win for gay rights. Even on the eve of the highest-profile same-sex wedding ...  

NEW YORK -- The New York Police Department is making changes to officer training and supervision amid an outcry over its stop-and-frisk policy. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly sent a letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn detailing the ...  

CITY COUNCIL Speaker Christine Quinn won’t stand for smack talk about her pal, Mayor Bloomberg. Quinn, a likely 2013 mayoral candidate who’s been criticized for often siding with Hizzoner, stormed out of a rally on living wage legislation ...  

Council Speaker Christine Quinn stormed out of what should have been a celebratory City Hall rally for a “living wage” bill Monday after one participant insulted Mayor Bloomberg. At that, Quinn whipped around and scolded Pacheco, saying ...  

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn may have a (controlled?) disagreement over the living wage bill, but that doesn't mean Bloomy won't attend Quinn's wedding this Saturday--and dole out some serious dough on a wedding gift.  

NEW YORK — New York City council speaker Christine Quinn married her longtime partner, Kim Catullo, on Saturday in a private ceremony on a sunny, warm spring evening. The city council's first openly gay speaker and Catullo were walked down the ...  

Mayor Michael Bloomberg won't be consulting Council Speaker Christine Quinn's bridal registry to figure out what to give her for her impending nuptials. Instead, he'll make a gift to charity. "I will send a donation to a philanthropic organization in her ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is in full wedding mode. The mayoral wannabe's father, Larry, interrupted a press conference Monday in front of City Hall to deliver a decorative hair piece for her Saturday night wedding to longtime girlfriend, Kim Catullo, at the Highline Stages.  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn stormed out of a press conference to celebrate the passage of a controversial “living wage” bill after a supporter standing behind her yelled “Pharaoh Bloomberg!” and refused to apologize. Our Reuven Blau reports:..  

Protesters against City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at the Mandarin Hotel at Columbus Circle on Sunday As she prepares to run for mayor next year, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is leading in the polls and the competition for campaign funds.  

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City council speaker Christine Quinn has married her longtime partner Kim Catullo in a private ceremony in Manhattan. The city council's first openly gay speaker and Catullo were walked down the aisle Saturday by their fathers.  

While Quinn’s spokeswoman said the Speaker’s fingerprints are all over important bills, Council sources say she avoids lending her name to legislation so that it won’t hurt her as she tries to consolidate support for her mayoral run.  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn married her longtime partner Kim Catullo in Chelsea on Saturday in the highest profile same-sex wedding to take place in New York to date. NY1's Grace Rauh filed the following report. On Saturday, City Council Speaker ...  

As she prepares to run for New York City mayor next year, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is leading in the polls and the competition for campaign funds. The Manhattan Democrat has another, perhaps less desirable, distinction -- she is the only likely ...  

New York's first openly gay City Council speaker is set to marry her longtime partner at City Hall this weekend. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will be exchanging vows Saturday with Kim Catullo a few blocks from their home in Manhattan's Chelsea ...  

"Ray Kelly is a great police commissioner ... "Among Democrats, Council Speaker Christine Quinn is the favorite. Former Comptroller William Thompson and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio are in double digits, but she's comfortably ahead.  

New York Daily NewsChristine Quinn's dad disrupts presser to drop off wedding hair pieceNew York Daily NewsCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn is in full wedding mode. The mayoral wannabe's father, Larry, interrupted a press conference Monday in front of City Hall to deliver a decorative hair piece for her Saturday night wedding to longtime girlfriend, ...and more »  

Some GOP leaders may be clamoring for Raymond Kelly to run for mayor, but a new poll has the Police Commissioner getting drubbed in head-to-head contests against Council Speaker Christine Quinn and two other Democratic contenders. While Kelly ...  

A politician who is frontrunner in the race to become the next New York mayor will marry her long-term girlfriend next month after spending years fighting to legalise same-sex marriage. Christine Quinn, speaker of New York City Council, is set to become ...  

Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, will marry Kim M. Catullo on Saturday, and the city’s political class is abuzz as it awaits the first same-sex wedding of a top New York official.  

From the beginning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's wedding plans have played out on a very public stage: Last year, she interrupted a news conference to announce the passage of same-sex marriage legislation and said it would make her own nuptials possible.  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was a featured speaker at today’s rally celebrating the upcoming vote to pass living wage legislation, but her speech abruptly halted shortly after introducing her fellow colleagues in attendance when a ...  

City Council speaker Christine Quinn and her fiancee acquired a marriage license Thursday, shortly before their Saturday wedding. Quinn and Kim Catullo were spotted outside City Hall Thursday, and a source later said they were on their way to the City ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn does not want Burger King to bring its free food truck to NYC. Quinn and a handful of other lawmakers sent the chain a letter that noted: “Given that over one-third of our school-aged children...  

NEW YORK (AP) -- From the beginning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s wedding plans have played out on a very public stage: Last year, she interrupted a news conference to announce the passage of same-sex marriage legislation and said it ...  

The mayors budget would also cut $7 million to the city's Runaway and Homeless Youth Services ... to the budget City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called the cuts to children's services 'unacceptable' and said they would be a top priority ...  

But now she says her life is in "Technicolor." The wedding welcomed 275 guests, including Mayor Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, Sen. Charles Schumer, about 10 City Council members, New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn moved to promote elevator safety in the wake of an ad exec's horrifying death. CITY COUNCIL Speaker Christine Quinn announced legislation Monday to boost elevator safety following the horrifying death of ad ...  

CITY COUNCIL Speaker Christine Quinn won’t stand for smack talk about her pal, Mayor Bloomberg. Quinn, a likely 2013 mayoral candidate who’s been criticized for often siding with Hizzoner, stormed out of a rally on living wage legislation when a supporter standing behind her yelled: “Pharaoh Bloomberg!”  

Christine Quinn, New York City's first openly gay council speaker, married her longtime partner, Kim Catullo Saturday.  

On Saturday, New York City Council Chair Christine Quinn married girlfriend Kim Catullo at the Highline Stages in the Meatpacking District. Quinn is the highest-ranking city official to take advantage of the state’s marriage-equality amendment since ...  

At a press conference on the State Senate GOP’s efforts to block a reproductive health bill, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer were asked what they think of the anti-choice Mitt Romney’s courting ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn won’t tolerate anyone messing with Mayor Bloomberg and Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, doesn’t want messing with Ms. Quinn for angrily leaving this morning ...  

Despite Mayor Bloomberg's staunch opposition to the city council's proposed living wage bill, Council Speaker Christine Quinn came out defending the mayor when a heckler shouted "Pharaoh Bloomberg" at a rally on Monday. The event, held to ...  

As speaker of the New York City Council, Christine Quinn is the city’s highest-ranking openly gay official, and she is the leading candidate to be elected mayor at the completion of Michael Bloomberg (I)’s term. This weekend, she married her same-sex partner, Kim Catullo, in an elegant ceremony populated by prominent officials, including Bloomberg, Gov. [...]  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has taken pains to show that she acts independently of her ally, Michael Bloomberg. But sometimes Bloomberg says things that convey the opposite impression. Speaking to reporters today, Bloomberg said the City Council ...  

City buildings, such as this School Construction Authority building at 3030 Thomson Ave. in Queens, might be able to lower its light usage under an initiative from City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Lights in city government buildings might ...  

The 275-person guest list was a who's-who in politics, including Mayor Bloomberg and his girlfriend Diana Taylor; Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer; Assemblyman Vito Lopez; Rep. Carolyn Maloney; and openly-gay State Senator Tom Duane ...  

The ongoing disagreement between Mike Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on living wage legislation isn't damaging their relationship, the mayor said today. Or at least, he's still planning on attending her upcoming wedding-- and doesn't ...  

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s prevailing wage bill was the hot topic at his press conference today announcing a plan to fill 2,000 jobs at the future home of the Brooklyn Nets, the Barclays Center ...  

Tomorrow's the big wedding day for Christine Quinn and Kim Catullo, and as our Blau and Moore note, the City Council speaker's got a few pre-nuptial jitters: “I’m nervous that I’m going to trip on my heels,” Quinn said. “I’m nervous that the vows are going to stink. I’m nervous that the ...  

NEW YORK -- New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn was set to walk down the aisle and into history Saturday, as she ties the knot with her long-time partner in the city's highest-profile gay wedding since same-sex unions were legalized in the US last year.  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan ... Polling behind Thompson for the Democratic nomination are Public Advocate Bill de Blasio at ten percent, Comptroller John Liu at nine percent, Manhattan Borough President (and ScarJo endorsee ...  

The ceremony, held in Chelsea, was attended by some of the biggest names in New York politics, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Judith Kaye, New York's former chief judge ...  

StateOfPolitics: From The Department Of Awkward Exits - Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a possible mayoral candidate next year to su... http://t.co/9Kc2H93Y StateOfPolitics: Extras - NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn stormed out of her own press ...  

It has been two years since New York had a big political wedding to fuss over (Chelsea+Marc4Eva!) so thank goodness for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, eh? The frontrunner to replace Mayor Bloomberg is planning to marry her girlfriend next month and the Times today looks at what that means. The big takeaway? With the possible exception of Barney Frank, who is leaving politics soon after he gets hitched, Quinn's wedding will make her the...  

Before 275 guests that included senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, at least 10 City Council members, family and friends from college, Catullo's law firm and the Jersey Shore, the couple exchanged platinum wedding bands and eternity bands from ...  

A strong contender for the next New York City mayor, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn recently recalled her grandmother’s story of survival on the Titanic. A steerage passenger in her late teens, Ellen Shine set sail from Cobh for a new ...  

The wedding, at the Highline Stages on West 15 Street ... Quinn received Catullo’s mother’s ring, reset with sapphires, the official stone of September. A history of the couple’s 11 year relationship was shown during the reception.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christine Quinn, New York's highest-ranking openly gay ... Quinn's wife, New York lawyer Kim Catullo, wore a cream silk evening suit designed by Ralph Lauren. Catullo, who like Quinn is 45, walked in to Bruce Springsteen's "If I ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn had some fun banter with one of her old friends who runs a social services nonprofit today. At a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Donna Mae DePola, the president and founder of The Resource Training Center ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn hasn’t officially announced her campaign for mayor, but she’s definitely still fundraising for the job. Club promoter Michael Cohen has begun advertising a pricey bash to benefit Ms. Quinn’s campaign at ...  

CITY COUNCIL Speaker Christine Quinn announced legislation Monday to boost elevator safety following the horrifying death of ad exec Suzanne Hart last year. In an effort to prevent future tragedies, the City Council plans to introduce a bill that would require elevator inspectors be licensed by the city.  

In a press release sent out at 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, City Council speaker Christine Quinn announced a deal on a controversial "living wage" bill. The statement, copied below, doesn't offer any details about the provisions inside the legislation, which is ...  

In the race to be the next mayor of New York City, there's one thing that definitely makes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn unique: Her grandmother survived the Titanic. Though she's been making the rounds telling the story this month, for many years ...  

None of them share a political affiliation with the bride-to-be, however  

The construction site where a worker was killed Tuesday in a freak crane collapse could have been safer it were subject to city safety regulations, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Wednesday. Michael Simermeyer, 30, of Burlington, N.J., was killed ...  

Council Speaker Christine Quinn's grandmother Ellen Shine made harrowing escape from the Titanic. (From l.) Christine Quinn’s grandfather, John Callaghan; Julia Callaghan; Quinn’s eldest sister, Ellen Quinn; Nellie Shine Callaghan and Mary ...  

St. Vincent’s hospital was closed in 2010, but a group of six demonstrators spent much of yesterday protesting Council Speaker Christine Quinn and the City Council for voting to approve Rudin Management’s plan for the site formerly occupied ...  

View full sizePhoto courtesy of William Alatriste"This is not democracy -- calling people names who don't agree with you," said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The city council is voting today to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of...  

From Rebecca Mead's profile of New York's City Council Speaker Christine Quinn: "[Quinn] absent-mindedly flexed her right foot, exposing the underside of her shoe. In a minute sartorial lapse, she had neglected to remove the discount sticker from the outlet mall in New Jersey, where she had recently acquired the ... More »  

Mike Bloomberg agrees with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who hopes to replace him as mayor in 2013: Public spaces like Zuccotti Park should fall under the jurisdiction of the city's Pa...  

For Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker planning a mayoral run, her marriage to her longtime partner will be a personal event, but one that is freighted with political significance.  

As New York City Council Speaker prepares for both her May 19th wedding to longtime girlfriend Kim M. Catullo and a likely mayoral bid, the New York Times looks at how the former event could impact the latter. Ms. Quinn...  

The compromises accepted by City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn to win business and labor support for the measure mean that it will have a shorter reach than originally expected.  

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Christine Quinn, the Speaker of the City Council ... to see this announcement, and to know that as Kim [Catullo] and I walk to the alter, we walk there not just by our fathers, not just by the great State of New York, but we're being walked there by ...  

NEW YORK -- In a potential matchup, a new poll shows New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly trailing each of the three leading Democratic candidates in the 2013 mayoral race by double digits. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday found that ...  

#gaymarriage Christine Quinn, the highest-ranking New York City official to prefer Sappho over Catullus, got married on Saturday, and all the molar-grinding of bigots across America couldn't stop her because New York is among eight states (and a tiny little district) that either allow gay marriage or are waiting on legislation to legalize same-sex nuptials. More »  

A grandmother of Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker and a presumptive mayoral candidate, survived the Titanic to immigrate to America.  

New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn was set to walk down the aisle and into history Saturday, as she ties the knot with her long-time partner in the city's highest-profile gay wedding. New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn was set to ...  

While the buzz is building about New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn, her fiancee Kim Catullo prefers to remain subdued in the background. The two will be wed this month in Manhattan in front of an intimate group of family and friends ...  

New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn was set to walk down the aisle and into history Saturday, as she ties the knot with her long-time partner in the city's highest-profile gay wedding. New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn was set to ...  

Categories: Flag Football, PoliticsTags: Christine Quinn, Corey Johnson, Manhattan, New York, New York City CouncilCorey Johnson, the former high school football player who famously came out of the closet in 1999, has opened a campaign committee to explore a run for New York City Council in 2013. He seeks to replace current City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who faces term limits next year (assuming she doesn’t suspend term limits...  

But does its selective cartography alienate uptown/Bronx voters? They probably don't have a forum for problems like this on Wedding Bee, but maybe! Things get awfully specific over there. Read more posts by Noreen Malone Filed Under: christine quinn ,equal rites ,politics  

At a press conference today, Christine Quinn and a host of fellow elected officials–including all of the top contenders for mayor–called on  Republicans  in the State Senate to withdraw their opposition a bill that would expand abortion ...  

Though Public Advocate Bill de Blasio only came out in support of "living wage" legislation in December, he wasted little time capitalizing on Council Speaker's Christine Quinn's awkward defense of Michael Bloomberg's honor yesterday afternoon. On Monday ...  

Christine Quinn did the political equivalent of "dropping the mic" today as she left a living wage press conference in a huff after someone from the crowd shouted something about "Pharoah Bloomberg." Quinn turned to the heckler and said, "That's ...  

Susan Powell was last seen on Dec. 7 ... on a plane to New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn tied the knot with her longtime partner Kim Catullo on Saturday in a lavish, private affair. New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn tied ...  

At that moment, the speaker struck a blow for civility in a city whose political advocacy all too often descends into shrill catcalling and shouting down opponents. Witness the boisterous chaos that erupts at virtually every meeting of the Panel ...  

A grandmother of Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker and a presumptive mayoral candidate, survived the Titanic to immigrate to America.  

The big takeaway from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's budget presentation is that the budge ax is hanging over after-school and child-care programs, and firehouses, rather than the overall size of the teacher workforce. Henry Goldman of Bloomberg L.P. notes that ...  

Manhattan: Mayor Bloomberg has proposed cutting an estimated 16,500 day care slots, which would force mothers and providers out of work and leave them dependent on welfare or unemployment (“ ‘Devastating’ cuts,” April 16).  

A little less than a year after gay marriage was legalized in New York state, Christine Quinn, New York City Council speaker, will wed her girlfriend, Kim M. Catullo. The date is set for May 19, the location arranged at the Highline Stages at 440 West 15th Street; the invitations have been sent; the jewelry and hair and outfits and caterer have been determined. As in, it's a wedding like any ...  

Corey Johnson, who has worked as part of our team at Towleroad in past years, is exploring a run for NYC City Council, NY Observer's Politicker reports: Corey Johnson, the chair of Community Board 4, has officially registered a campaign...  

City Council speaker and likely mayoral candidate Christine Quinn appeared on a panel about the ... arm at political functions and Ms. Quinn explained how her fiancee, Kim Catullo, has helped her navigate City Hall. “My toughest dinners ...  

When the city started its welfare-to-work program in 1996, I was one of those women who said goodbye to the welfare rolls and hello to a paycheck as a result becoming a licensed child care provider. I have provided excellent service to countless children ...  

Read an excerpt from Andy Cohen's new memoir ... Ewan McGregor and Cate Blanchett do The Graham Norton Show. Rosie O'Donnell rips Lindsay Lohan casting as Elizabeth Taylor: "You're out of your mind! You're a crackhead! The last thing she did good ...  

As New York City Council Speaker prepares for both her May 19th wedding to longtime girlfriend Kim M. Catullo and a likely mayoral bid, the New York Times looks at how the former event could impact the latter. Ms. Quinn...  

Former chief judge Judith Kaye will preside over their union. Quinn currently serves as the head of the New York City Council, the first openly gay woman to do so. She is expected to run next year for mayor of the city, and if she is successful ...  

The City Council, led by Speaker Christine Quinn, is fixated on the lunatic idea of using public dollars to subsidize private salaries. They are simply wrong. The latest exhibit is a so-called prevailing wage bill that’s up for a vote today ...  

Hundreds of parents, children and teachers gathered on the steps of New York's City Hall Tuesday to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg's budget plan, which calls for big cuts to city early childhood education and after-school programs. The rally ...  

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew thinks he knows who’s boss when it comes to the city’s top Democratic elected officials. He believes he is. Witness the ultimatum he issued to mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn: She can ...  

Christine Quinn, faced with the challenging task of simultaneously negotiating the interests of labor groups and business groups in a new living wage bill, has lost the support of the city's major business organization -- a disappointment for the City ...  

Though most expected candidates haven't even officially announced their campaigns for mayor, a big part of the race to replace Mayor Mike Bloomberg is already taking form in the area of education policy. This week, mayoral hopefuls have been offering their ...  

Perhaps taking a cue from Nanny Bloomberg, Christine Quinn is speaking out against Burger King's plans to begin rolling out whopper-doling food trucks on city streets. The council speaker, along with three other council reps, penned a letter to ...  

Perhaps taking a cue from Nanny Bloomberg, Christine Quinn is speaking out against Burger King's plans to begin rolling out whopper-doling food trucks on city streets. The council speaker, along with three other council reps, penned a letter to ...  

The normally understated and highly influential New York consulting firm, SKD Knickerbocker, whose current and former clients include Barack Obama, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bloomberg, and the Democratic National Committee, was at the center of two new stories ...  

The plan now makes its way to the City Council, which is the part of the process obviously that I am most involved with, and I'm going to be working with my colleague Council member [Margaret] Chin, whose district it is in." She added, "Typically ...  

City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn this week touted her role in the deal which expands the prosecutorial role for the Civilian Complaint Review Board against police officers accused of misconduct. But, oddly, Quinn (at right ...  

verbal attacks began was what kind of message this was going to send to young women... I was worried they would ... of how few women run for office and how few women hold office Clinton pointed out that the United States is joined by the country ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn denounced the mayoral Rent Guidelines Board yesterday as a “kangaroo court” and endorsed a proposal that would require that its members be approved by the council. All nine members are now appointed solely by Mayor Bloomberg.  

In a replay of the response to earlier sexual assaults in the area, the attack on a woman in Sunnyside Gardens Easter Sunday brought City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) and Sunnyside’s elected officials back to the No. 7 46th Street-Bliss ...  

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed budget for the next fiscal year has some "unacceptable" cuts in it. She and Councilmember Domenic Recchia Jr. said Wednesday that the preliminary budget ...  

This morning, a Post article said of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn that she was "the only prospective candidate who left the door open for the public to get access to teacher evaluations." I highlighted that fact in a tweet directed at Randi ...  

“About New York” columnist Jim Dwyer writes about how the grandmother of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was a passenger on the Titanic. Joseph Goldstein notes: “In an effort to cut off another avenue used by online predators, several video-game ...  

Mayor Bloomberg yesterday endorsed a proposal made by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to have the Parks Department oversee all future public spaces that are privately owned. “It’s a great idea,” said the mayor. Quinn last week suggested that ...  

Much has been made of the relationship between Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who’s recently taken a number of policy positions that are sharply at odds with the mayor. Yet Bloomberg made it clear Wednesday that Quinn still has ...  

The results of the Quinnipiac University poll confirm New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's status as the frontrunner to replace Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2013. In a hypothetical Democratic primary match-up, Quinn leads the second-place finisher ...  

Last June 25, the night gay marriage became law in New York state, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn gave an emotional speech about finally being able to marry her partner of 10 years — a moment she thought would never come. For the early Democratic ...  

Christine Quinn, the woman who would be the first Irish-American mayor of New York since Bill O’Dwyer, said something the other day that makes me think she is a dangerous radical. Get this: She had the audacity to tell people that they have no right to ...  

WOR Talk Radio host John Gambling weighs in on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent praise of NYC City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Bloomberg said she would be a very good mayor. WOR Talk Radio host John Gambling weighs in on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ...  

He trails Council Speaker Christine Quinn by 15 points, former City Comptroller Bill Thompson by 12 points, and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio by 12. Mr. Kelly still has high approval ratings, however, with 66 percent of New Yorker approving of ...  

Democratic Council Speaker Christine Quinn and GOP Minority Leader James Oddo Thursday announced the Council's eight picks to the commission. Council district lines are redrawn every 10 years to accommodate shifts in population within the city ...  

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn have agreed to allocate $1.6 million to the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board to fund 18 new positions for a unit that will be empowered to prosecute police officers ...  

After a video of St. Patty's melee outside of a West Village McDonald's first appeared on Gothamist, City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn has gone and called for a boycott of the place. Cause that'll solve the problem of ...  

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn: "Grace Meng is a serious legislator with a clear, realistic vision for how our representatives in Washington should work together to address the serious problems we face: creating jobs, supporting and ...  

Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined the Irish and British consuls general to New York at Titanic Park on Thursday morning to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the ship's collision with an iceberg (which her grandmother survived).