Topic: Simcha Felder

FDR to get field of dreams

The City School Construction Authority will break ground on Monday on a new $3 million field at FDR HS.. . The 50-yard practice field, which will...
The deal brokered last night to repeal a property tax cut and increase the bed' tax in exchange for a quick mailing of already-budgeted rebate checks has been approved by the City Council, but the votes were off.The property tax increase ...

Term-Limits Extension Passes Committee

In a 16-and-a-half minute meeting, the term-limits extension legislation passed the City Council Government Operations Committee unanimously.The six members all voted yes.Simcha Felder, the chairman, said it was good policy and had nothing to do specifically with wanting to see ...

Term Limits Update: All Present!

They just did the Council roll call and everyone is here.Gale Brewer, an undecided member from Manhattan, used the word " unfortunately" as she declared herself present.Attendance is a touchy issue sometimes. When the Council voted to make Christine Quinn, who ...

At Term Limits Hearing, a Scornful Opening

Another dispatch from the term-limits hearing, by intern Glenna Goldis: Cuomo testified after those brief statements.At one point, Councilman Charles Barron challenged Cuomo, arguing that term limits had created the most progressive council in memory and that Bloomberg "robbed the poor ...

Council Members: This Tax, Or the Other One?

Council members Simcha Felder and Peter Vallone Jr. are circulating a letter in support of re-instating the commuter tax. "The letter pits the commuter tax, which Democrats in the State Senate don't want to do, squarely against the property tax increase--which ...

Parker Gets U.F.T. Endorsement

The states fiscal crisis is being cited as one reason the United Federation of Teacher is endorsing Democratic State Senator Kevin Parker of Brooklyn, who is facing a three-way Democratic primary.Now, more than ever, we need leaders like Senator Parker, Randi ...

Kelly 'Deeply Flattered' By Mayoral Speculation

From superintern Bharat Ayyar: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was a guest on last night's Nachum Segal Show, which was hosted by Zalman "ZK" Koppel and Councilman Simcha Felder, who is also running for State Senate. When Felder brought up the recent ...
The Stonewall Democratic Club, one of the city's largest gay political clubs, held an endorsement meeting last night. According to a club member, here is who the club is endorsing in a few key races: -Challenger Kevin Powell over incumbent Representative ...

Elsewhere: Kelly, Felder, Koch

Ray Kelly is about to become the longest-serving police commissioner since 1945.Councilman Simcha Felder laid praise, and mayoral allusions, on Kelly today at a breakfast in Brooklyn.Then Kelly jokingly thanked Felder for protecting the city from overfed pigeons.In a ...