THE NEW YORK TIMES by Kate Hamilton 06/12/2012
But, in the first official gathering of the presumed 2013 candidates for mayor, in a forum at New York University on the subject of expanding business opportunities for minority- and women-owned firms, the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, declined to vilify Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Bill de Blasio, New York City’s public advocate, called him “imperial.” William C. Thompson Jr., the former comptroller, described his record as “an embarrassment.”
“Totally unacceptable” was the verdict of the current comptroller, John C. Liu. “We’re going backward,” added Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president.READ MORE
