Anthony Weiner for Mayor: In the News

Dogged Weiner Just 2 Pts Behind Ferrer

Mon Sep 12 08:13:52 -0700 2005

Suddenly we've got a race for city hall on our hands! A stunning new poll yesterday showed Rep. Anthony Weiner has caught fire and zoomed into a statistical dead heat with Fernando Ferrer ahead of Tuesday's Democratic primary. Weiner skyrocketed 10 point, to 31 percent, in a week's time and looks likely to force Ferrer, who is at 33 percent, into a runoff.

The Wave Endorses…

Sun Sep 11 17:27:16 -0700 2005

For Mayor, Congressman Anthony Weiner

Mayor

Sun Sep 11 17:25:21 -0700 2005

The Queens Tribune endorses Anthony

A ONE-TWO PUNCH FOR THE DEMOCRATS

Sun Sep 11 17:23:00 -0700 2005

Weiner, who represents communities in Brooklyn and Queens, has run the most effective campaign of the four candidates, overcoming a lack of name recognition to rise to second place.

Bravest back Weiner. Rip mayor on shut stations

Sun Sep 11 17:19:33 -0700 2005

Standing in front of a shuttered firehouse in Brooklyn, the city's firefighters union yesterday endorsed Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner for mayor.

From His Stoop in Brooklyn

Sun Sep 11 17:17:45 -0700 2005

Weiner unveils his latest ad.

WEINER IS SIZZLING. Bolts into statistical tie with Ferrer

Sun Sep 11 17:15:32 -0700 2005

THE DEMOCRATIC RACE for mayor may be turning into a two-man race between Fernando Ferrer and Rep. Anthony Weiner. Weiner zoomed into a statistical tie with Ferrer, capturing 30% of likely Democratic voters, compared with Ferrer's 32%, according to a WNBC/Marist poll released yesterday.

Weiner, Who Once Imagined a Resurgence, Now Has One

Sun Sep 11 17:13:25 -0700 2005

When Anthony D. Weiner thinks about the future, he occasionally dwells on the past -- 1977, to be specific, when Edward I. Koch was in last place against a crowded field of better-known Democratic mayoral candidates, only to surge ahead in the primary's final days, beat Mario Cuomo in a runoff and then beat him again to become the city's 105th mayor.

Race Looks Ripe For Runoff

Tue Sep 06 09:08:53 -0700 2005

Democratic mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner appears to be gaining ground in his quest to force a runoff with front-runner Fernando Ferrer, a new poll revealed yesterday.

Claiming the Mantle of Ideas

Fri Sep 02 17:44:22 -0700 2005

Anthony Weiner, after seven years in Congress, aims to move to Gracie Mansion.

Weiner Is Our Choice Among Democrats

Fri Sep 02 07:04:15 -0700 2005

We usually don’t make primary endorsements at the Queens Chronicle since we figure it’s best to wait for the race that counts. But in this year’s Democratic primary—a crowded field of four running in lockstep—we felt compelled to single out the candidate who most impressed us.

A Scrappy Congressman, Ready for His Next Risk

Tue Aug 30 20:24:19 -0700 2005

In late August 1988, at the age of only 23, Anthony D. Weiner arrived at a crossroads. As an intern in the Capitol Hill office of a congressman, Charles E. Schumer, he knew he wanted to be a congressman himself - an intention hatched in college - but he did not know where to start.

Weiner Offers His Proposal For Cheaper Health Insurance

Mon Aug 29 11:02:11 -0700 2005

Representative Anthony D. Weiner proposed yesterday that the city help small businesses band together to bargain for cheaper health insurance.

Weiner Attacks City's Deal on Bronx Market

Fri Aug 26 08:16:36 -0700 2005

Representative Anthony D. Weiner, a Democratic mayoral candidate, attacked the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday for making what he called a "sweetheart deal" with a developer to turn the Bronx Terminal Market into a million-square-foot shopping mall.

Weiner pans Bx. Terminal Market plan

Fri Aug 26 08:15:17 -0700 2005

Mayoral candidate Rep. Anthony Weiner joined community activists yesterday to slam a massive redevelopment plan for the Bronx Terminal Market as a "sweetheart deal."

A Day in the Life: Candidate Anthony Weiner

Wed Aug 24 09:01:16 -0700 2005

Queens Congressman Anthony Weiner knows he is the least recognized of the Democratic hopefuls who want to unseat Mayor Bloomberg. But the former city councilman and aide to Charles Schumer has done well in the first two debates. And now, one survey puts him in a three-way tie for second place for his party's nomination. WNYC's Fred Mogul spent a day with Weiner and files this report.

Democrats Vie for 2nd Place and a Runoff

Wed Aug 24 08:59:08 -0700 2005

Reflecting a shifting dynamic in the mayoral primary race, the three candidates who were tied in second place in a recent poll spent the Democrats' second mayoral debate yesterday clawing at one another with intensified vigor.

Weiner Goes Dem-Baiting at Latest Debate

Wed Aug 24 08:57:40 -0700 2005

After spending most of the campaign attacking Mayor Bloomberg, the four Democratic candidates finally slammed one another in a feisty debate yesterday morning.

Sure, They're All Smiling Now ... ... But it Got Ugly

Wed Aug 24 08:54:44 -0700 2005

A DEBATE AMONG Democratic mayoral hopefuls yesterday turned into a duel between Anthony Weiner and Gifford Miller - and a suddenly desperate bid for enough votes to stay in the race and take on front-runner Fernando Ferrer.

Democrats Jab In 2nd Debate In Mayor Race

Wed Aug 24 08:52:38 -0700 2005

Showing new aggressiveness, the four Democrats running for mayor mounted sharp, sometimes snide attacks on one another yesterday at their second major debate, as each sought to appear as the candidate most capable of beating Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg this fall.

IT'S A THREE-FOR-ALL TO FACE FERRER IN RUNOFF

Mon Aug 22 12:26:09 -0700 2005

A poll released yesterday showed three of the four contenders tightly bunched behind front-runner Fernando Ferrer, who was clinging to 33 percent of the vote — well short of the 40 percent needed to avert a runoff.

Mayoral Rivals Fight for Turf in Brownstone Brooklyn

Mon Aug 22 09:06:06 -0700 2005

The shoppers and young families strolling along Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, can normally slurp their iced coffees, nosh on bagels and French pastries and browse for books far from the tumultuous politics of City Hall.

Weiner Hits Ferrer on Stocks Tax

Mon Aug 22 09:04:23 -0700 2005

"Mr. Ferrer has suggested that we, the city taxpayers, who have been shortchanged all these years, should put more than a billion dollars on the table in the form of a tax increase - and I just think that's a bad idea," Weiner said during a round-table discussion on "Good Day Street Talk," which is slated to air on Fox 5 at 6 a.m. today.

Andrew Wolf on the Mayoral Race

Wed Aug 17 15:12:52 -0700 2005

Anthony Weiner unleashed the heavy hitters last week, getting his mother to endorse his education plan. Fran Weiner was, until her recent retirement, a New York City public school teacher. That is probably why Mr. Weiner's ideas on education seem so focused, compared to those of the other Democratic candidates.

Weiner Says Budget Cuts, Not Tax Hikes, Would Allow Improvements of Services

Wed Aug 17 15:11:09 -0700 2005

Styling himself the protector of middle-class New Yorkers' wallets, Rep. Anthony Weiner yesterday became the first Democratic candidate for mayor to propose budget cuts instead of tax hikes to finance his proposals for improving city services.

Weiner Blasts Ferrer

Wed Aug 17 15:09:18 -0700 2005

The gloves came off in the Democratic mayoral primary yesterday — with Anthony Weiner calling front-runner Fernando Ferrer an out-of-touch, tax-and-spend liberal.

Weiner Rips Ferrer on Tax

Wed Aug 17 15:07:28 -0700 2005

Setting the stage for the first official Democratic mayoral debate tonight, Rep. Anthony Weiner blasted front-runner Fernando Ferrer yesterday as a tax hiker with few ideas.

When Bloomberg Gave to Weiner

Mon Aug 15 23:12:17 -0700 2005

In December 1999, Rep. Anthony Weiner received a campaign contribution of $1,000 from the man whose job he now wants to take: Michael Bloomberg.

Weiner Showcases Photos From Bar Mitzvah in Mailing

Mon Aug 15 23:10:09 -0700 2005

Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has sent out a new mailing, one with a unique approach. Featured in the piece, which proclaims the Brooklyn-Queens congressman a "Mayor for the Middle Class," are several photos taken at his bar mitzvah. Also included is his fifth-grade class picture.

Metro Briefing New York: Manhattan: Weiner Announces Plan For Schools

Mon Aug 15 23:08:24 -0700 2005

United States Representative Anthony D. Weiner, a Democratic candidate for mayor, unveiled new proposals yesterday for bringing order to city classrooms and called the public school system ''the single most important issue'' facing the city.