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Opinion Mayor Anthony Weiner? It Could Happen.
A ho-hum New York City mayoral race just got a whole lot more interesting. Sext scandal-ridden former congressman Anthony Weiner announced, a few paragraphs into a laudatory New York Times Magazine profile, that he’s considering joining the crowded Democratic field. That could shake up allegiances among New York City’s political clans, including some city Jews….
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News Anthony Weiner, Sext-Happy Lawmaker, Considers Comeback New York Mayor Bid
Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned after tweeting lewd pictures of himself, is considering a run for New York City mayor, in what many see as wide open race for one of the highest-profile offices in the United States. In a lengthy interview with The New York Times magazine, posted online on Wednesday, Weiner…
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News Black Market Sales of Jewish Cemetery Plots Blocked by Regulators
New York State officials have interceded in the case of a defunct Jewish burial society that was selling graves on the open market, effectively forcing the society to give up its remaining plots. At least eight people who purchased graves at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, N.Y., from the Przedborzer Friends Society received letters in…
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Fast Forward Jewish Lawmaker Who Voted Against Medical Marijuana Busted on Pot Charge
A Jewish Republican lawmaker who voted against legalizing medical marijuana in 2011 was charged with pot possession after New York state police found a bag of weed in his car. Steve Katz, a controversial Tea Party supporter who lives in suburban Yorktown, NY, was stopped for speeding at about 80 mph on the Thruway on…
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The Schmooze Chelsea Clinton and Hubby Buy $10.5M Condo
Hey NoMad, you have new neighbors! Chelsea Clinton and hubby Marc Mezvinsky have signed a contract for a $10.5 million condo across the street from Madison Square Park, the New York Post reported Thursday. The couple will be moving into 5000-square-feet on the fourth floor of 21 East 26th Street, including four bedrooms, six and…
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Food The Kubbeh Project: Iraqi Jewish Dish Comes to NYC
It is hard to describe a sharper contrast then the one between the trendy spirit of the Lower East Side of Manhattan and the idea of a steaming bowl of authentic kubbeh soup. My first association with Kubbeh soup is of a small Israeli kitchen, presided by a skilled Iraqi or Kurdish Jewish grandmother, or…
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Opinion Ms. Quinn Runs for Mayor
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced she was running for mayor Sunday, making official what had been all but acknowledged for months. In a whistle-stop tour of the city and a new campaign video, Quinn touted her middle-class roots and a campaign agenda that emphasizes housing and education. If she wins, Quinn would…
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Fast Forward Christine Quinn Tosses Hat in Race for New York Mayor With No Jewish Candidate
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn officially launched her candidacy on Sunday for the job that would make her the city’s first female and first openly gay mayor, in a race that has no Jewish major candidate for the first time in years. The Democratic Quinn, 46, made her announcement on Twitter, saying: “It’s…
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