Here’s a web video from Mel Gagarin, a City Council candidate running for a seat in Kew Gardens being vacated by Melinda Katz, who is running for City Comptroller.
Also running for that seat are Katz’s predecessor Karen Koslowitz, former Assemblyman Michael Cohen, Lynn Shulman – who lost a council race for this seat to Katz, Joseph Nocerino, who ...

In the latest six-month filing period, City Councilwoman and comptroller candidate Melinda Katz spent eight times more money than she raised.
Between July 12 of last year and now, Katz raised $19,068, and spent $163,418, according to her filing with the city Campaign Finance Board.
“Spent money in this cycle that I won’t have to spend in ...

I'm in Brooklyn College, where Michael Bloomberg will deliver his State of the City speech, laying out an ambitious plan to create 400,000 jobs over amid a full-blown financial crisis. The mayor will also emphasize his goal of maintaining the city's high quality of life, even as he scales back the size of the incoming generation of ...

Campaign finance filings for the city comptroller race show candidates getting ready for what looks like it will be one of the more competitive 2009 races. (The latest filing period is January 12 to July 11, 2008)
According to a search of donations for those candidates between those dates: David Yassky--$463,575 David Weprin--$334,499 Melinda Katz--$206 ...