Tag: William C. Thompson Jr.

  • Identity Politics, in a Brand-New Form The New York Times 2013-09-14 Sam Roberts, Urban Affairs Correspondent ARGUABLY, New York’s identity politics peaked in 1945. That year, William O’Dwyer, the Democratic Party machine’s mayoral favorite, was Irish and from Brooklyn. Lazarus Joseph, the candidate for comptroller, was Jewish and from the Bronx. Party leaders balanced their…

  • De Blasio First in Mayoral Primary; Unclear if He Avoids a Runoff The New York Times 2013-09-10 David M. Halbfinger, Reporter David W. Chen, City Hall Bureau Chief Bill de Blasio, whose campaign for mayor of New York tapped into a city’s deepening unease with income inequality and aggressive police practices, captured far more votes…