Thomas Lopez-Pierre running to replace Robert Jackson in District 7

Thomas Lopez-Pierre is running in District 7. His racially and sexually controversial statements have attracted attention. 

His website is here. 

Articles on Lopez-Pierre:

• "Controversial Harlem activist launches City Council bid" in the Columbia Spectator
• "A Council candidate's racist email, and a response" in Capital New York
• "Robert Jackson totally rejects endorsement from controversial uptown activist" on Politicker

His campaign's contact info: Thomas Lopez-Pierre for City Council 2013: (646) 363-9047, 927 Columbus Avenue, 5S, New York, NY 10025

John Lisyanskiy running for Coney Island's District 47

John Lisyanskiy,  Legislative Clerk in the City Council division of the City Council agency, is looking to replace Domenic Recchia in District 47. 

His website is here.

His campaign's contact info: Friends of John Lisyanskiy: (718) 996-4609, 115 Bay 20^th Street, 2-D

Brooklyn, NY 11214.

Mark Levine running in District 7

Mark D. Levine is looking to take term-limited Councilman Robert Jackson's seat in District 7. 

His website is here. 

Articles on Levine:

• Politicker article about Levine filing his candidacy. 
• Daily News blog post about Levine getting UFT backing. 
• Columbia Spectator article about Levine's campaign funding. 
• New York Post article criticizing Levine for trying to "cash in on his father's death". 
• Capital New York article on Levine about an email he received from Lopez-Pierre describing him as a "white/Jewish candidate".

His campaign contact info: Levine 2013: (646) 382-8992, 900 West 190^th Street, 4K, New York, NY 10040

Incumbent Stephen Levin running to keep District 33

Stephen T. Levin was elected as council member in District 33 in 2009. Prior to that he served as Chief of Staff to Assembly member Vito Lopez.

His council member page is here. 

His campaign's contact info: Levin 2013: (908) 380-7626, 576 Morgan Avenue, 3L, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Manuel Lantigua running in District 7

Manuel O. Lantigua is running in District 7. He previously ran in 2009. No current information on him could be found. 

His campaign's contact info: Lantigua 2013: (914) 384-5062, 230 West 103^rd Street, 6G

New York, NY 10025

Marc Landis running in the 6th district

Marc A. Landis is running in Upper West Side District 6.

His website is here.  

His campaign contact info: Landis for New York: (212) 362-9298, 160 West 95^th Street, 2C

New York, NY 10025

Incumbent Brad Lander running in District 39

Brad S. Lander hopes to keep his seat in Brooklyn's District 39. 

His current council member page is here. His personal page is here. 

His campaign contact info: Brad Lander 2013: (917) 822-4584, 256 13^th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Karen Koslowitz hopes to keep her seat in District 29

Karen Koslowitz was elected to District 29 in 2009. Prior to this Koslowitz served as Deputy Borough President under Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.

Her current council member page is here. 

Her campaign contact info: Re-elect Koslowitz 2013: (718) 268-3626, 6940 108^th Street, % R. Croce 3A

Forrest Hills, NY 11375

Peter Koo running to keep his seat in District 20

Peter A. Koo (20): was elected to City Council in November 2009. He is also President of the Peter Koo Community Charitable Organization, whose recent philanthropy includes a $100,000 donation to LaGuardia Community College, and 20 wheelchairs to Elmhurst Hospital.

His current council member page is here.

His campaign contact info: Friends for Peter Koo: (718) 961-2931, 133-24A 41^st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355

Micah Kellner running in District 5

Micah Z. Kellner is currently an Assembly Member and running for City Council in District 5. Prior to his election to the assembly Kellner served on the staffs of Senator Charles Schumer, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and former New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr.

His website is here. 

His campaign's contact info: Kellner 2013, 135 61^st Street, 4C, New York, NY 10065

Cheryl "Shelley" Keeling running in District 11

Cheryl Keeling is a lawyer, track coach and businesswoman running for City Council in District 11.  

Her website is here. An interesting article about her in the Riverdale Press. 

Her campaign's contact info: Keeling Campaign 2013, 3614 Johnson Avenue

David B. Kayode running in Queens District 28

David B. Kayode is currently a legislative aide in District 28, and a reverend at a Baptist church in Brooklyn. He is originally from Nigeria.

You can see a youtube commercial for his campaign here, and his website here. 

His campaign's contact info: David Kayode 2013, 106-23 153^rd Street, 1, Jamaica, NY 11433

Benjamin Kallos running in District 5

Benjamin J. Kallos is running in District 5. He has been endorsed by former PA, Mark Green, New Roosevelt Founder, Bill Samuels, and Organizing for America National Military and Veterans Affairs' New York State Director, Rob Diamond.

His website is here.

His campaign contact info: Friends of Benjamin Kallos: (212) 600-4960, 534 East 88^th Street, 5A, New York, NY 10128

Vincent Ignizio running in the 51st District

Vincent M. Ignizio (51) 

His website is here. 

His campaign contact info: (917) 763-0951, Staten Island, NY 10306

Tamika Humphreys running in District 8

Tamika L. Humphreys is running against Melissa Mark-Viverito of New York City’s 8th Council District.

Her website is here. 

Her campaign contact info: (516) 782-9339, 342 East 119^th Street, 5B, New York, NY 10035

Ari Hoffnung is running in District 11

Ari N. Hoffnung (11): is currently Deputy Comptroller for Budget and Public Affairs. Prior to joining Comptroller Liu’s administration, Hoffnung served as Chief of Staff to then-City Councilman Simcha Felder, and was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns where he worked for more than a decade. He ran for this seat in 2005 and entered and then withdrew from the race in 2009. 

His campaign contact info: 917 687-6106, 646 West 227^th Street, Bronx, NY 10463

Sean Henry is running in District 42

Sean K. Henry (42) keeps a very low profile. No information about him could be found. 

His campaign, Friends of Sean K. Henry 2013, can be contacted at (718) 216-6188 and 659 Ashford Street, 2, Brooklyn, NY 11207

Edward Hartzog running in the 5th District

Edward A. Hartzog (05) is an advocate for more green and open spaces, and for greater transparency of and accessibility to government. He is running in the Upper East Side's 5th District. 

His website is here. 

His campaign's contact info: (917) 705-6126, 300 East 75^th Street, 12J, New York, NY 10021

Jesse Hamilton running for Brooklyn District 35

Jesse E. Hamilton (35) has worked for the New York City Department of Finance and now wants to represent District 35 in Brooklyn.

His website is here. 

His campaign's contact info: Jesse Hamilton 2013: (917) 553-7953,910 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

David G. Greenfield, current member in the 44th, is running to keep his seat

David G. Greenfield (44) won his seat in a special election in March of 2010. He is an attorney and an expert in education policy.

His city council page is here. 

His campaign's contact info: (347) 985-1135, 1011 East 3^rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230

Brian Gotlieb hopes to replace Recchia in District 47

Brian Gotlieb is a candidate who is running for the open seat being vacated by Domenic Recchia, Jr. in District 47.  Gotlieb had a committee established for the ‘09 cycle, which he “suspended” when the term-limit extension allowed Recchia to hang onto his seat for another term. He is currently an attorney for the firm Gerber & Gerber, PLLC. He was most notably Congressman Anthony Weiner's deputy chief of staff.

His website is here.

His campaign contact info is

• (718) 996-5668
• 2930 West 5^th Street, 12, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Sara Gonzalez is defending her seat in District 38

Sara M Gonzalez is a Brooklyn incumbent, in the 38th.  She came into the Council in a special election, so she is still entitled to run this year for her own seat.

Last year the NY Daily News called her one of the least active law makers on the council.

Her City Council page can be found here.

Her campaign contact info is

• (347) 463-9330
• 9221 SMB #13, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Lisa Giovinazzo for District 50

Lisa is a Republican and has the support of Michael Grimm and Guy Molinari. Read more here. She practices as an attorney and mediator in divorce law. According to the bio on her practice's website she has also worked with NY1 News and PBS as a correspondent and commentator.

Her campaign's contact info: (718) 448-1600, 45 Grymes Hill Road, Staten Island, NY 10301

Dan Garodnick hopes to keep his seat in District 4

Daniel R. Garodnick has been representing the 4th District since 2006. His city council webpage is here.  His personal webpage is here.

For a short time last year he ran for City Controller. Read politicker's coverage here.

His twitter handle is @DanGarodnick

His campaign website is here.

Campaign contact info: (212) 818-0580, 211 East 43^rd Street, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10017

Kirsten John Foy is running for District 36

Councilman Al Vann has met his term limit and Kirsten Foy is running for his seat.

Interesting facts:

• He was de Blasio's Director of Intergovernmental Affairs 
• He gained notoreity after he was arrested along with Councilman Jumaane Williams.

Read the "Kirsten John Foy Leaves Public Advocates Office" on politicker here.

NYTimes "City Aide in Spotlight After Being Detained" article here.

NY Daily News article "Ex-city official Kirsten John Foy sues city in police pounding at West Indian Day Parade" here.

His campaign website is here.

Campaign contact info: 215 East 23^rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

 

Julissa Ferreras: 21st District Candidate & Incumbent

Julissa Ferreras already represents District 21. Her city council webpage is here.

Her twitter handle is @JulissaFerreras
In 2010, NY1 ran a story about how she didn't pay one of her employees.

Her campaign's website is here.
The campaign's contact info:

• (800) 829-7059
• 104-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 1, Corona, NY 11368

Meet Alicia Barksdale!

She is running in the 7th District and is a voice for youth and target income housing.
Here's her website, http://www.aliciaforcouncil.com/

Meet Nikki Lucas

Running in the 42nd District, currently represented by Charles Barron.  Click here for her website.

Politicker: Mark Levine Rolls Out Endorsements

Colin Campbell writes:

Mark Levine, a Democratic district leader campaigning for the seat held by outgoing Councilman Robert Jackson, is flexing his political muscles even as attention in the race has shifted to the racially-charged epithets used against him and his supporters. Indeed, this morning Mr. Levine announced he has received the formal endorsements of three notable elected officials on the northern side of Manhattan: Congressman Jerry Nadler, State Senator Adriano Espaillat and Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito. [Politicker]

Candidate Launches Hurricane Sandy-Themed Political Party

Ross Barkan writes:

A candidate for City Council in a Sandy-ravaged Far Rockaway district is running on a hurricane-themed party line. Selvena Brooks is filing petitions to get on the ballot under the name of the “Rebuild Now” party.
Ms. Brooks, a communications specialist with the Service Employees International Union, will join a crowded field the special election to replace James Sanders in the 31st District.

...The election, set for Feb. 19, has attracted a slew of candidates. Mr. Sanders’ former chief of staff, Donovan Richards, is a considered the front runner. However, Ms. Brooks, who has worked in the State Senate, will be one of several candidates with legitimate credentials in the race including; Attorney Jacques Leandre, community activist Mike Duncan, marketing firm head Earnest Flowers, Community Board 8 District Manager Marie Adam-Ovide and Pesach Osina, a staffer of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. [Politicker]

WSJ: Thompson Starts Making His Move

Michael Howard Saul writes: 
New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson has begun working part-time at his Wall Street job to focus on his campaign, vowing to dispel the notion that he lacks the drive to win City Hall. 

In an interview, Mr. Thompson said he would leave his job altogether in March to wage a vigorous fight in his second bid for mayor. He has 10 campaign fundraisers planned for this week and has stepped up his schedule of public events in recent months. [Wall Street Journal]

NY Post: Blunt-talkin’ Lhota

David Seifman writes: 

While serving as the top deputy to former Mayor Giuliani, Joe Lhota urged the chancellor of the City University to expel students editors of the Hunter College newspaper who published disquieting pictures of Jesus crucified on the cross and wearing a condom.

...The letter was unearthed by The Post in the Municipal Archives, which is sure to be swarming with “oppo” researchers once Lhota officially declares his candidacy for mayor on the Republican line later this month. [NY Post]

Village Voice: Brooklyn Deserves a New D.A

Graham Rayman writes: 

"There have been repeated allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, political influence peddling, and basic ineptitude. Hynes has been widely criticized, for example, for shielding rapists and pedophiles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn as a way of currying favor with politically influential rabbis. And several high-profile criminal cases have fallen apart after revelations that his office has either manipulated evidence or withheld exculpatory evidence it is required to disclose to defense attorneys. In several cases, innocent men spent months or even years behind bars." [Village Voice]

City & State: Restler Will Decide Soon Whether to Challenge Levin

Former state committeeman Lincoln Restler said on Thursday he will make a decision on whether to challenge Councilman Steve Levin by the end of the month. [City & State]

Martha Taylor Makes Another Run for City Council

Back in 2008, Martha Taylor launched a bid for the 24th Council District (currently represented by James Gennaro).  Looks like she is trying it again, with help from Queens County Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley and a lot of other officials.

NY1: Sal Albanese Explains Run For Mayor

Former City Councilman Sal Albanese talks about why he’s running for Mayor in 2013. [Road to City Hall]

Liu May Testify In Fraud Case Of Campaign Fundraiser

NY1 has learned that the comptroller could be called to testify in the fraud trial of a campaign fundraiser, Oliver Pan.

In court filings Friday, the comptroller and his top campaign aides, like Chung Seto, are listed as potential witnesses for the defense.

Both Pan and Jenny Hou, Liu's former campaign treasurer, face fraud charges for allegedly concocting a straw donor scheme to get over-the-limit campaign donations to the comptroller.

This comes as Liu considers a run for mayor this year.

"I am just looking forward to the trial's beginning," Liu said when asked about the trial Friday. "I think the more information that comes out, the better it is for everybody." [NY1]

Team Espaillat Backs Julie Menin for Manhattan Borough President

Julie Menin rolls up endorsements from State Senator Adriano Espaillat and two other officials in his political orbit, Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa.  [Politicker]

Constantinides Endorsed by New York City Council Progressive Caucus Alliance

Costa Constantinides was one of the first candidates endorsed by the New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus for the Council’s 22^nd District, which represents Astoria along with parts of Long Island City and Woodside. 

...Costa has previously been endorsed by New York’s Working Families Party and the UFCW Local 1500, the largest supermarket union in the city. 

Costa Constantinides is a grassroots community organizer, attorney, progressive political leader, husband and father who has lived in Astoria his whole life.  In 2009, Costa was elected as the Democratic District Leader for the 36th Assembly District. [Queens Gazette]