Peter Vallone Sr.

If you're interested in running for office, Peter Vallone, Sr. will teach you.

LaGuardia Community College is holding a series of events featuring Vallone on July 15, 22 and 29, beginning at 6 p.m. and running until 9:30 (late!).

Here's a nifty example of extra-campaign profile-boosting for a couple of local office-seekers, in the form of an ad for the family law firm Vallone & Vallone, from the Queens Gazette.  read more »

A reader passed along this fund-raising email pitch sent out by former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., who is helping his son, Paul Vallone, raise money for a City Council race in Bayside Queens.

The older Vallone, now a major lobbyist, wrote:  read more »

So, how will today’s revelation affect Christine Quinn's political future?

Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf said, “We’re required to give Speaker Quinn the benefit of the doubt, especially since she announced today she was the person who alerted law enforcement to the problem.”

“We don’t know the impact because we don’t know what will occur here," added Sheinkopf, who has worked for likely mayoral candidate Bill Thompson. "The good news is, from a P.R. and political perspective, she got in front of the story. The bad news is that she’s in the story. And only time will tell if she remains in the story.”  read more »