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January 29, 2014
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POWER 100 The Most Powerful People in New York City Politics SPECIAL ISSUE
MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER
CITY & STATE’S NYC POWER 100 RECEPTION
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City & State unveiled its second annual NYC Power 100 in late January and recognized those who landed on the list at a cocktail reception in Manhattan. The event, hosted by City & State Editor Morgan Pehme and City Hall Bureau Chief Nick Powell, featured live interviews with a number of movers and shakers in city politics.
Fiddler on the Roof is set in early 20th century Russia, but its song “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” could have been written about U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. The New York Democrat has been quite the love guru on Capitol Hill, bringing together staffers at an impressive rate.
“I think having two Italian-Americans, as a fellow Italian-American, as No. 1 and No. 2, is very exciting. It’s a win-win for us. I’m a huge fan of both the mayor and the governor. I look at it as a tie—they’re both No. 1 in my book.” —Carlo Scissura, President and CEO, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (#92) Emily Giske
Richard Windram
Josh Vlasto and Megan Murphy Vlasto Danna DeBlasio, Ruth Fasoldt, Eftihia Thomopoulos
Vlasto, who is shifting from being Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s chief of staff to being an advisor to his campaign, and Murphy met while they were both on the senator’s staff in 2007. They wed in October of 2012.
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Carlo Scissura Daniel Squadron and Elizabeth Weinstein Squadron Squadron, a state senator, was set up with Elizabeth by Schumer with a little help from his wife, Iris Weinshall, for whom Elizabeth was working at the time. They wed in 2009.
—Suri Kasirer, Founder and President, Kasirer Consulting (#35)
Josh Isay and Cathie Levine
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Suri Kasirer
Michael Klein
Isay, a managing director for SKDKnickerbocker, and Levine, a communications strategist for Morningside Strategies, met each other while working for then Rep. Chuck Schumer. They wed in 2002.
city & state — February 10, 2014
Stuart Appelbaum
There really is a sea change in the city. I think we see it all across the city. We have 21 new Council members, four out of five new borough presidents, a new public advocate, a new comptroller, a new mayor and a great new team of people he’s brought on board.