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1 By Azi Paybarah 8/04/11 3:59pm

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Mayor Bloomberg today appointed Stephen Goldsmith, the nation’s premier expert on innovation in government and the former Mayor of Indianapolis, as Deputy Mayor for Operations. April 30, 2010 (Photo Credit: Edward Reed)

After Quick Departure, Some Question Goldsmith’s Role in Bloomberg’s Admin

Republican City Councilman Jimmy Oddo is sad to see Deputy Mayor Goldsmith leave the administration.

But he's not surprised.

"I don't think he was cast in a position to succeed," Oddo said, calling from his cell phone after pulling his car over to the side of the road. (He was on his way home to Staten Island to  get softball equipment for tonight's game against the mayor's office.)

"I believe a deputy mayor for operations needs to be a tactician," said Oddo, who called Goldsmith's replacement, Cas Halloway, "the perfect selection" because "he learned at the knee of Ed Skyler, who was running 4/5 of the city for all intents and purposes." Read More

1 By Azi Paybarah 7/13/11 12:22pm

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‘Tom Who?’ Publisher Allon Explains His Ink-Stained Mayoral Run

Publisher Tom Allon said, in hindsight, it was a mistake to support Mayor Bloomberg's push to extend term limits, putting the newly announced 2013 mayoral candidate at odds with two of the leading Democrats in that race.

"I think at the time I was in favor of the extension," Allon said. "I didn't think it was a bad idea, even though the will of the people knocked it down, twice. I hate to say it but in retrospect, I think it was a mistake. And I think maybe even in his heart of hearts the mayor thinks it's a mistake."

Allon, who declared that he was running for mayor earlier this week, has a very different kind of profile, and a very different kind of record, than most of his would-be opponents in 2013.

As the publisher of Manhattan Media, he has overseen a slew of political and lifestyle publications throughout the city, making his candidacy something of a surprise to the political establishment.  But, Allon said, he "jumped in with two feet" when he decided to run as a "Cuomo Democrat."

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