Carolyn McCarthy

In an earlier item, we noted that Mayor Bloomberg -- because of his principled and deeply held concern about gun violence -- had scolded Kirsten Gillenbrand about some of her pro-gun views in a statement welcoming her to the......

Carolyn McCarthy, who is threatening to primary new Senator-select Kirsten Gillibrand because her gun stances are so abhorrent, actually gave money to Gillibrand in her Congressional races -- twice. Gillibrand takes her oath and becomes a Senator today,...

Since her nomination, much has been made of Kirsten Gillibrand's gun stance and the possibility that it will allow an effective primary challenge from the left -- by, potentially, a serious anti-gun candidate like Carolyn McCarthy. But if Gillibrand......

With Pete King fulminating about Caroline and, now, Kirsten and talking to whoever will listen about his plans to run for the Senate in 2010, he gets a brushback pitch this weekend from someone, in the form of a......

Peter King, who was salivating over the prospect of a Senate race against Caroline Kennedy which would have allowed him to pose as Real American vs. Princess, has been a little more cautious about Kirsten Gillibrand. But he still leans......

The new Quinnipiac poll finds that voters approve the choice of Kirsten Gillibrand, 46-30. But with all the controversy about her conservative stances on guns and immigration, she gets higher support among Republicans (56-27) than she does among Democrats...

After doing such a brilliant job with the Senate selection, Paterson jets off to Davos this week to attend a global economic meeting, where his witty insights into world affairs are no doubt eagerly awaited. Senator-select Kirsten Gillibrand met......

Surveying the NY delegation, the Hill finds a lot of continuing unease with the selection of Gillibrand as senator. Jerry Nadler and Ed Towns are both openly flirting with the idea of supporting Carolyn McCarthy in a primary challenge. Suffolk's......

Emily's List endorses Kirsten Gillibrand in an endorsement that shows how stupid endorsements can be. From Ellen Malcolm, a big Hillary supporter: "EMILY???s List is proud to endorse Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ??? a great advocate for women and families.....

Washington correspondent Tom Brune, in a story slotted for tomorrow's paper, reports that Kirsten Gillibrand will be meeting on Sunday with Latino legislators concerned about her immigration stance: "New York???s newly appointed junior Sen. Kirsten...

One of Kirsten Gillibrand's claims to fame is that she was one of the few Congresspeople who put her daily schedule on line -- an effort to let in the sunlight and be transparent. So, what happened? So far,......

Malcolm Smith made Long Island the last place he visited in New York State after becoming state Senate Majority Leader, and fellow Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand seems to be following in his footsteps. We read in the morning papers how......