Campaign Roundup, Feb. 21

Apologies for the lateness this morning – was working through some technical difficulties.

2013 Mayor’s Race

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has hired John Del Cecato and Anna and Stanley Greenberg, former consultants to Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel and Bill Clinton, in advance of his increasingly-likely mayoral run, the New York Times reports

The Queens Tribune loves Tom Allon

State Senate

A woman in a purple dress has emerged as the central figure in the brawl involving State Sen. Mark Grisanti.

Brooklyn

Senate candidate Lew Fidler’s list of endorsements contained some people who didn’t actually endorse him.

Staten Island

Former Rep. Guy Molinari had some harsh words about the Times’ treatment of Michael Grimm.

Elsewhere

Senate GOP candidate George Maragos weighed in on the contraception debate.

Assembly LATFOR chair Jack McEneny explained why there’s no hearings held about the congressional redistricting lines.

Some insight into how the line-drawing will proceed this week.