Pity John Catsimatidis: As Michael Bloomberg prepares to meet with city Republican leaders to ask for a spot on the primary ballot, the grocery magnate's mayoral hopes may effectively be dashed.
Catsimatidis—like Bloomberg, a Democrat-turned-Republican billionaire—promoted himself over the past year as a savior for the cash-strapped Republicans. And even after Bloomberg pushed back term limits in ...

The Bronx County Republican chair says Michael Bloomberg doesn't have enough support to get on the party line, and the county is having a party for John Catsimatidis. [TalkBronx] Andrew Cuomo keeps on bonus busting. [Post] More criticism for David Paterson about postponing town halls to attend a bill signing in Washington. [MR] A congresswoman in Ohio is telling ...

NYS Republican Chairman Joe Mondello just began speaking at a luncheon here at the Marriott Hotel that will feature speeches from Rudy Giuliani and Goerge Pataki. From the podium, Mondello announced that the lunch is being sponsored by John Catsimatidis, who Mondello said is "a great potential candidate for the City of New York." Catsimatidis already used his airplane to ...