Reid Pillifant

Boehner Woos Dimon

By Reid Pillifant | February 4, 2010 | 12:44 pm

Jamie Dimon, the rock star C.E.O. of J.P. Morgan Chase, had a few drinks with House Minority Leader John Boehner on Capitol Hill last... READ MORE»

Today in Local Sports Coverage: The Middle Finger Issue, Resolved

By Reid Pillifant | February 4, 2010 | 9:35 am

The controversy over Rex Ryan's middle finger appears to have passed. After the Jets levied a $50,000 dollar fine against the unruly coach, the NFL decided to back off. After days of drumming up headlines about the finger, the resolution gets two sentences in the Daily... READ MORE»

Person of the Year Takes Second Oath Quietly

By Reid Pillifant | February 3, 2010 | 5:06 pm

After the closest confirmation vote in the history of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke--Time's Person of the Year--was very quietly sworn in to a second term as Fed chairman this... READ MORE»

Gillibrand's Dubious Opportunity

By Reid Pillifant | February 3, 2010 | 12:52 pm

After his much-discussed Q-and-A with Republicans last week, President Obama went before a more sympathetic audience this morning: Senate Democrats. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was given a chance to ask the president a question about health care for 9/11 responders. Not surprisingly, the president said he supports taking care of 9/11... READ MORE»

Today in Local Sports Coverage: A Fifty Thousand Dollar Finger

By Reid Pillifant | February 3, 2010 | 9:34 am

Fifty thousand dollars. That's what Rex Ryan owes the Jets for displaying his middle finger to some taunting Dolphins fans in Miami. Mike Vaccaro declines to take the high road on this... READ MORE»

Chuck Schumer Is Ready to Rock

By Reid Pillifant | February 2, 2010 | 4:48 pm

As it turns out, it was a fortuitous bike ride for backers of the Jelly Pool Parties in Williamsburg. When Chuck Schumer rolled past one of the parties this summer he decided to check it out. "Schumer, a Brooklyn native who attended two of the Pool Parties this past summer, was struck by the quality and popularity of the concerts and the enthusiasm of the crowd," reads a press release announcing the senior senator has... READ MORE»

Reporters Fine With Budget Czar's Mane, Others Not

By Reid Pillifant | February 2, 2010 | 4:16 pm

As evidenced by this Dana Milbank video on the Washington Post website, capitol reporters seem to have a more charitable view of Budget Director Peter Orszag's curious sex appeal than toupee titan Joseph Paris did when he was quoted in this week's... READ MORE»

Joint Chiefs Agree With Gillibrand

By Reid Pillifant | February 2, 2010 | 3:04 pm

The effort to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"--championed by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand since her meeting with Lieutenant Dan Choi this summer--just received some significant support from the nation's top military... READ MORE»

Gillibrand Pro-Gay on the 'Rachel Maddow Show'

By Reid Pillifant | February 2, 2010 | 11:57 am

Last night, while Harold Ford Jr. was soaking up the headlines for going head-to-head with Steven Colbert, his would-be opponent, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, was quietly appearing on Rachel Maddow to talk about today's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy hearing in the... READ MORE»

Today in Local Sports Coverage: How Much A Finger Is Worth

By Reid Pillifant | February 2, 2010 | 10:52 am

It's Day Two for the big story about Rex Ryan's middle finger. In the Daily News, Bob Raissman says the media was quite thankful that Ryan injected some fun into the interminable Super Bowl hype. Once that picture of a smirking, finger-popping Ryan began circulating, do you think anyone in the media was saying, darn, I wish this never... READ MORE»

But For the Grace of God Goes Hank Paulson

By Reid Pillifant | February 1, 2010 | 1:33 pm

On Good Morning America this morning, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson defended himself against the charge that he unduly gave a golden egg to his former company, Goldman Sachs, when the government paid the company 100 cents on the dollar for its AIG... READ MORE»

What Roger Ailes Would Do for $100

By Reid Pillifant | February 1, 2010 | 11:32 am

Roger Ailes made a rare appearance on a rival network yesterday morning, joining a "This Week" roundtable on ABC News to talk about Scott Brown, President Obama and Glenn... READ MORE»

Today in Local Sports Coverage: Coach Contrite After Flipping Off Fans At Mixed Martial Arts Match

By Reid Pillifant | February 1, 2010 | 9:17 am

After a week of bland back covers--which coincided with the end of the Jets' season last Sunday--Rex Ryan came back to seize the spotlight. At a mixed-martial arts bout in Miami this weekend, Ryan flipped the bird to some Dolphin fans, one of whom captured the coach on his cell phone camera. Naturally, this makes both of your back covers, but the Post gives it the entire front cover too. It's become a given that... READ MORE»

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Items! Politicking, Prowling

By Molly Fischer and Reid Pillifant | January 29, 2010 | 7:17 pm

Mark Sanchez is politicking. Obama's helping Fox, it would seem. The state finally made a decision on the Aqueduct. Harold Ford Jr.'s chat with Cindy Adams got a lot of... READ MORE»

After Second Lunch, Lopez Smitten With Ford

By Reid Pillifant | January 29, 2010 | 7:10 pm

Addressing the press after a long lunch that saw 41 of Brooklyn's political leaders turn out to meet potential Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr., Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez sounded like a man who had already made up his... READ MORE»