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HS Basketball Coach Throws Hat In Ring For Westchester Assembly Seat
"When an opportunity presents itself, we need to take it," Anthony Nicodemo, Saunders High School basketball coach and social studies teacher, said in announcing his candidacy for New York state Assembly.Nicodemo, an openly gay Democrat, is seeking the 90th District seat vacated by Shelley Mayer of Yonkers, who just won the state Senate seat vacated by County Executive George Latimer. "A chance to represent and fight for my community is something I could not pass on," Nicodemo said on Twitter. Nicodemo, who's been Saunders Trades and Technical High School's head boys bas…
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Cuomo Hits Back As 'Sex And The City' Star Mulls Primary Challenge
This story has been updated. A day after news broke that "Sex And the City" star Cynthia Nixon was talking with Democratic strategists about entering this year's primary race against Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle, the two-term incumbent wasted no time denigrating Nixon as a B-rated celebrity backed by his longtime Democratic critic, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In a conference call with news reporters on Wednesday, Cuomo laughed at his own answer to a question about whether de Blasio, a longtime friend of Nixon, is behind her candidacy. “I think it was probably either th…