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Will Tusk be the next Capalino?
Andrew Yang’s two campaign managers, his press secretary, his policy director and multiple senior advisers don’t actually work for his New York City mayoral campaign. They’re employed by Tusk Strategies, a lobbying firm that’s regularly hired by clients to advocate for or against bills that are being considered by the City Council and the mayor. And the arrangement raises concerns about what kind of access this lobbying firm – and the private clients that hire Tusk – would have to the mayor if Yang were to win the election.
“We believe that it is improper for the same firm to be both a campaign consultant, and then lobby the person that they helped to elect,” said Susan Lerner, executive director of good-government group Common Cause New York. Consultants build “a special relationship of trust” with the candidate, and Lerner added they’re increasingly cashing in on that relationship.
He Honors Black New Yorkers. Not All Black Activists Are Thrilled.
Jacob Morris is the one-man force behind renaming nearly 40 streets in New York City.
Jacob Morris is on a mission to increase Black representation in New York City’s public spaces.Credit.Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times
By Margot Boyer-Dry
Published March 5, 2021Updated March 8, 2021
Last March, a crowd gathered in Downtown Brooklyn to celebrate a new name for Gold Street: Ida B. Wells Place. Jacob Morris, the tireless activist behind the renaming effort, addressed the group.
“I’m almost speechless,” he said.
“Yeah, almost,” someone in the audience commented, laughing.