NYC City Council Campaign: Campaign Manager Didnât Say Manhattan Neighborhood Is Too White and Too Jewish
âNobody on the campaign thinks the Upper West Side is âtoo Jewish.â Itâs ridiculous and libel.â
Aaron Bandler is a staff writer for the Jewish Journal, mainly covering anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. Originally from the Bay Area, his past work experience includes writing for The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Townhall.
Queen Anne style townhouses in Upper West Side Landmark District, West End Avenue at 76 Street, New York, NY. Photo by Barry Winiker/Getty Images
A spokesperson for a New York City Council campaign is claiming that contrary to news reports, their campaign manager never said that the Upper West Side of Manhattan is âtoo white and too Jewish.â
Vacant Storefronts Proliferate in NYC, And It’s No Easier To Identify Owners
arrow A vacant storefront on the Upper East Side Beth Fertig / WNYC
Taking a walk along Third Avenue in the 80s and 90s near his home, City Councilman Ben Kallos points to one empty storefront after another and recalls some of his favorite Upper East Side shops and restaurants.
“This was an amazing steakhouse,” said the Manhattan native, referring to a place on the west side of the avenue. Across the street was a Modell’s Sporting Goods; he also sees a former taco place and a storefront with a red awning that used to be Pesce Pasta. “It was a great place for an Italian lunch and it s been vacant for a number of years,” he said.
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.
"We’re completely committed to the public good," said Conservancy President Betsy Smith. "Public property should not be used as a branding opportunity for private interest."
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