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Some data and details from our reporting on campaign consultants who help politicians get elected and also lobby those officials on behalf of companies, unions and other interests.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2013

Government

When Campaign Aides Are Lobbyists, Questions Mount

Some of the top firms advising candidates for state and local office also lobby those offices for clients like corporations and unions. Some believe the potential conflict demands reform.

ByRoss Barkan 1Comment

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Apr 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Report: New Mayor Should Stop Re-Housing the Homeless

Some mayoral candidates want to restore programs that place homeless families in regular housing. But one think-tank believes those programs drive shelter demand.

ByDiane Jeantet 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Decisions New York's Next Mayor Will Face on Public Housing

Though federally funded, NYCHA is in part steered by choices at the municipal level. What public-housing policy choices will New York’s next mayor have to make?

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Government

For Next Brooklyn Borough President, What’s the Agenda?

Observers stress sharing prosperity, strategic use of capital funds, better community boards, and more transparency.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Government

Former Gadfly Cop Nears Coronation as Brooklyn Borough President

State Sen. Eric Adams faces virtually no opposition in his bid for borough hall—the latest step in his evolution from controversial activist to political leader.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Economy Government

Community Groups Press for Details in NYC Mayoral Forums

East Brooklyn Congregations and allies typically work behind the scenes. But they’ve made headlines in 2013 by forcing candidates to provide detailed housing, school and policing proposals.

ByJessica Siegel 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Government

Campaigns Skip Mott Haven, Drug Centers and Shelters Don't

Mayoral frontrunners skipped a recent forum in the South Bronx neighborhood, where many residents are upset about the number of drug and mental health facilities in the area.

ByJoe Hirsch 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Government

Watch the Mayoral Debate on Low-Income Issues

Seven candidates representing four parties discussed wages, sick leave, stop-and-frisk and other issues—to cheers and jeers from the crowd, and occasional jabs from one another.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Top Issue in Brownsville: Fear of the Teens, Fear for the Teens

Ask people on Blake Avenue what’s their No. 1 campaign concern, and they’ll say “crime.” But their worry seems to be less about violence and more about whether young people…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

The Numbers: Campaign Consultants Who Double As Lobbyists

When Campaign Aides Are Lobbyists, Questions Mount

Report: New Mayor Should Stop Re-Housing the Homeless

Decisions New York's Next Mayor Will Face on Public Housing

For Next Brooklyn Borough President, What’s the Agenda?

Former Gadfly Cop Nears Coronation as Brooklyn Borough President

Community Groups Press for Details in NYC Mayoral Forums

Campaigns Skip Mott Haven, Drug Centers and Shelters Don't

Watch the Mayoral Debate on Low-Income Issues

Top Issue in Brownsville: Fear of the Teens, Fear for the Teens

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