Sentences with phrase «influence city council races»
REBNY, which spent millions this year trying to influence City Council races, is generally believed to be concerned about Ms. Mark - Viverito's brand of liberalism.
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A report released by the good - government group on Tuesday found 47 different independent expenditure or «IE» committees were created in 2013, spending nearly $ 15.4 million to influence city - wide races as well as council contests.
Levenson and his firm have also drawn fire for helping the city's teachers union dole out piles of money to influence council races while also working for individual candidates, sources said.
The speaker's race is the most inside - baseball election in the city — because it's open only to elected Council members, and even then heavily influenced by forces like county Democratic bosses and labor unions.
Scott Levenson's The Advance Group played both sides of the fence by advising the political arm of the United Federation of Teachers and the anti-horse carriage group, New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, to influence contested city - wide and council races.