Using PAC the Big 8 Has Gamed New York Democracy, By Controlling Elections
Parkside working
for The Real Estate Board of New York's PAC Jobs4NY worked for and against 35
candidates in the 20 competitive council races. The Advance Group working
through 4 PACs NYCLASS, United for the Future, Citizen Action and Hotel Workers
for A Strong Middle Class worked for 27 of candidates in the 20
competitive council campaigns. Of the 21 candidates supported by Parkside
Jobs4NY 17 were run by the big 8. Another candidate Dickens who had no race is
running for speaker and some Jobs4NY money went to a republican candidate. Of
the 44 council candidates supported by PAC in which Advance worked for or had a
relationship with 34 when to candidates run by the Big 8. Half of the
other 10 went to incumbent candidates who had no races. The big 8 worked for
council candidates who may be running for speaker, who had no races.
Berlin Rosen Daniel Garodnick, Red Horse and Hudson TDG James Vacca, Hudson TG
Mark Weprin. Multi-Media run by newspaper publisher Michael Nussbaum have been
doing printing for the Parkside Group for years in the dark pools because state
election law does not require subcontractors are reported. Red Horse worked alongside
Parkside for DSCC where Melvin Lowe was indicted this week for fake printing
invoices. Red Horse has at least 20 interest group clients. This summer the New
York World reported Hudson TG LLC – offer lobbying services to represent
special interests with the officials they have sometimes helped to get elected.
The only campaign consultant that does not directly lobby is Brandford
Communications. But Brandford's Ernie Lendler did pull a Melvin Lowe when he
gave convicted Brooklyn Boss Norman fake invoices. Lendler did not get
indicted in exchanged for testifying against Norman Background on the Big 8 Consultants as
Lobbyists * CrainsNY on the Advance Groups Double Dipping
(CrainsNY)
.
The Big 8 Also Dominated In Citywide, Borowide and Democratic State Races
Comptroller candidate Scott Stringer had several of the Big
8 working for him: Advance Group, George Arzt, Multi-Medi and Marathon
Strategies. Cuomo had Advance, Red
Horse, Marathon Strategies and Marc Guman working for him. Controller DiNapli
had Red Horse working for him. New York Democratic State Senate Committee
employed 4 of the big 8 Parkside Group, Berlin Rosen, Brandford Communications,
Red Horse. Queens BP Katz had Red Horse, George Arzt, Multi-Media and Hudson.
Vallone had Mercury. Brooklyn BP Adams had Red Horse even though he had no
race. Bronx BP Diaz also had no race but had Red Horse, Advance Group and
Brandford. Manhattan BP Lappin had Red Horse and Marathon Strategies; Menin had
George Arzt and Berlin Rosen; Jackson had Advance. The winning Manhattan BP candidate Gail
Brewer had none of the Big Eight working for her. A lesion of their real value?
Tish James had Hudson TG and Red Horse
joined in the runoff. Daniel Squardron Brandford and Berlin. Reshma had Red
Horse
20 Competitive Council Races
Out of 54 Candidate the 8 Consultants Worked for 98 candidates
Consultants 35 Candidates, Parkside PAC 36 Candidates, Advance PACs 27 Candidates
1CD Red Horse, Parkside
PAC (2), Advance PACs HWSMC, CA; 3CD Berlin Rosen, Advance Group and Mercury Public Affairs, Advance PACs UF, CA; 5CD George Artz. Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PAC NYCLASS; 6CD Berlin Rosen,
George Artz, Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 7CD Advance Group and Hudson TD, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PACs UF, NYCLASS; 10CD Advance Group, Advance PAC UF; 11CD Branford Communications, Advance PAC UF; 16CD Brandford Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PAC UF;
19CD Red Muliti, Berlin Mercury, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3), Advance PACs UF, NYCLASS; 22CD Muli-Media, Parkside PAC(3), Advance PAC UF; 24CD Berlin Rosen, Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PAC UF; 27CD Muli-Media Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3), Advance PAC UF; 34CD Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3), Advance PACs UF, CA; 35CD Advance Group, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3); 36CD Red Horse, Belin Rosen, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (4), Advance PAC UF; 37CD Advance Group, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PACs UF, NYCLASS; \38CD Hudson TG, Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PACs CA, HWSMC; 46CD Brandford Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PAC UF; 47CD Berlin Rosen. Advance Group. Hudson TG, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PAC UF; 48CD Advance Group, Mercury Public Affairs. Hudson TG.
Brandford, Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (4), Advance PACs UF, CA
15 Council Incumbents Had No Race
The
big 8 consultants worked for 7 of the 15 candidates who had no races.
PACs connected to the Advance Group contributed to 9 of the 15
candidates with no races.
4ICD Berlin Rosen; 13ICD Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 20ICD
None; 21ICD None; 23ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 25ICD
Muli-Media; 26ICD Hudson TG; 29ICD Hudson TG, Advance PAC UF; 30ICD Berlin Rosen, Advance PAC UF; 32ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 39ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 43CD None; 45ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 49ICD Brandford
Communications, Advance PAC UF; 51ICD None, Advance PAC UF
.
16 Blow Out Council Races (11 Incumbents)
The big 8 worked for 8 of the 16 candidates who had blow out elections
2CD None, Advance PAC UF, CA; 8ICD None, Advance PAC NYCLASS; 9ICD Parkside PAC (2), Advance PAC UF; 12CD Parkside PAC, Advance PAC UF; 14ICD Brandford Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC; 17ICD None; 18ICD Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 28ICD Berlin Rosen; 31ICD Berlin Rosen, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PAC UF; 32CD Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 33ICD Berlin Rosen, Advance PAC UF; 40ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 41ICD None; 42CD Hudson TG, Advance PAC UF; 44ICD None; 50CD None
.
The Tyranny Makers
Public Advocate: Brandford Communications, Berlin Rosen, Red Horse, Hudson TD, Advance HWSMC; Comptroller: Berlin Rosen, George Arzt, Multi-Media, Marathon Strategies; Mayor Berlin Rosen, Marathron Strategies, Marc Guma, SKD Knickerbocker; Brooklyn BP No Race: Red Horse; Bronx BP No Race: Brandford Communciations, Red Horse, Advance Group; Queens BP:
Red Horse, Hudson TV, Multi-Media, George Arzt, Mercury Public
Affairs; Manhattan BP: Red Horse, Marathon Strategies, Marc Guma,
Advance, Berlin Rosen, George Arzt; Brooklyn DA: Red Horse, Advance
Group, Bedford Communications, George Arzt
Manhattan DA No Race: Red Horse, Marc Guma
Queens DA: Marc Guma; Bronx DA: Brandford Communications; NYSSC: Parkside Group, Berlin Rosen, Brandford Communications, Red Horse Guma
AG: Berlin Rosen, SKDKickerbocker; NYS Comptroller: Red Horse; NYS Governor: Marc Guma, Marathron Strategies, Red Horse, Advance Group
How Lobbyists Contibute to Bad City Services - 911 Emergency Phone System
Dead Girl 911 Lobbying
Last June 4th year old Ariel Russo died shortly after
getting hit by an SUV. There had been a
four-minute delay in dispatching the ambulance to take the little girl to the
hospital. The city is blaming 911 operation human errors for the delay. The union leader of the 911 operators is
blaming the new troubled $2 billion dollars upgrade that the city is
installing. The city’s upgrade of the 911 system has not gone very well. It has been hunted by system crashes, wrong
addresses and over a billion and a half dollar cost overrun. It is now up to a jury to find out who is
really at fault for the girls death.
The parents of Ariel have brought a $40
million dollar against the drive and the city.
One group that has to this point escaped the lawsuit and media attention
is the lobbyists who push the city to hire the contractors who built the 911
system, no matter how the system is performing.
Among the lobbyists to get paid by the city’s 911 contractors: George
Arzt, Mercury Public Affairs, LLC, Jennifer Carlson, Peter Barden, Jonathan
Greenspun, Michael McKeon, Kasirer Consulting LLC. These same lobbyists contribute to and run
the campaigns of many of the city’s officials.
They elected the kings who decided which contractor is chosen and
because of their influence in the system eat the king’s meat (work for the
contractor). Investigators hope the
Russo trial will shine some light on the role lobbyists who do their work in
secret played in keeping contractor who were not doing what they promised from
getting fired.
Lobbyist Kept Representing Contractors for the 911 System No Matter How Poorly They Were Performing
Margaret S Chin
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The Unreported World of Campaign Consultants Lobbyists
Political Consultant Lobbyist George Arzt's Slush Fund
Judy Menin Manhattan BP race run by Belin Rosen and George Arzt can you find out who told her to hire Melvin Lowe
Melvin Lowe
Under Investigation Hired by Menin truenewsfromchangenyc.blogspot.com *Menin’s spokesman George Arzt confirmed that Lowe was hired by the
campaign to assist with petitioning, and said campaign ended its
relationship with Lowe “after a very brief period” just as the news of
Huntley’s wiretap list broke. Arzt Gave almost $100,000 in campaign contributions to NY state candidates spread out
over many years.* 2013-10-29 George Arzt - NYS Board of Elections Contributions - Disclosure.pdf George Arzt represents Excell One57 and dozens of other developers * George Arzt - NYC Lobbyist Search Result * More George Arzt is A Bad Guy LobbyistsWho has done a lot of harm(True News) Berlin Rosen
Campaign Consultant Lobbyist Berlin Rose Ratner Connection
.
Berlin Rosen work for the de Blasio, Judy Menin, Daniel Squardron,
Scott Stinger, Eric Schneiderman, NYS Senate Democratic Committee and
the following council campaigns Chin, Johnson, Garodnick, Landis,
Levine, Rodriguez, Shafran, Lancman, Powell, Crowley, Donovan, Levin,
Foy, Dorbin. When Campaign Aides Are Lobbyists, Questions Mount - City LimitsMulti-Media
True News: A Takeover Of Journalism by Lobbyist and Politicians
___________________________________________________________________________________
A Political Local Newspaper
Pay to Read Journalism
Newspaper gives vote of approval to paying politicalcandidates (New York World)
A New York World review of campaign finance records and
endorsements found that of the 15 candidates who purchased services from
Multi-Media Advertising in competitive races for amounts exceeding $1,000, 11
also received a public endorsement from the Tribune in that race.
In
queens the local newspaper, the political machine and government all
work together. The paper do not preform the role of checks and balances
that Founding Father envisioned to protect the people from the
government and ensure a working democracy. Instead Queens local
newspapers have gamed journalism to operate as a co-machine in Queens.
More on Nussbaum and the Queens Tribune
Lobbyists for the RKO Keith?They work in campaigns and are lobbyist to the same elected officials they help elect or reelect. The papers operate as the house organ for the Democratic party to controling who becomes gets elected or becomes a judge in Queens county. The judges in turn send the legal ads worth tens of thousands dollars to the local papers.* FOR MENG CONSULTANT NUSSBAUM, A HISTORY OF VOTE-SPLITTING(True News) NUSSBAUM...should have gone to jail back in the Manes days when he was caught red handed in ...wasn't it a Time Warner
bribery scandal? And
this is the man who is "representing" the RKO Keith's owner de
jour...Patrick Thompson. . .* True News: A Takeover Of Journalism by Lobbyist and Politicians * True News: True News: Nussbaum Unplugged A New Organized ... * True News: The Queens Chronicle Asks Why is A Sex Sex Trafficker ...True News (The Bund): The Parkside Monopoly
After Losing the State Senate, Weprin Parkside FK Up Again With Fidler
Parkside Got $2.2 Million from the Democratic State Senate Committee
The
rumor floating through Democratic circles during the Weprin disaster
were about the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee steping in
to take control of Assemblyman DavidWeprin's
floundering campaign from the Parkside Group. Everyone involved
denied it, and the DCCC would legally only be allowed to work in
coordination with Weprin's campaign, but there's no denying the
Democrat's half-million-dollar ad buy has also garnered it a stronger
role in the Ninth Congressional District race. "Everyone has just
been alarmed at how badly things have gone," one leading Dem said.
It's not unusual for the DCCC to jump heavily into a special election
- but in a 3-to-1 Democratic district, Weprin wasn't supposed to
need it. "There's so much more to lose here than a single
congressional seat," said one Democratic strategist. * Both Weprin and the DCCC deny rumors
that the Parkside Group has been squeezed out of running the
assemblyman’s campaign as he appears to be foundering against Bob
Turner.* How the Media, Pols and DA's Protect Parkside and Ignore Injustice (True News) * NY's Politicals Consultant Monopoly Parkside Consultants Lobbyist Can't Lose When They Lose Pathetically (True News)
A Strategic Living Arrangement For Top Democratic Strategist(City and State). The problem with the C&S piece was that it did not examine how their political connections to the Queens Democratic Party keeps Parksides which has lost many high profile elections (Weprin, Democratic State Senate majority) not only alive but making million
Justice is A Political Game in NY
Did Parkside Stavisky Get Special Favors On His Rockland Mortgage to Protect His District Leadership in Queens The Mortgage Documents of Evan Stavisky & Kristen Stavisky For Their Home In Rockland County(Queens Politics)Please note the highlighted portion [linked] regarding establishing a permanent residence after 90 days of signing the document suffice a written dispensation from the broker and any convoluted election law loopholes that permit him to buy a home in Rockla
Evan leading a dual existance?
From Nanuet Patch:Rockland Democrats gathered at Clarkstown Town Hall Thursday evening to elect Kristin Zebrowski-Stavisky their new chairwoman.
Stavisky, 40, is the sister of Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-New City.
And in case you haven't figured it out, she's also the wife of Evan Stavisky.
So Rockland County Democratic Party Chair Kristen Stavisky lives in a big house in Rockland County & her District Leader husband Evan Stavisky lives in a small apartment in Queens?
It couldn't be that he needs to be a resident of Queens to be a District Leader there and continue
his "Pay to Play" game of handing out Democratic Party
Endorsements?Why doesn't anyone challenge this?
Organize Crime Politics and Lobbying: Make Money From Government or Connections to Government
Parkside was very deeply involved in the city council slush fund scandal. Stavisky group was paid a total of $1.7 million by more than 40 clients in 2005, nonprofit receiving member items from the city council. In 2005 in a NYT article Dick Dadey executive director of Citizens Union expressed concern about what he called "a growing problem" of council members being lobbied by firms that serve as political consultants to many of them.
The 2005 Parkside Slush Fund Coup d'état of NYC's Government
Parkside Group, carved out a dual role in New York politics: as lobbyist for nonprofit groups seeking city money and as a political consultant to a dozen council members, including the speaker and the Finance Committee chairman, who have a major hand in approving budget requests from those same groups. Miller who became so close to Parkside after it helped him win his speaker post asked one of Parkside partners to help him hire a chief of staff. Did Parkside Get Funds from Millers Slush Fund? In 2004, Miller launched his ill-fated drive to become mayor right from Parkside's offices. Lobbyists' Role in Council Slush Fund Scandal Probed (City Sun 2008) There was an ethics bill floated to stop Parkside and other consultants who lobby, but was never passed by the council. A Letter to Garcia: (Michael) Garcia U.S. Attorney
The Press Enables Parkside's Corruption
The media protect Parkside who regularly tips off reporters to breaking political stories. That why then never reported that Evan Stavisky is most probably serving illegally as a district leader in Queens. Parkside's Evan Stavisky wife is the Democratic leader from Rockland County.
A Letter to Garcia: (Michael) Garcia U.S. Attorney | Room Eight
True News (The Bund): How Corrupt Parkside Get Away With It
Mclaughlin Helped Create Parkside, Many of the Groups That Brian Was Convicted for Ripping Off Worked for Parkside
Evan is a district leader in 26th Assembly District in Queens. Before the slush fund scandal broke Parkside was paid a total of $1.7 million by more than 40 clients last year, many of them nonprofit receiving member items from the city council.In 2005 in a NYT article Dick Dadey executive director of Citizens Union expressed concern about what he called "a growing problem" of council members being lobbied by firms that serve as political consultants to many of them. * A Letter to Garcia: (Michael) Garcia U.S. Attorney * Two Democratic state senators who may get drawn into the same district share Parkside Group as consultants. [Liz Benjamin]
True News Question of the Day to NY1's Political Director
Why to you allow the corrupt Stavisky to Appear on NY1?
NYT Reports on Campaign Manager Stavisky's Parkside Contribution to Weprin's Epic Loss to Turner
"Much
of that money, more thany $170,000, went to consulting firms closely
aligned with the Queens Democratic machine. Evan Stavisky, partner in a
political consulting firm called the Parkside Group, ran the campaign.
A few weeks before the election, Mr. Stavisky boasted of the “the most
robust field program that’s ever been conducted in Queens County.” How Weprin Lost (True News) Liz Krueger Against Banning Campaign Consultants From Lobbying
Check out Liz Krueger's blistering response to IDC's Push To Outlaw Political Consultants From Lobbying (UPDATED)
True News (The Bund): CrainsNY on the Advance Groups Double ...
Albany Lobbyists Hire and Recalibrate Amid Recession and One ...
www.cityandstateny.com/albany-lobbyists-hire-and-recalibrate-amid-rec...
Mar 12, 2009 - Two shops that do more consulting than lobbying—the Parkside Group and Red Horse Strategies—are also expected to do well, based on their ...Doug Forand - Red Horse Strategies: Political Analysis, Strategy ...
redhorsestrategies.com/doug.html
Before forming Red Horse, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of the DSCC under Senate Minority Leaders David Paterson and Malcolm Smith. Vallone may snag surprise endorsement for Halloran seat - The ...
www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130517/BLOGS04/130519890
May 17, 2013 - Peter Vallone Sr. remains an influential lobbyist in city politics. ... hired Brooklyn-New York State United Teachers Expenditures | OpenSecrets
www.opensecrets.org › ... › PACs › New York State United Teachers
Influence & Lobbying · Interest Groups ... Strategy & Research, Polling & surveys, $332,914. Transfers ... 5, Red Horse Strategies, $116,790. 6, Stronger ...
Red Horse Labor, Party and Issue Groups
New York City United Federation of Teachers
New York State United Teachers
AFSCME International
NYS-AFL
32BJ SEIU
1199 SEIU
Communication Workers of America
New York Hotel Trades Council
RWDSU International
Nassau County Corrections Officers
Suffolk PBA
New Roosevelt Initiative
East Orange Democratic Committee
New York State Democratic Committee
New York Democratic Senate Campaign Committee
Nassau County Democratic Committee
Brookhaven Town Democratic Committee
Working Families Party of New York State
Working Families Party of Oregon
New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF)
Strong Economy For All
99% New York
Long Term Care Advocacy Project
Ford Foundation
Real Rent Reform Campaign
New Yorkers for Great Public Schools
St. Nicks Housing
New Yorkers United for Marriage
Healthcare Education Project
New York City United Federation of Teachers
New York State United Teachers
AFSCME International
NYS-AFL
32BJ SEIU
1199 SEIU
Communication Workers of America
New York Hotel
Trades CouncilRWDSU International
Nassau County Corrections Officers
Suffolk PBA
New Roosevelt Initiative
East Orange Democratic Committee
New York State Democratic Committee
New York Democratic Senate Campaign Committee
Nassau County Democratic Committee
Brookhaven Town Democratic Committee
Working Families Party of New York State
Working Families Party of Oregon
New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
(NYLCVEF)Strong Economy For All
99% New York
Long Term Care Advocacy Project
Ford Foundation
Real Rent Reform Campaign
New Yorkers for Great Public Schools
St. Nicks Housing
New Yorkers United for Marriage
Healthcare Education Project
On the Trail — Surefire election winners | The New York World
www.thenewyorkworld.com/2013/08/04/consultants/
Aug 4, 2013 - ... LLC and Hudson TG LLC – offer lobbying services to represent special interests with the officials they have sometimes helped to get elected.
Among the 10 groups that have pocketed most money in this election
cycle, nearly half – the Advance Group, Chung Seto Group, Pitta Bishop
Del Giorno & Gibl, Peter Allen Consulting LLC and Hudson TG LLC –
offer lobbying services to represent special interests with the
officials they have sometimes helped to get elected.
“They do the work of getting somebody elected and then make themselves available for more substantial fees,” Sherrill said.
“They do the work of getting somebody elected and then make themselves available for more substantial fees,” Sherrill said.
Arm-Twisting Claims Investigated in Judicial Races - New York Times
Jun 17, 2003 - So, according to Ms. Yellen's account, she hired Branford Communications, a Manhattan firm that has done much work for the party over the ...Advance Group Scott Levenson - NYC Lobbyist Search Result
Top de Blasio supporters funded anti-Quinn group | Crain's New ...
Brandford Communications
The ruling came as Lendler took ...
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The ruling came as Lendler
took the stand against Norman, who is accused of asking a trade
association to pay campaign costs exceeding the $3,100 per entity
permitted by law and failing to report the contributions.
and get a trade association to pay the bill for his reelection campaign literature in 2000 and 2002, Lendler said. Checks showed a state service station lobbying group - at Norman's request - paid about $7,400 of Lendler's bills.But Lendler testified he felt no obligation to report the payments to Norman's campaign treasurer. "I've never notified anyone I've received a check.I run a small business and part of running a business is trying to get paid," he testified.
...
The assemblyman asked him to send two blank invoices and get a trade association to pay the bill for his reelection campaign literature in 2000 and 2002, Lendler said. Checks showed a state service station lobbying group - at Norman's request - paid about $7,400 of Lendler's bills.But Lendler testified he felt no obligation to report the payments to Norman's campaign treasurer. "I've never notified anyone I've received a check.I run a small business and part of running a business is trying to get paid," he testified.
...
You don't need to call me back," Norman allegedly said in a voice mail left for Ernest Lendler, a businessman who is scheduled to testify today at Norman's corruption trial.
...
Vecchione argued the voice mail was a subtle way to intimidate Lendler, who knew the powerful politician could steer away business.
...
"Out of sight is not out of mind," Norman said into Ernie Lendler's
answering machine in December 2003 on the day the vendor testified
before the panel deciding whether to indict the party heavyweight, said
Assistant District Attorney Michael Vecchione.
...
The literature was printed by Lendler, and Norman asked him to send him different invoices some made out to the campaign, others to Bombardier, the DA said.
...
Lendler agreed and the bills were allegedly faxed by Norman himself to Bombardier.
...
In
1998, facing a serious challenge for his Assembly seat from James E.
Davis, a police officer, Mr. Norman hired a political consultant, Ernie Lendler of Branford Communications.
...
Mr. Lendler provided mailings, posters and strategy.
...
When a bill came in from Mr. Lendler, the prosecutor said, Mr. Norman asked a staff member to fax it to Mr. Bombardier, the lobbyist, who paid it.
While Dollard did not return calls ...
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While Dollard did not return calls for an interview, her campaign consultant, Ernest Lendler helped illuminate the race.
Lendler is the head of the consultancy firm Branford Communications, and he's handled scores of political races around New York.
Lendler painted the Staten Island political
map in a few strokes: "The south shore has a Republican bias, and the
north shore has a Democratic bias.
...
According to Lendler, Staten Island counts four Civil Court seats.
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While Dollard did not return calls for an interview, her campaign consultant, Ernest Lendler helped illuminate the race.
...
Lendler is the head of the consultancy firm Branford Communications, and he's handled scores of political races around New York.
Lendler painted the Staten Island political
map in a few strokes: "The south shore has a Republican bias, and the
north shore has a Democratic bias.
...
According to Lendler, Staten Island counts four Civil Court seats.
"It's going to be a good ...
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"It's going to be a good Democratic year out there," said consultant Ernest Lendler, a longtime Kings County political operative who has no stake in this particular race.
...
Ultimately, consultant Lendler thought the new District would foster more competitive races on Staten Island.
"I think there'll be competitive elections for a long time to come," he said, handicapping future judicial cross-endorsements.
Judicial Reports: The Judge Who Came in From the Cold
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Political consultant Ernest Lendler of Branford Communications has worked on many Civil Court races, and he
noted that Westchester, Rockland, and Richmond counties are the primary
exceptions to an ironclad rule: "Most other places in New York, the
dominant party controls judicial selection," he said, explaining how Democratic-backed Manhattan incumbents are insulated from competition.
Snsujani Consultant Red Horse Who Is Running Her Campaign Works for Lots of Tainted Male Pols
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Organized Crime Politics:
The New Tammany Hall
Operating in Secret Dark Pools A Mob of Campaign Consultants/ Lobbyists Coup d'État of New York Government Goes Unreported
Political Goodfellas
Eight campaign
consultants all but one are also lobbyists, have monopolized NYC elections
system that only the Justice Department using the Sherman Antitrust Act can bust.
These consultants run every important campaign in New York. The campaign monopoly is only part of a
conspiracy that is not only about who gets elected. It is also part of a
second conspiracy to make money off of government as lobbyist or insiders.
There is serious evidence of illegal coordination between the Independent Expenditure PACs and
consultants. The data of big 8 working together is massive. In the
20 competitive races for the city council this year’s these big 8 consultants
helped 98 of the 54 competitive candidates in those races. Consultants were able to
help more candidates in the races by being on more than one side in the same
race. They don't only compete with each other as one would think.
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A Government and Campaign Monopoly That Sabotages Democracy
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Sen. John Sherman Author of the Sherman Antitrust Act
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In this monopoly
consultants work with each other at the same time they are oppose them in other
races. Some consultants help other consultant’s
candidates often at the expense of their own clients. Two Consultant Lobbyists
the Advance Group and the Parkside Group were involved in every
competitive council race and even some that did not have races through
Independent Expenditure PACs they control. These IE PACS have muscled their way
in to having seats at the table along the Democratic Party bosses that will
pick the next council speaker. The big 8 along with the special
interests whose millions fund PACs, have sabotage the whole idea of local
representation and local elections. The pols are more loyal to the centralized
campaign consultants and their money backers, the new ruling class, than they
are to the voters in their districts. The
consultants work like Wall Street investors who trade in dark pools
beyond the control of regulators. In NY's dark pool campaign
consultants/lobbyists,
special interests and elected officials make deals with each other
hidden from public view. To understand the reasons for the
takeover you must also be aware that the business opportunities for consultants
don’t end on primary or election day. In an excellent investigation of the
dangers the newly elected Cuomo would face from lobbyist, Wayne Barrett wrote in the Village
Voice in 2010. that campaign consultant lobbyist "Sheinkopf one of the
worse consultant lobbyist, makes kings so he can then make deals with the kings
he’s made."
The New Apalachin Crime Summit, 56 Years Later
These same big 8
consultants also have the same monopolized control of citywide, state election
and law enforcement elections. There operating model resembles organize crime
after the Apalachin crime meeting. That 1957
meeting included over 100 mobsters including "Joe the Barber," divided
the illegal operations of loan sharking, narcotics trafficking and gambling controlled by the late Albert Anastasia.
The big 8 include: the Advance Group, the Parkside Group/Marathon Strategies
(join at the hip), Berlin Rosen, Mercury Public Affairs, Brandford
Communications, George Arzt, Multi-Media, Hudson TJ and Red Horse. Like the
Apalachin mobsters the consultants/lobbyist has divided up New York to control
the government and rake in corrupt lobbying dollars. Also like the mobsters the
big 8 may even be about the law.
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Nobody Left to Investigate the Consultant Monopoly
Big 8 Consultants Work for Law Enforcement Also
The big 8 mob
were involved in electing every city and state law enforcement official. If
democracy is every going to be restored to New Yorkers the feds must put
council candidates under oath to find out the backroom deals the
consultants/lobbyists and candidates have made with each other during the 2013
election. Berlin Rosen worked for AG Schneiderman. Red Horse works
for Brooklyn DA nominee Ken Thompson. His opponent was represented in the
primary by George Arzt, Advance and Brandford. Manhattan DA Vance was
represented by Red Horse. Queens DA Brown who never had races works with Marc
Guma who worked with Marathon Strategies in the Quinn Campaign. Bronx DA
Johnson has Brandford working for him.
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The Big 8 as Lobbyists Do A Lot of Damage to New Yorkers
Both Mercury and
George Artz have been lobbyists for Hewlett-Packard which was the main
contractor of the city's 911 emergency system that crashes a lot. The city 911
system is now being sued by the parents of 4-year-old Ariel Russo who
claim she died because an ambulance to take the little girl to the hospital was
delayed by a 911 crash. Arzt is also the flack for Excell's One 57 that
got tax breaks from Albany to build a 75-story luxury skyscraper. One57 tax break
is contributing to pushing the middle class our of Manhattan and raising
rents in Brooklyn. Parkside got away with making millions off of the
council's member items and slush fund. The Advance Group according to a series
written by CrainsNY used its control of PAC to be on more than one side in a
race, even working against clients who hired his firm. Berlin Rosen
worked for the same client, Bruce Ratner as indicted Melvin Lowe and convicted
Kruger flack Richard J Lipsky promising affordable housing where none exists today.
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Using PAC the Big 8 Has Gamed New York Democracy, By Controlling Elections
Parkside working
for The Real Estate Board of New York's PAC Jobs4NY worked for and against 35
candidates in the 20 competitive council races. The Advance Group working
through 4 PACs NYCLASS, United for the Future, Citizen Action and Hotel Workers
for A Strong Middle Class worked for 27 of candidates in the 20
competitive council campaigns. Of the 21 candidates supported by Parkside
Jobs4NY 17 were run by the big 8. Another candidate Dickens who had no race is
running for speaker and some Jobs4NY money went to a republican candidate. Of
the 44 council candidates supported by PAC in which Advance worked for or had a
relationship with 34 when to candidates run by the Big 8. Half of the
other 10 went to incumbent candidates who had no races. The big 8 worked for
council candidates who may be running for speaker, who had no races.
Berlin Rosen Daniel Garodnick, Red Horse and Hudson TDG James Vacca, Hudson TG
Mark Weprin. Multi-Media run by newspaper publisher Michael Nussbaum have been
doing printing for the Parkside Group for years in the dark pools because state
election law does not require subcontractors are reported. Red Horse worked alongside
Parkside for DSCC where Melvin Lowe was indicted this week for fake printing
invoices. Red Horse has at least 20 interest group clients. This summer the New
York World reported Hudson TG LLC – offer lobbying services to represent
special interests with the officials they have sometimes helped to get elected.
The only campaign consultant that does not directly lobby is Brandford
Communications. But Brandford's Ernie Lendler did pull a Melvin Lowe when he
gave convicted Brooklyn Boss Norman fake invoices. Lendler did not get
indicted in exchanged for testifying against Norman Background on the Big 8 Consultants as
Lobbyists * CrainsNY on the Advance Groups Double Dipping
(CrainsNY)
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The Big 8 Also Dominated In Citywide, Borowide and Democratic State Races
Comptroller candidate Scott Stringer had several of the Big
8 working for him: Advance Group, George Arzt, Multi-Medi and Marathon
Strategies. Cuomo had Advance, Red
Horse, Marathon Strategies and Marc Guman working for him. Controller DiNapli
had Red Horse working for him. New York Democratic State Senate Committee
employed 4 of the big 8 Parkside Group, Berlin Rosen, Brandford Communications,
Red Horse. Queens BP Katz had Red Horse, George Arzt, Multi-Media and Hudson.
Vallone had Mercury. Brooklyn BP Adams had Red Horse even though he had no
race. Bronx BP Diaz also had no race but had Red Horse, Advance Group and
Brandford. Manhattan BP Lappin had Red Horse and Marathon Strategies; Menin had
George Arzt and Berlin Rosen; Jackson had Advance. The winning Manhattan BP candidate Gail
Brewer had none of the Big Eight working for her. A lesion of their real value?
Tish James had Hudson TG and Red Horse
joined in the runoff. Daniel Squardron Brandford and Berlin. Reshma had Red
Horse
20 Competitive Council Races
Out of 54 Candidate the 8 Consultants Worked for 98 candidates
Consultants 35 Candidates, Parkside PAC 36 Candidates, Advance PACs 27 Candidates
1CD Red Horse, Parkside
PAC (2), Advance PACs HWSMC, CA; 3CD Berlin Rosen, Advance Group and Mercury Public Affairs, Advance PACs UF, CA; 5CD George Artz. Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PAC NYCLASS; 6CD Berlin Rosen,
George Artz, Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 7CD Advance Group and Hudson TD, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PACs UF, NYCLASS; 10CD Advance Group, Advance PAC UF; 11CD Branford Communications, Advance PAC UF; 16CD Brandford Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PAC UF;
19CD Red Muliti, Berlin Mercury, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3), Advance PACs UF, NYCLASS; 22CD Muli-Media, Parkside PAC(3), Advance PAC UF; 24CD Berlin Rosen, Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PAC UF; 27CD Muli-Media Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3), Advance PAC UF; 34CD Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3), Advance PACs UF, CA; 35CD Advance Group, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (3); 36CD Red Horse, Belin Rosen, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (4), Advance PAC UF; 37CD Advance Group, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PACs UF, NYCLASS; \38CD Hudson TG, Red Horse, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PACs CA, HWSMC; 46CD Brandford Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PAC UF; 47CD Berlin Rosen. Advance Group. Hudson TG, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (2), Advance PAC UF; 48CD Advance Group, Mercury Public Affairs. Hudson TG.
Brandford, Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC (4), Advance PACs UF, CA
15 Council Incumbents Had No Race
The
big 8 consultants worked for 7 of the 15 candidates who had no races.
PACs connected to the Advance Group contributed to 9 of the 15
candidates with no races.
4ICD Berlin Rosen; 13ICD Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 20ICD
None; 21ICD None; 23ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 25ICD
Muli-Media; 26ICD Hudson TG; 29ICD Hudson TG, Advance PAC UF; 30ICD Berlin Rosen, Advance PAC UF; 32ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 39ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 43CD None; 45ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 49ICD Brandford
Communications, Advance PAC UF; 51ICD None, Advance PAC UF
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16 Blow Out Council Races (11 Incumbents)
The big 8 worked for 8 of the 16 candidates who had blow out elections
2CD None, Advance PAC UF, CA; 8ICD None, Advance PAC NYCLASS; 9ICD Parkside PAC (2), Advance PAC UF; 12CD Parkside PAC, Advance PAC UF; 14ICD Brandford Communications, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC; 17ICD None; 18ICD Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 28ICD Berlin Rosen; 31ICD Berlin Rosen, Parkside Jobs4NY PAC, Advance PAC UF; 32CD Red Horse, Advance PAC UF; 33ICD Berlin Rosen, Advance PAC UF; 40ICD None, Advance PAC UF; 41ICD None; 42CD Hudson TG, Advance PAC UF; 44ICD None; 50CD None
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The Tyranny Makers
Public Advocate: Brandford Communications, Berlin Rosen, Red Horse, Hudson TD, Advance HWSMC; Comptroller: Berlin Rosen, George Arzt, Multi-Media, Marathon Strategies; Mayor Berlin Rosen, Marathron Strategies, Marc Guma, SKD Knickerbocker; Brooklyn BP No Race: Red Horse; Bronx BP No Race: Brandford Communciations, Red Horse, Advance Group; Queens BP:
Red Horse, Hudson TV, Multi-Media, George Arzt, Mercury Public
Affairs; Manhattan BP: Red Horse, Marathon Strategies, Marc Guma,
Advance, Berlin Rosen, George Arzt; Brooklyn DA: Red Horse, Advance
Group, Bedford Communications, George Arzt
Manhattan DA No Race: Red Horse, Marc Guma
Queens DA: Marc Guma; Bronx DA: Brandford Communications; NYSSC: Parkside Group, Berlin Rosen, Brandford Communications, Red Horse Guma
AG: Berlin Rosen, SKDKickerbocker; NYS Comptroller: Red Horse; NYS Governor: Marc Guma, Marathron Strategies, Red Horse, Advance Group
Citizen United World
NYT's Corruption Solutions for Dummies
New York’s ‘Legalized Bribery’(NYT) Moreland had done New Yorkers a great service.. The report on ethics in Albany reads like an encyclopedia of scandal One in every 11 politicians leaving the State Legislature since 1999 has departed “under the cloud of ethical or criminal violations.” The NYT listed the areas of corruption that is already know to every awake New Yorker. The commission, whose work is continuing, has subpoenaed a number of state legislators for details of how they operate. It has not accused anyone by name. But it found instances of “deplorable conduct, some of it perfectly legal yet profoundly wrong; some of it potentially illegal.” The report condemned the Board of Elections, a bipartisan group that is supposed to enforce the state’s few campaign laws, for its failure “to carry out its duty to enforce the Election law, enabling the culture of corruption in Albany.” * Thirty-two state senators are opposed to public financing of campaigns, including 30 Republicans and 2 Democrats, leaving the measure unlikely to pass in the upcoming legislative session, Gannett Albany reports:
NYT Offers the Same Old Ineffective Solution Which Will Not Stop A Culture of Corruption
NYT: The Advance Group Is Under Investigation By the CFB For Using PAC $$$ and Matching Funds Illegally
Now the Campaign Finance Board is investigating the Advance Group’s role. Outside groups can spend themselves silly, but they cannot coordinate with individual candidates. “The board takes very seriously any allegation that campaigns have benefited from spending by an outside group where spending is coordinated,” noted Eric Friedman, a spokesman for the board. “It gives a big advantage.”
CrainsNY on the Advance Groups Double Dipping
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