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City’s Bushwick Neighborhood Plan Draws Criticism At Public Hearing

Tension filled the room Wednesday night at Community Board 4’s monthly meeting as city planners gave an overview of the Bushwick…

May 17, 2019

City’s Bushwick Neighborhood Plan Draws Criticism At Public Hearing

May 17, 2019

Nick Shaffer

Max Rose Swore Off Lobbying Money, Then Took Thousands From Lobbyists During Campaign

Freshman Congressman Max Rose took nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions from lobbyists during the 2018 midterm elections, despite…

Apr 11, 2019

Max Rose Swore Off Lobbying Money, Then Took Thousands From Lobbyists During Campaign

Apr 11, 2019

Nick Shaffer

Media Roundup: Public Advocate Race –02/04–02/26

Mute City covered the last few weeks of the Public Advocate race, counting the number of articles that mention each candidate in a variety…

Mar 3, 2019

Media Roundup: Public Advocate Race –02/04–02/26

Mar 3, 2019

Nick Shaffer

Corey Johnson Will Leave These Donors Behind For 2021 Mayoral Race

The 2021 Mayoral Primary added another likely contender on Monday when City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced that he is “thinking…

Feb 2, 2019

Corey Johnson Will Leave These Donors Behind For 2021 Mayoral Race

Feb 2, 2019

Nick Shaffer

Melissa Mark-Viverito Had The Most Money At The Start Of The Public Advocate Race.

Public advocate candidate Melissa Mark-Viverito had nearly $400,000 stashed away in a campaign account when she announced her candidacy in…

Jan 13, 2019

Melissa Mark-Viverito Had The Most Money At The Start Of The Public Advocate Race.

Jan 13, 2019

Nick Shaffer

Democratic Socialist Endorses Williams for Public Advocate Despite Real Estate Ties

City Councilmember Jumaane Williams received a boost to his progressive credentials on Wednesday when freshman State Senator Julia Salazar…

Jan 6, 2019

Democratic Socialist Endorses Williams for Public Advocate Despite Real Estate Ties

Jan 6, 2019

Nick Shaffer

Beto’s Corporate Connections Put Him At Odds With Anti-Corruption Stance

Beto O’Rourke met his wife, Amy Hoover Sanders, on a blind date in 2004. Ten months later, the newly-elected city councilman and the local…

Dec 21, 2018

Beto’s Corporate Connections Put Him At Odds With Anti-Corruption Stance

Dec 21, 2018

Nick Shaffer

Rafael Espinal’s Biggest Bills on City Council

New Yorkers will vote for their next public advocate in the first few months of 2019, and with a large field of candidates, the race is…

Dec 14, 2018

Rafael Espinal’s Biggest Bills on City Council

Dec 14, 2018

Nick Shaffer

Public Advocate Candidates Largely Denounce Amazon Deal After Initial Support

Of the four public advocate candidates who initially urged Amazon to bring HQ2 to New York City, three have since withdrawn their support…

Dec 12, 2018

Public Advocate Candidates Largely Denounce Amazon Deal After Initial Support

Dec 12, 2018

Nick Shaffer

Nick Shaffer

I’m a researcher/reporter/writer. I run a politics blog (mutecity.blog) and I’m a co-founder of Mediate, a media watchdog web extension (mediateplugin.org)

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