here's the ad, which is technically issue-neutral since the group behind it—the Coalition for New York's Future—is nonprofit.

@opennewyork.org and the Charter Commission itself are expected to mount their own efforts. Labor unions are considering a vote-no campaign.
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the Manhattan Plaza Capital Trust will be set up as a charity and governed by a three-person board — but with no explicit limits on how the money can be spent
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the efforts by SL Green, Caesars Palace and Roc Nation to woo Manhattan Plaza tenants have included multiple visits by Alicia Keys, a Roc Nation artist who grew up in the complex.

So why spend all the money for Mealy and other council incumbents? They’re likely to win but might be nervous, so it’s an easy way to curry favor.

“The best is where I’m not even taking a gamble, but it kind of feels like I am,” said a PAC strategist.
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The beneficiaries of PAC money are an odd bunch: archrivals Airbnb and the hotel union HTC are backing the same Queens candidate. And no council candidate is getting more money than Darlene Mealy, who’s been accused of rarely showing up to her job.
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candidates are barred from coordinating with PACs; experts say there's no reason to think Brannan will break rules by speaking at hearing.

Still, he faces competing pressure to oppose the casino rezoning (by neighborhood groups) or support it (by the HTC union)
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interestingly Uber's support for Yanna Henriquez in Queens' District 21 pits them against the one other big-money group involved in that race: REBNY, whose PAC is backing rival candidate Shanel Thomas-Henry
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here's the new Sanitation Department timeline, shared ahead of a City Council hearing today where advocates will push the city for quicker action on commercial waste zones to improve safety and cut emissions.
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