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At issue is whether Moya, a state Assembly member in 2017, used his state campaign account to benefit his Council run in order to sidestep spending limits set by the city’s stricter campaign finance system.

Garcia New York City mayoral aspirants Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia brought in the most money in public matching campaign funds among a crowded field of Democratic candidates, the city Campaign Finance Board said Thursday. Former presidential contender Yang got almost $2.2 million and former city Sanitation Commissioner Garcia, who recently scored endorsements by Daily News, got $2.1 million in public financing, representing nearly half of the $8.8 million disbursed Thursday for the June 22 ...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook PM newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by New Yorkers United for Justice The fallout from sexual harassment allegations leveled against Scott Stringer continued to re...

NYC mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan gets approval for $1.5M in campaign matching funds Shant Shahrigian Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan is getting $1.5 million in public funding, the city’s Campaign Finance Board announced Thursday, a week after it stated it was investigating whether his campaign and a political action committee largely funded by his father Michael Donovan had been coordinating their activities. “After reviewing additional information, including statements f...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook PM newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Eric Adams is trying to become the first ex-cop to lead New York City since William O’Dwyer, as Of course, Adams is hoping that a vict...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by CVS Health Andrew Yang began his Thursday facing criticism for laughing during an impromptu interview when his questioner sugge...

Andrew Yang Gets $3.7 Million in NYC Election Public Matching Funds Bloomberg 1 day ago Martin Z. Braun (Bloomberg) -- New York City has doled out almost $22 million in matching funds to six candidates running for mayor, breaking a record set in 2013. Former U.S. presidential hopeful Andrew Yang collected $3.7 million in matching funds from New York City’s campaign finance board, in an installment distributed today. That’s the most among Democratic mayoral contenders, as h...