Gotbaum

Felder Falls Short: NYC Needs a Public Advocate

Betsy Gotbaum | Posted 08.31.2009 | New York


Betsy Gotbaum

For less than $3 million a year, New Yorkers get a tremendous bang for their buck, and then some, from the Office of the Public Advocate.

Governor Jindal, Governor Sanford... Mayor Bloomberg?

Betsy Gotbaum | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Betsy Gotbaum

Mayor Bloomberg refuses to extend federally funded benefits to hungry, out-of-work New Yorkers while they look for jobs. Though with his friends in the financial sector, he isn't so strict.