Gennaro claims NYClass influences elections
Gennaro says elections have been decided by this issue and cites Chris Quinn's mayoral campaign, claiming NYClass threatened to crush her campaign if she did not support banning the industry. He argues NYClass can determine winners and losers in city elections.
Someone mentioned that elections have been decided by this.
You can ask that of Chris Quinn, who was running for mayor.
She was running away with the election until New York class put it to her and said, if you don't support the bend of the industry, we're going to crush your campaign.
She told them to stick it.
And so she was crushed by a million dollars in an anti-Quinn.
So, yes, the New York class does have the ability to determine winners and losers in mayor elections and borough-wide elections, and I don't think that fact has been...
Lost on the speaker and our political advisors and people who want to run for borough office.