Dear Lucas,
In case you missed it, the New York Daily News endorsed David Yassky for New York City Comptroller. From the New York Times to the Brooklyn Paper, the West Side Spirit to Crain's New York Business, New York's newspapers agree -- David Yassky is the candidate best prepared to root out government waste and help get the City's economy back on track. In their editorial, the Daily News wrote that, "David Yassky is by far the best candidate in the Democratic primary for city controller. He has been a rare bright light on the City Council and deserves the chance to shine as New York's chief fiscal officer."
They went on to praise him for his "courage," "smarts," and "independence," and cited both his record of accomplishment and vision for using the Comptroller's office to make a difference in the lives of working families as reasons for their endorsement.
Both you and I know that David will be a Comptroller for all New Yorkers in all five boroughs, and the Daily News clearly agrees. I've pasted the editorial below for you to take a look.
There are only three days to go until Election Day, but momentum is clearly on our side. Please send an email to your friends and neighbors to let them know about the Yassky campaign's major surge -- from the endorsement of Senator Chuck Schumer to that of the Daily News and Russell Simmons -- and don't forget to vote this Tuesday!
Sincerely,
Danny Kanner
Communications Director
David Yassky for controller: Councilman is the best choice for guarding the city's purse
David Yassky is by far the best candidate in the Democratic primary for city controller. He has been a rare bright light on the City Council and deserves the chance to shine as New York's chief fiscal officer.
A Yale-educated lawyer, Yassky represented his Brooklyn district with smarts, independence and a commitment to taking on serious issues. Of the candidates, he has the best grasp of the city's dire economic straits and the controller's duties.
Among his accomplishments on the Council, Yassky played a major role in bringing hybrid cabs to the city and sued to make ExxonMobil clean up a huge oil spill in Greenpoint. He has posted the city budget online for easy public inspection.
Previously, he was chief counsel to a House subcommittee that enacted the Brady Bill, Assault Weapons Ban and 100,000 Cops on the Beat Law. All were key in battling the scourge of illegal weapons on city streets.
Particularly impressive is Yassky's record of tough political stances. He won office by defeating the Brooklyn machine. Alone in this race, he had the courage to urge reining in pension costs that are bankrupting the city, as well as to commit to using the controller's powers to bar City Council no-bid slush fund contracts.
Yassky's competitors are fellow Council members David Weprin, Melinda Katz and John Liu. All fell short of Yassky in presenting well-developed plans for keeping track of the treasury, auditing city agencies and managing the municipal pension systems.
Weprin and Katz were hard to take seriously after admitting to cluelessness on the size of the controller's own budget. And Liu did himself no favors with an exaggerated claim of working in a sweatshop at age 7 to help his family make ends meet.
The Daily News strongly endorses David Yassky.