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Rhodes hires consulting firm with Cuomo ties for congressional run

February 26, 2018

Gareth Rhodes, a Democrat looking to take on first-term incumbent Republican John Faso in the Hudson Valley, has hired Metropolitan...

New York City’s 100 most powerful people

February 21, 2018

Neal Kwatra, CEO, Metropolitan Public Strategies … Most New Yorkers haven’t heard of Neal Kwatra, but he has cultivated relationships...

Report: Airbnb Reduces Housing Availability, Drives Up Rents

January 30, 2018

The analysis published Monday comes from a researcher at McGill University in Montreal and was commissioned by the Hotel Trades Council,...

Airbnb promotes income disparity, curbs rental market, union-backed study finds

January 29, 2018

In New York, where the Hotel Trades Council is influential and affordable housing is a chief concern for voters, most Democratic...

Gov. Cuomo may have an ally in new Speaker Corey Johnson

January 13, 2018

Johnson’s hired help in the speaker’s race included Metropolitan Public Strategies, a consulting and lobbying firm closely tied to the...

On election as speaker, Johnson signals distance from mayor

January 3, 2018

Johnson’s win was also one for the Hotel Trades Council, which was heavily involved in his campaign. He name checked that union’s...

ShareBetter Raps Airbnb Over Taxes

December 19, 2017

The ShareBetter coalition that has pushed back against online rental company Airbnb released a web video Tuesday that ties the firm to...

Metropolitan Public Strategies expands to Florida with labor leader hire

December 7, 2017

Metropolitan Public Strategies, the political consulting firm founded by former Hotel Trades Council political director Neal Kwatra, is...

Metropolitan Public Strategies se expande a Florida con contratación de líder sindical

December 7, 2017

Metropolitan Public Strategies, la empresa de consultoría política fundada por Neal Kwatra, exdirector político del Hotel Trades Council,...

Inside the Fundraising and Spending of the City Council Speaker Candidates

December 7, 2017

When it comes to campaign fundraising and spending, Corey Johnson remains at the top of the list. Read more: https://bit.ly/2rhdM5z

Marijuana’s role in easing PTSD must be acknowledged

November 9, 2017

Imagine: you’ve experienced a trauma so severe that days, months, and years pass by before you feel like yourself. You have repeated...

Politicians use Paul Manafort indictment to pressure Airbnb into removing illegal listings

November 6, 2017

More than two dozen city and state lawmakers are using the recent indictment of President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort...

NYS Democrats roll out ad linking Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to Trump

November 2, 2017

With just five days to go before the election, the state Democratic Party is unveiling a hard-hitting digital ad seeking to tie...

This anti-Airbnb group is having a field day with Paul Manafort’s indictment

November 1, 2017

The anti-Airbnb coalition Share Better, which advocates for stricter enforcement of illegal hotels, saw a clear opening to broadcast its...

The Manaforts Are Exactly Why People Are So Critical of Airbnb

October 31, 2017

“The emerging details are another example of how commercial operators like Manafort use Airbnb to remove homes from the market in order...

Unions dominate list of city’s top political donors

October 26, 2017

A Crain’s analysis of Campaign Finance Board records from late 2013 to mid-September 2017 found the Hotel Trades Council donated the most...

Hotel Money Is Funding Anti-Airbnb Sting Operations

July 12, 2017

The group’s leaders say shrinking the company’s footprint in New York, its largest U.S. market, could serve as a guide for battles...

The Strategist – MPS Staffs Up

June 29, 2017

Neal Kwatra's firm Metropolitan Public Strategies is staffing up as it prepares for the "NY Fights Back" campaign, the New York State...

Consultants Corner: Fighting for Control

June 13, 2017

VIDEO: Errol Louis analyzed Mayor de Blasio’s fight to hold onto control of the school system with the Monday Consultants Corner:...

Gov. Cuomo launching bid to unseat N.Y. House Republicans

June 6, 2017

The governor — who recently has ripped congressional Republicans as right-wing zealots — turned to veteran operative Neal Kwatra to...

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