NYSAIF INTRODUCES NEW SPOKESMAN:

January 17, 2012
Frankie the Fraudster

A nefarious – and pointedly obnoxious – cartoon character called “Frankie the Fraudster” was today named a 2012 spokesman for New Yorkers Stand Against Insurance Fraud (NYSAIF), an organization of drivers fighting rampant auto insurance fraud in the Empire State.

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Brad Gerstman Breaks Down Cuomo’s State of the State Address

January 5, 2012
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

2012: What does Cuomo’s revolution bring to New York State? Gotham’s Brad Gerstman breaks it down, line by line on Long Island’s News12:

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Gotham Fights for New York Small Businesses

December 4, 2011
Going out of Business

A 75% tax on cigar and pipe tobacco has cigar aficionados running for the border and online shops as family-run small businesses close their doors. Making matters worse is that despite the tax hike, New York state is collecting fewer tax dollars on cigars than ever before. Gotham fights for small businesses and this is how we do it:

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Brad Gerstman Joins Governor Cuomo – Signing Autism Insurance Reform Bill

November 2, 2011
News12

Brad Gerstman appeared on Long Island News12 regarding New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signing the Autism Insurance reform bill.

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Long Island Raises for Cuomo

October 27, 2011
Capital Tonight Cuomo

Brad Gerstman and David Schwartz host fundraising gala for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Capital Tonight has the story…

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NYS Education Department Rejects School Devoted to Hispanic Community For Second Time

August 17, 2011
New York State Department of Education

New York State Education Department rejected the proposed Dignitas Academy Charter School (DACS), formally Phoenix Academy, for the second time. Brad Gerstman, an advocate for Dignitas Academy, was outraged by the decision. “These students are not receiving the personal attention they need and SED continues to deny them help. Who plans on serving these children now?”

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Video: Gotham Fights Fraud

July 14, 2011
NYSAIF logo

Video – Gotham brought heavy hitters to the fraud fight. New Yorkers Stand Against Insurance Fraud mobilized legislators and county executives to fix our insurance system.

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NY State Legislature Passes Autism Insurance Reform Bill

June 21, 2011
Brad Gerstman

Autism Advocate Brad Gerstman, Partner at Gotham Government Relations & Communications, would like to congratulate the NY State Legislature on finally passing of a ground-breaking new bill that will provide families of autistic children with much-needed insurance coverage. Families, advocates and stakeholders across the state of New York are joyful over this vote, and are excited by Governor Cuomo’s decision.

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State Sen Greg Ball, Westchester County Exec. Robert Astorino Join Fraud Fight

May 29, 2011
NYSAIF Presser Greg Ball Robert Astorino, Rafe Lieber

New York State Senator Greg Ball and Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino join the fight to stop auto insurance fraud at the Peekskill, New York DMV. This criminal enterprise costs New York Drivers millions of dollars

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Video: David Schwartz on New York’s Insurance Fraud Problem

May 24, 2011
WPIX TV

A big part of our (New York’s) $48.5 billion in debt could be lessened if we combated auto insurance fraud– these cases cost hundreds of millions and are tying up the court system. David Schwartz, attorney who represents the group “New Yorkers Stand Against Insurance Fraud” is proposing some reforms joined WPIX’s Laurie Dhue.

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Gotham Talk Radio Carl Paladino, Jimmy “The Rent Is Too Damn High” McMillan

April 3, 2011
Thumbnail image for Gotham Talk Radio Carl Paladino, Jimmy “The Rent Is Too Damn High” McMillan

Gotham Talk Radio’s “In Your Face Politics” show hosted by New York Politicos, Brad Gerstman & David Schwartz, today highlighted interviews with former Republican Gubernatorial Carl Palandino, and Jimmy McMillan, former Gubernatorial and Mayoral Candidate, and founder of the Rent is too Damn High Party.

Paladino brashly called the budget of his former opponent, Governor Andrew Cuomo, “concocted…Show us the exact breakdown of where that money went,” Paladino said. “Show us where you saved 2.5 billion dollars on Medicaid because the entire committee that he appointed to study that has no idea how they valued that. How did they came up with 2.4 billion dollars?”

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