Politics | Gotham Government Relations and Communications

New York Tobacco Tax: Drastically Unfair with Misleading Results

March 27, 2012

From the beginning of the Legislature’s crusade, experts, special interest groups, and media outlets have warned of the negative repercussions which emerge out of raising OTP and cigarette taxes to such high levels. Now, more than ever, it is time to hear the ignored voices of the small businesses which are being, or have been, crushed by a disregarding governmental hand.

On the Radio: Brad Gerstman on Long Island School Choice

March 25, 2012

Brad Gerstman on WFAN discusses charter schools and the importance of school choice for Long Island’s special needs kids.

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Video: Gotham Political Strategist Brad Gerstman Reviews State of the Union

January 26, 2012

Gotham founding partner and political strategist, Brad Gerstman gives his take on President Obama’s State of the Union address.

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Radio: Brad Gerstman on State of the Union

January 25, 2012

Gotham’s Brad Gerstman talks about the President’s State of the Union speech on WOR’s Rita Cosby Show

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NYSAIF INTRODUCES NEW SPOKESMAN:

January 17, 2012

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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LIBN: Brad Gerstman “A solution looking for a problem”

January 14, 2012

Brad Gerstman, founding partner of Gotham Government Relations & Communications, a Roslyn-based lobbying/consulting shop, released a statement he’s pulling the plug on an exploratory committee for a run for political office.

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Special Comment: The Islanders Are Not Done in Nassau County

January 11, 2012

The Islanders are not done in Nassau County; in fact, the failure of the bond referendum has placed a new emphasis on privately developing the Hub. Our role as fans and supporters of development should now be to change the conversation on what should be done to revitalize the Hub and keep the Islanders in Nassau County. Some of the best and brightest minds are now developing plans for the Hub, so the question now becomes, how do we best utilize the land and keep the Islanders in Nassau County.

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Capital Tonight: Brad Gerstman Disbands Exploratory Committee

January 7, 2012

Redistricting has claimed its first victim: Brad Gerstman has disbanded his exploratory committee due to a lack of “compelling opportunities” available for him at this time.

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Brad Gerstman Disbanding Exploratory Committee

January 6, 2012

Brad Gerstman, the Long Island political consultant and lobbyist who plunged $500,000 of his own into exploring a run for elected office, is disbanding his exploratory committee, The Daily Politics has learned.

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