Yesterday, the City Council held our hearing on Randy Mastro’s nomination for Corporation Counsel – the top lawyer for the Mayor, the City Council, and all of
Randy Mastro, Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee to be the city’s next corporation counsel, testifies before the City Council during a hearing on his nomination. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. the city’s agencies. His resume is impressive, but his record is alarming.
For example, when Mayor Giuliani sensed that a string of state audits could threaten his 1997 re-election campaign, he sent Mastro – the Deputy Mayor – on offense. Mastro publicly trashed the State Comptroller to the New York Times, accusing him of “compromising the integrity of his office.” In reality, the Comptroller was simply requesting routine information on agencies’ performance in cleaning trash, fighting crime, and distributing public benefits.
And then there was his work on the Bridgegate scandal in 2014. The public – not a private client – paid Mastro and his firm $8 million to investigate whether Governor Chris Christie had closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge to exact revenge on a political enemy. During this investigation, Mastro – a normally meticulous attorney – interviewed 70 witnesses and reviewed 250,000 documents, but somehow kept no notes or transcripts of his work.
In the role of Corporation Counsel, New Yorkers need a smart, experienced attorney. But we also need a truly independent advocate who will chase the truth and follow the law. Not a political hatchet man who will find loopholes and hide abuse. Accountability to the people of New York City is paramount. Not loyalty to the Mayor.
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