It's silly to expect someone who is 33 to have a history of "several decades" of activism. Moreover, while Luke has been active in the progressive community, and has done pro bono legal work, he's an attorney, not a "local community activist".
Given the current state of NY politics, I can understand why you're cynical, but there is no reason to attack Luke on that basis. He has specifically criticized Silver for weakening tenant protections and his pro-tenant platform is very clear. He wants to repeal vacancy control, repeal the Urstadt laws, cap building heights, and institute stronger laws protecting tenants. If some of the CODA people are developer friendly - and I haven't seen that, but let's say they are for the sake of the argument - it is very clear that Luke is not.
Campaign finance reform (like Clean Money Clean Elections) is KEY to making sure that politicians are answerable to their constituents, and not to corporate interests. The same is true for financial disclosure. Silver, of course, continues to refuse to release his tax return.
It's silly to expect someone who is 33 to have a history of "several decades" of activism. Moreover, while Luke has been active in the progressive community, and has done pro bono legal work, he's an attorney, not a "local community activist".
Given the current state of NY politics, I can understand why you're cynical, but there is no reason to attack Luke on that basis. He has specifically criticized Silver for weakening tenant protections and his pro-tenant platform is very clear. He wants to repeal vacancy control, repeal the Urstadt laws, cap building heights, and institute stronger laws protecting tenants. If some of the CODA people are developer friendly - and I haven't seen that, but let's say they are for the sake of the argument - it is very clear that Luke is not.
Campaign finance reform (like Clean Money Clean Elections) is KEY to making sure that politicians are answerable to their constituents, and not to corporate interests. The same is true for financial disclosure. Silver, of course, continues to refuse to release his tax return.