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Bradley Tusk

By Elise Knutsen 2/10 12:38pm

Manhattan Transfers

Bradley Tusk (Tusk Stragegies)

Bloomberg and Blago’s Right Hand Man Buys for $3 M.

It's been a trying couple years for Bradley Tusk. In 2009, Mr. Tusk waged war as Bloomberg's campaign manager and, after that exhausting season of political jousting, was grilled grilled at Blago's corruption trial in Illinois. As Bloomberg's right hand man and the former deputy Governor of Illinois, Mr. Tusk has experienced all iterations of the crumbling political cookie. It seems, however, that he's come out on top. Mr. Tusk and his wife, art historian Harper Montgomery,  have just purchased a new home for $3 million, city records show. Read More

By Reid Pillifant 7/07/10 10:28am

Mayor Bloomberg’s Secret Weapon

Last fall, Bradley Tusk helped engineer Mayor Michael Bloomberg's reelection--a race that campaign insiders insist was superlatively run, despite the surprisingly narrow margin of victory. Since then, Mr. Tusk has quietly emerged as the preferred adviser for the candidates and causes closest to the mayor's heart.

Over the past several months, Mr. Tusk orchestrated Read More

By Azi Paybarah 1/15/10 8:11pm

Bloomberg’s (Latest) Total: $108,371,685.01

That's how much Michael Bloomberg spent on his campaign, according to his latest campaign campaign filing report, released this afternoon.

That figure includes $6.2 million spent in this latest filing, which covered from November 27, 2009, to January 11, 2010, and includes the six-figure bonuses given to key staffers.

Patti Harrison, Bradley Tusk and Howard Wolfson each Read More

By Azi Paybarah 5:32pm

Spinning Thompson’s Record

In the spin room after last night's debate, Bloomberg campaign manager Bradley Tusk attempted to sum up Thompson's position on his own record by saying that he was “accountable for nothing, responsible for nothing and did nothing.”

“We need to set the record straight,” said Thompson campaign manager Eddie Castell, who checked off the number Read More

By Azi Paybarah 5/13/09 4:43pm

Bloomberg Meets Quietly With Teamsters

About 30 minutes before Bill Thompson walked into the Teamsters Union Local 810 building on 15th Street for an endorsement interview this afternoon, out walked his leading opponent, Michael Bloomberg.

Accompanying Bloomberg for the meeting, which was not on his public or campaign schedule, and was not open to the press, were his campaign Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/12/09 8:58pm

Aide Says Bloomberg’s Campaign Offices Will Not Be ‘Glamorous’

Michael Bloomberg’s campaign will open its offices in each borough starting the weekend of March 28, according to Maura Keaney, who is spearheading the mayor’s ground operation.

In a brief telephone interview, Keaney said the five offices will be “centrally located” in each borough and accessible to mass transit.

“These are not glamorous corporate headquarters. Read More