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Brad Lander: “The Turkish consulate's the only building that was given a…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York City Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Discusses Congestion Pricing, Ethics Reform, and Housing Initiatives

Published | Video Starts at 04:15

That's what's alleged here, is that in exchange for illegal straw donor campaign contributions, he got upgrades on flights. And worse than that, we found when we did an investigation that The Turkish consulate's the only building that was given a temporary certificate of occupancy without a fire safety plan. So New Yorkers deserve to know if their mayor sold them out for illegal campaign contributions. And that's why the prosecution should move forward. (04:15–04:23)

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Asserts that the Turkish consulate was uniquely given a temporary certificate of occupancy without a fire safety plan.

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