Hi, Brian Lairer here.

Up next, Brian Lairor Weekend,

three of our favorite segments from the week,

packaged together for you to listen to on the weekend.

So enjoy, and I'll see you back on the radio Monday at 10 a.m.

on WNYC and WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. With us now, former Jersey City Mayor Steve Fullop, who has just made a surprising to many people transition to a job in New York. Just after he ran as a progressive for Governor of New Jersey last year, he is now the top dog for the group that pushes the interests of the most

powerful corporations in New York City and is working hard against parts of Mayor Mamdani's

agenda already. For example, he's already called Mamdani's corporate tax hike proposal

suicide for the city. New York Magazine had a story called New York CEOs are gearing up for a battle

with Mum Donnie about Philip taking the reins and what the members want. We'll hear some of

his policy positions and arguments for them and also ask, has Steve Phillips sold out to the oligarchy?

The job is president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City.

Now, the partnership's website says it represents, quote, more than 300 preeminent corporate

investment and entrepreneurial firms, unquote. They span the alphabet from American Express to

Coca-Cola, to DoorDash, to Live Nation, to the New York Stock Exchange itself, to Paramount SkyDance, to also a few that might surprise you, like the WNBA and the New York Times.

Steve Fullap, thanks for coming on in this new role. Welcome back to WNYC.

Brian, thanks for having me. I love that introduction.

Well, let me go right to that question of who you are, that you could run to the left of

Mikey Sherrill in the primary, but now take this job advocating for many of the most powerful

operations in the world, largely in battle mode with Mayor Mamdani to a meaningful degree,

according to New York Magazine. And just for a little more background for our listeners in New York,

who may not have followed the New Jersey race. As an example, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee

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