It's the Brian Lera Show on 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 Momdani'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 Momdani about full of 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 Fullop 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

Cheryl 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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