Rivals Unite to Denounce Plan to Cut Public Advocate’s Budget
Jenn Ackerman/The New York TimesPublic Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, right, denounced efforts to cut the budget of her office. She was joined by candidates looking to succeed her: from left, Mark Green, Bill de Blasio, Alex T. Zablocki (at the lectern) and Eric N. Gioia. Not pictured is Norman Siegel, the civil liberties lawyer, who is also running for public advocate.The five men vying to succeed Betsy Gotbaum as the city’s next public advocate showed up together at City Hall Friday to demonstrate