Thies Inc.

Former aide to then-City Councilman David Yassly  Evan Thies has set up his own consulting firm, called Brooklyn Strategies.

Thies ran for a City Council seat in Williaimsburg last year, and worked in Hillary Clinton’s office and on Andrew Cuomo’s 2006 attorney general’s race.

On his site, Thies says the company “can manage Read More

Levin Gets Schumer, With Relish

Senator Charles Schumer waded into one of the more closely contested City Council races this morning, endorsing Stephen Levin in the 33rd District to replace the incumbent David Yassky.

On the steps of Brooklyn’s Borough Hall, Schumer praised Levin for his work promoting affordable housing in Bushwick, where Levin has served as Read More

Male Brooklyn Policy Wonks Go Ga-Ga for Four Square—What’s Next, Gents? Kickball with Marty Markowitz?

As the nightlife mobile app Foursquare gains popularity among the city’s digerati, the classic playground game four square is taking Brooklyn politicians and City Council candidates by storm.

It all started on July 4, when Michael Freedman-Schnapp, volunteer coordinator for Brad Lander, who is running for Bill de Blasio’s Council seat (Mr. de Blasio Read More

A Liberal Operator Runs Against the Brooklyn Machine

On a recent Friday night in the backyard of Pete’s Candy Store, a neighborhood bar in Williamsburg, City Council candidate Evan Thies ate hamburgers and hot dogs with some supporters from the 33rd District’s ubiquitous kickball league. After a few beers, the crowd of 20- and 30-somethings was hushed, and Thies—looking slightly out Read More