Barnard Professor Ester Fuchs, Currently in Mayor Bloomberg's Office, Featured in New York Times, May 1, 2002

New York, NY, May 2, 2002—Barnard professor of political science Ester R. Fuchs, who is on leave to work for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, was featured in an article written by Lynda Richardson in the New York Times on May 1. In the piece, Fuchs discusses her new position as special advisor for governance and strategic planning and why she has been uncharacteristically low-key thus far.

Fuchs is remembered in most political and journalistic circles for her attack on Elizabeth Holtzman, the former city comptroller, which turned "into a one-sided shouting match." Fuchs does not remember the event that way, which she says was an attempt to stop what she felt was an emerging "filibuster" on Holtzman’s part. However, she does admit to getting into what she calls "the whole outer-borough-Queens thing."

In her new position, she works with top advisers and deputy mayors on strategic planning and community building, which lends itself to her personality and intellectual background. It has also allowed her to maintain a low profile since she does not feel any need "to be out there taking credit for a lot of things. I actually want to get things done."

Click here to read the entire article in the New York Times.

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