Being a part of the established order, Mr. Cohn would note, does not imply any lack of progressive credentials. A past president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, Mr. Cohn was honored on Law Day this month with the New York State Bar Association's pro bono service award for the Second Judicial District. Politics and law it's what I do. It's the combination that can change things for the public good. He also did a stint at the city's Office of Management and Budget in the Koch Administration, assigned to tax, housing and economic development issues.
Government is the way to do it.
Professor Yassky said he has warned his wife and young daughters about the time he would have to spend away from home if he wins when he wins, he would say. She worked for Governor Cuomo, and President Clinton. She believes in the value of government service. She recognizes it as something worth doing. So that's fortunate for me.