ALBANY — The campaign arm of state Senate Democrats is using office space in a building owned by the city’s powerful teachers union.
Revelations of the cozy arrangement come as Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg are warring with the union over implementing a rigorous teacher evaluation system.
The United Federation of Teachers has provided the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee work space inside its building at 50 Broadway — right next door to the UFT’s headquarters.
Senate Dems acknowledged the rental agreement by reporting a $4,483 in-kind contribution from the union.
“We make contributions — this is just another way of making a contribution,” UFT boss Michael Mulgrew said.
Mulgrew picks up the tab for the office, phone, Internet and utilities and writes it off as a donation to the Dems, who moved in the day after Labor Day.
