Mark-Viverito faces backlash from progressives in public advocate race

Melissa Mark-Viverito has a progressive problem.

The former City Council Speaker cast herself as a champion of progressive causes for more than a decade — from criminal justice reform to battling gentrification — but has struggled mightily in recent months to attract support from left-leaning groups…

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