NYC Mayor's Wife to Play Major Role in Shakedown of the City's Corporations

Capital New York reports:

First lady Chirlane McCray's official duties, which the de Blasio administration continues to avoid describing specifically, could include chairing the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City.

According to a Jan. 29 letter from the city Conflicts of Interest Board that was obtained by Capital, McCray has been granted permission to serve as the unpaid chairwoman of the fund's board of directors.

The fund was established in 1994 to raise private money through foundations, corporations and individual donors for city causes, and was a fund-raising conduit after Hurricane Sandy.