Yes, he did. And most of the money discussed here is pretty routine stuff. Some of it is even bargain basement – 25,000 copies of the Zagat Survey for less than a $1 each? Staff yoga classes for $450? Even $50,000 for office furniture doesn’t buy that much.

The real news may be that some vendors also contribute to Markowitz’s campaign coffers, but if that’s the point of the article, why wait until the end to spring it?

What’s more interesting is that DN’s comment section seems to censor out the word “ass” – even when its part of the word “class” (comment #5) or “assistant” (comment #1).