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NYC councilwoman accused of biting cop’s arm paid $25K in campaign cash to high-profile PR firm

By
Rich Calder and
Matthew Sedacca
Published Oct. 19, 2024, 9:49 a.m. ET

This is chomp change.

An embattled Brooklyn Democrat shelled out $25,000 in campaign cash to a high-profile spin shop that helped rehab her image after she was accused of biting a cop in July at an anti-shelter protest in Bensonhurst, records show.

Councilwoman Susan Zhuang’s campaign forked over the money Aug. 2 to the global consulting firm Actum, which has helped her navigate the fallout from the toothy episode.

“Susan is going to need more than a high-priced PR firm to get out of this one. She should have donated $25,000 to the Police Foundation instead,” one Democratic pol told The Post.  

Susan Zhuang laughing while surrounded by a group of suited men
Councilman Susan Zhuang (D-Brooklyn) paid $25,000 to a consulting firm that helped her navigate the fallout of her alleged cop chomp. James Keivom

“So what if she’s a politician? It doesn’t mean she can viciously attack a cop and get away with it.”

Jerry Goldfeder, a campaign attorney for Zhuang, characterized Actum as helping the campaign with “public relations,” but declined to specify the work they did.

Zhuang was charged with assault and resisting arrest in the bloody incident, which was caught on camera. This week, dozens of Zhuang supporters waved signs and cheered for the lawmaker outside Brooklyn Supreme Court after she left a hearing in the criminal case, The City reported.

New York City Councilwoman Susan Zhuang clashing with NYPD officers at a demonstration against homeless shelters in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
Zhuang was charged with assault and resisting arrest in the bloody incident.

The conservative Dem, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, also set up a controversial defense fund to help her take in donations that would defray her legal costs. 

The fund, however, has received no donations, according to the lawmaker’s disclosure released this week.