The latest brouhaha in the race to replace Bill deBlasio (who is lagging in the race for Public Advocate, but still in the running) was one candidate, Brad Lander, attacking another candidate, my friend Josh Skaller, for sending his kid to a private school even though the reason for sending him to a private school was due to special needs that the public school could not fulfill. Josh's wife's mother-bear defense of their choice to do what was best for their child has been covered both on Daily Gotham and on PolitickerNY. And it has been having at least some impact. [THREE UPDATES ADDED BELOW]

Over at Politicker, "Erik from the Slope" [UPDATE 3: I have been asked who this is...I have heard speculation but I do not know] had this to say about Lander's attack on the Skaller's decision to do what is best for thier child:  read more »