Quinn's Lawyer Warns Cable Stations: New Attack Ads Are False, Illegal

Not even 24 hours after a coalition of independent activists launched a television ad attacking Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn, her campaign's lawyer has taken the unusual step of asking cable television stations to stop running it, NY1 reports.

The commercial is the work of NYC Is Not For Sale and accuses Quinn of being on the wrong side of the aisle on key progressive legislation, such as the living wage, term limits and the sick leave bill.

Quinn’s campaign handlers responded to the ads almost immediately with a letter, pointing out that in regards to term limits, she passed the measure, so she can't be on the wrong side. They asked Time Warner Cable and Cablevision to pull the ad, warning the stations could lose their license for false advertisement.

"You're not allowed to just put up false ads that have incorrect information about candidates," said Quinn. "That's simply not what you're allowed to do in an election context, and we're making that clear to the news media out there. It's also just wrong for there to be anonymous ads out there. They have no place in our system."

Time Warner Cable says that Quinn's letter is under corporate review.