Bob Liff was a long-time political reporter and columnist in New York City for New York Newsday and the Daily News, assigned primarily to City Hall and his native Brooklyn.

His extensive work covering economic development, land use disputes, politics, budgets, ethnic affairs, demographic trends, and the history of the city serves him well in understanding the needs of George Arzt Communications’ New York and national clients.

Using his writing skills and contacts throughout the local and national media, Bob has become a master of writing and placing op-eds on behalf of clients including New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty, the Onondaga Indigenous Nation and the American Indian Law Alliance, Congressmembers including Charles Rangel and Carolyn Maloney, health organizations including Bronx’ Health People and Black Health (the National Black Leadership Coalition on Health), labor unions, law firms and community-based organizations, as well as corporate and real estate clients.

Bob was also a White House advance staffer for President Jimmy Carter and has been an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, teaching budding journalists how to cover local politics. He was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team at New York Newsday. 

He also hosts the CUNY Forum on CUNY-TV. (https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/cunyforum/)