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

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.  “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.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....