Wednesday, January 28, 2015

How NY mayor's terp got his job

screenshot from YouTube
The sign language interpreter for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio got national attention last fall after a news conference about Ebola. New Yorkers saw Jonathan Lamberton again when the Mayor spoke about the potential blizzard that could affect the city. The Village Voice got to checking on how Lamberton got the job in the first place. Read the full story about the California native who graduated from Gallaudet and ended up getting a position next to the New York mayor here.