Some local politicians have vowed not to take campaign cash from the real estate industry, but Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is bucking the trend.
Katz, who is running for the office of Queens district attorney, received a $25,000 contribution from Tyler Morse, head of MCR Development, the company behind the new TWA Hotel at Kennedy Airport. The donation was made Nov. 13, 2018, according to campaign finance records.

As borough president, Katz had an advisory vote on aspects of the TWA Hotel, as she does on many land use issues. In 2016, Katz gave a thumbs up to a lease agreement allowing the project to proceed.
Morse declined to comment on the donation.