hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐn ˈeɪd tə mˈeɪɚz ˈɛd kˈɑːk ænd dˈeɪvɪd dˈɪŋkɪnz, ænd æz spˈɛʃəl ɐsˈɪstənt tə lˈeɪt stˈeɪt sˈɛnəɾɚ lˈɛnɚd pˈiː. stævˈɪski ænd tʃˈiːf tə stˈæf tə hɪz wˈɪdoʊ, tˈoʊbi stævˈɪski, hˌuː səksˈiːdᵻd lˈɛnɚd æz ɐ stˈeɪt sˈɛnəɾɚɹ ˈæftɚ hɪz dˈɛθ.
He served as an aide to Mayors Ed Koch and David Dinkins, and as Special Assistant to late State Senator Leonard P. Stavisky and Chief to Staff to his widow, Toby Stavisky, who succeeded Leonard as a State Senator after his death.