Yuki Cohen is one of the 4 new members of the 11-seat city council in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Cohen, who owns and operates the downtown bar Methuselah in the Berkshire County community of around 43,000, is one of four at-large city councilors serving two-year terms. She sat down with WAMC a day after she was sworn in Monday to talk about Pittsfield’s challenges, its business sector, and Mayor Linda Tyer’s agenda for 2020.
New Pittsfield At-Large City Councilor Cohen Talks 2020
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