Brooklyn Councilwoman Crystal Hudson, a leading candidate in this year’s City Council speaker race , raked in campaign cash from real estate interests at a time her website claimed she wasn’t accepting any such contributions, the Daily News has learned.

The donations in question came from, among others, lobbyists registered to represent real estate developers trying to advance projects in Hudson’s Central Brooklyn district .

The revelations could raise uncomfortable questions for Hudson as she has emerged as the top progressive Democrat campaigning to become the Council’s next speaker.

Many on the left have embraced commitments to reject campaign contributions from the city’s real estate sector, including incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani , a democratic socialist who hasn’t taken a st

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