New York’s political community mourned the death of Sid Davidoff, a government relations veteran, lobbyist and beloved “tough guy” whose roots go back to when he was an administrative assistant to New York City Mayor John Lindsay.

Davidoff died on Sunday at a hospital among family and friends in the Dominican Republic, in the town of Punta Cana where he owned a home and was battling an infection while recovering from shoulder surgery, his wife Linda Stasi and stepdaughter Jessica Rovello told City & State. He was 86.

His death came just a day before the 50th anniversary celebration of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, the law and public affairs firm Davidoff founded, an event which as a result was canceled.

The Brooklyn-born Davidoff was known for being athletic, engaged in body lifting and se

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