 An example of this was when he informed others of congressional candidate David Weprin's statements in an interview for "Vosizneias", one of the largest Orthodox Jewish websites in the United States, regarding the marriage equality law which allows gay and lesbian marriages in New York State.In May 2009, Paybarah made headlines for being called “a disgrace” by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg for asking about the mayor's rationale for running for a third term.Though later in his campaign, Bloomberg described Paybarah as “brilliant”, according to "The New York Times".