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April 21, 2006
Two races to watch
Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal is the proverbial elephant in the room in a few races in Brooklyn. Here's the latest:
State Assembly, 57th District
hakeemjeffries.com
Evidence that Hakeem Jeffries is running:
"The future website for HakeemJeffries.com" is "Coming Soon!"
NLG: Inquiring minds want to know, where does Jeffries stand on Atlantic Yards?
US Congress, 10th District
Brooklyn Downtown Star, Two Pols Seek To Become the New Towns in Town
In the 10th district, a state pol and a city pol are both challenging Ed Towns, who is hoping to win his 13th consecutive federal election.
Councilman Charles Barron, who's current city district is entirely within the larger federal district, announced his campaign to unseat Towns two months ago. Last Friday morning, 24-year incumbent Assemblyman Roger Green, whose state district overlaps with the horseshoe-shaped federal district's northwestern section, officially announced his own oft-rumored candidacy to do the same.
NoLandGrab: Green is on record supporting Atlantic Yards and Bruce Ratner claims Towns is too. Barron was an early critic of the project.
The NY Sun, Green to Voters: Don’t Focus on Ethics Violation
The Brooklyn assemblyman who briefly lost his seat over an ethics violation said voters should not hold that against him as he runs for Congress.
Posted by lumi at April 21, 2006 8:52 AM