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August 13, 2006
A Disappointing Primary
New York Times
State Senate District 18 (northwest Brooklyn: Sunset Park, Red Hook, Downtown, Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill)State Senator Velmanette Montgomery is facing a challenge from former City Councilwoman Tracy L. Boyland, a member of the Boyland political family. Ms. Montgomery is a far better voice for her district, even though we don’t agree with her that the Atlantic Yards project should be scrapped. The senator is perhaps best known in Albany for speaking out for the disenfranchised, most recently arguing against the use of shackles for female prisoners giving birth. We endorse Velmanette Montgomery.
NoLandGrab: Would they still like her if they realized she also represents Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, and part of Park Slope? And why would the Times be so supportive of the Forest City Ratner Atlantic Yards proposal? No idea.
Posted by amy at August 13, 2006 10:59 PM