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May 17, 2007
A Barron Ruling Brooklyn?
B.P. to B.P.: Former Black Panther Eyes Borough President Job
Brooklyn Downtown Star
By Shane Miller
City Councilmember and Atlantic Yards opponent Charles Barron is gearing up to run for Borough President, instead of making another attempt to unseat Representative Edolphus Towns:
"We looked at Congress," said Barron outside City Hall last Wednesday. "But I would have to spend a lot of time in D.C., and that would take me out of New York City."
The former Black Panther said that his political style - brash and outspoken - likely wouldn't endear him to Washington insiders.
"The way I talk, they would stick me in a basement office near the toilet, and I would get an important committee appointments," said Barron. "I didn't just want to be a media spectacle."
Rather, Barron said that he could have more of an impact as borough president, addressing such issues as eminent domain in the Atlantic Yards proposal and police brutality.
"I'm all for economic development, but let's develop where it's needed," he said, adding he would also take on law enforcement. "And the police are out of control on our streets."
Posted by lumi at May 17, 2007 7:31 AM