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October 30, 2008
Lord Markowitz! Term-limit clears path for Beep-eat
The Brooklyn Paper
By Mike McLaughlin
The game of musical chairs is even more muddled with the extension of term limits and Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's decision not to run for reelection.
Two prominent local pols have decided not to run for Brooklyn Borough President, clearing the deck for a third term for Atlantic Yards booster Marty Markowitz.
Barron was far more critical, yet said it would be tough to dethrone Markowitz, who surprised many people with his 2001 win as a dark horse state Senator from Flatbush.
“Marty Markowitz can be beaten if someone had the resources,” Barron told The Brooklyn Paper. “He’s a stamp of approval for any rich developer that comes in.”
But rubber-stamping projects like Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards hasn’t hurt Markowitz’s high approval ratings or undercut his war chest, which is teeming with more than $930,000 — far more than DeBlasio’s $608,000 and Barron’s $1,200.
Posted by lumi at October 30, 2008 4:59 AM