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March 5, 2009
A Challenger for Tish James
The Local (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill) [NY Times blog]
by Andy Newman
Delia Hunley-Adossa, the president of the 88th Precinct Community Council, a longtime community activist and a prominent supporter of the Atlantic Yards project, plans to challenge Councilwoman Letitia James, whose term expires at the end of the year. Ms. James is one of Atlantic Yards’ most vocal critics.
Ms. Hunley-Adossa, 52, who owns a private security company, says she is running against Ms. James, who has held the 35th District council seat since 2003, “to be a part of the new forward-thinking leadership movement.” She added: “I’m standing on three E’s that are impacting us today — economy, education and environment.”
Ms. Hunley-Adossa is the chairwoman of a committee of nonprofit groups that signed a Community Benefits Agreement with Atlantic Yards’ developer, Forest City Ratner, binding the developer to provide job training, affordable housing and business opportunities to local residents. Critics, including Ms. James, say the agreement provides too little affordable housing.
Ms. Hunley-Adossa said her candidacy, which was first reported by the Atlantic Yards Report, was unrelated to her work on Atlantic Yards, the stalled $4 billion mixed-use development.
Posted by eric at March 5, 2009 9:44 AM