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August 4, 2009
Candidates waste big chance to be king of Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Paper
by the Politicrasher
I’ve finally got my candidates for public advocate and comptroller, thanks to last night’s Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce debate.
While most of the Democratic candidates for those esteemed offices missed the gift-wrapped opportunity to court Brooklyn’s 2-1/2-million residents by showing off a keen understanding of the city’s most populous and best borough, only Queens Councilman John Liu (running for comptroller) and civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel (public advocate) had the guts to hit me where it counts.
In my Brooklyn gut.
...Earlier in the night, Siegel showed the broadest awareness of Brooklyn issues.
He said he “would challenge the use of eminent domain” in development projects, saying that the state’s plans to condemn homes and businesses for Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project is “developer driven,” rather than providing a clear public benefit.
NoLandGrab: Siegel, who in many ways has been NYC's de facto public advocate for decades, has deep support among critics of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project.
Posted by eric at August 4, 2009 9:01 PM