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November 4, 2009
Markowitz celebrates borough president re-election
Courier Life Publications, via YourNabe.com
By Stephen Witt
He isn’t often referred to as “Party Marty” for nothing.
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In his victory speech, [Borough President Marty] Markowitz thanked Mayor Michael Bloomberg for overturning the term limit law allowing him to run for a third term.
NoLandGrab: Because Markowitz knows in his heart that he's not qualified to run for anything other than "Party Marty?"
Looking ahead to his third term, Markowitz said he can’t wait to get the shovel in the ground for the $4 billion-plus Atlantic Yards project that will see the NBA’s Nets move to Brooklyn into a newly built arena at the Flatbush/Atlantic avenues intersection.
NLG: Maybe Markowitz ran for a third term in order to hang around for an Atlantic Yards groundbreaking. Bruce Ratner's megaproject was announced in the middle of Markowitz's first(!) term.
Posted by lumi at November 4, 2009 6:36 PM