Democratic Primary Results
The Democratic primary, held yesterday, was, in many ways, about Democratic Party leader Vito Lopez—whether his hand-picked candidates would get pushed through to run for City Council on the party ticket. Steve Levin, from team Lopez, won in the 33rd District with 33.7 percent of the vote (Jo Anne Simon was his closest competitor, with…
The Democratic primary, held yesterday, was, in many ways, about Democratic Party leader Vito Lopez—whether his hand-picked candidates would get pushed through to run for City Council on the party ticket. Steve Levin, from team Lopez, won in the 33rd District with 33.7 percent of the vote (Jo Anne Simon was his closest competitor, with 20.2 percent); Maritza Davila, endorsed by Lopez, lost in the 34th District to Diana Reyna, a former Lopez staffer who fell out with the party boss. Incumbent Letitia James won in the 35th District with 81.2 percent of the vote, and Brad Lander took the 39th District with 41.1 percent due to, he told The Brooklyn Paper, his stances on “affordable housing, livable communities, jobs, and good schools.” In the race for comptroller, Councilman John Liu of Queens came out 8 points ahead of Brooklyn Councilman David Yassky, but with 38 percent of the vote, did not have the 40 percent required to win outright. Thus there will be a runoff election held September 29. For more primary results, check out the Eagle’s coverage of the State Senate race.
33rd District: Levin Wins Handily [Brooklyn Paper]
35th District: James Steamrolls Yards-loving Foe [Brooklyn Paper]
39th District: Lander Crushes Four Rivals [Brooklyn Paper]
Liu and Yassky Headed for Runoff [NY Times]
State Senate Primary Results [Brooklyn Eagle]
Looks like I’m not the only one who thinks Bloomberg needs to go…..
September 16, 2009, 3:40 pm
Firefighters’ Union Backs Thompson for Mayor
By Colin Moynihan
Despite negotiating generous contracts with the city under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the largest firefighters union on Wednesday endorsed Mr. Bloomberg’s Democratic opponent, Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., for mayor.
Stephen Cassidy, the president of the Uniformed Firefighters’ Association, which represents 8,900 firefighters, praised Mr. Thompson as “smart, tough and fair’’ and directed harsh criticism at Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, who was appointed by Mr. Bloomberg.
“The Fire Commissioner of the city of New York has always set accountability for firefighters but not for himself,†Mr. Cassidy said. “Eight years under Mike Bloomberg we’ve heard Nick Scoppetta say, ‘It’s not my fault.’â€
it does seem to be a common thing in politics to “pick the other guy” when dissatisfied with a candidate rather than actively supporting the person one is voting for. it’s like, whomever can sling mud and get more to stick wins. like the chris christie vs jon corzine ads. christie is ahead in the polls, and i’m pretty sure people don’t know much about him except that he is a goofy looking slob that ISN’T jon corzine. i feel like people need a better reason than just pick the other guy.
as for term limits, too many instances of shmucks staying in their posts foreeeeever b/c of name recognition. look at all those jagoffs in albany or even closer to home that keep getting re-elected. slap some limits on them and get em out.
Bxgrl – http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/mayor_battles_fdny_union_over.html
4man crews or close the firehouses –
” Bloomberg’s recent executive budget offers the FDNY a tough choice: Either decrease the staffing at 64 engine companies from five to four firefighters, or the city will close 16 companies permanently, including Engine 161 in South Beach.
The mayor has made it clear he would prefer the former, which he projects would save the city about $17 million through attrition. ”
Yes we should amend the constitution. Lets start with the second amendment.
Petebklyn: Yes, I’m against term limits for President too. I’d support getting rid of them.
But even if I were for term limits, I would still want a positive reason to vote for Thompson before I voted for him. I wouldn’t vote for someone I believed would be a worse mayor just to spite the other guy.
This thread rules.
so term limit on president of united state is bad thing?
IMHO yes
we should amend constitution again, maybe?
No
or what is good enough for POTUS can’t hold for NYC mayor?
A mayor is FAR from the POTUS
FSRG- he said maybe. And if you ask a firefighter, he will tell you exactly why a 4 man crew is less safe for both the public and the firefighters. The union, for what its worth, have been in the forefront of safety issues. And for the record, I have no respect for Steve Cassidy who is pond scum.
I don’t think the term limit issue is an assault on democracy so much as an indication of the idea that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It reeks of Bloombergs desperation to stay in power. And that desperation worries me.
so term limit on president of united state is bad thing?
we should amend constitution again, maybe?
or what is good enough for POTUS can’t hold for NYC mayor?