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Monday, November 7, 2011
Bronx BPs Running for Citywide Office?
Roberto Perez, over at the Perez Notes, looks at the possibilty that the current and former Bronx Borough President's could both be running for citywide office. He reports that former BP Adolfo Carrion Jr., is a possible Mayoral candidate, while current BP Ruben Diaz, Jr. could also be eyeing a citywide office but has not made any final decision. A run by either or both could lead to some very interesting dynamics in 2013.
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Carrion was a better borough president than Diaz and has more varied and substantial experience on the city and federal levels. And given the field of lightweights already seeking the mayor's post in the absence of the disgraced Anthony Weiner, Carrion has to be taken very seriously. Plus the guy has a large campaign war chest saved for just this type of race.
ReplyDeleteAdolfo Carrión, Jr . = political has-been
ReplyDeleteRubén Díaz, Jr. = political lightweight
It's nice that Mr. Carrion and Mr. Diaz think so highly of themselves. The only problem is that hardly anyone in NYC knows who they are.
ReplyDeleteGiven the lackluster group of likely mayoral candidates, Carrion seems like the best of the bunch, but I'd have to hold my nose when I vote for him.
ReplyDeleteSince the creation of the borough presidencies in 1898, no sitting or former Bronx Borough President has ever been elected Mayor of New York.
ReplyDeleteFernando Ferrer had the chance in 2001 and 2005 but he lost both times. Although Adolfo Carrion MIGHT have a shot at it, I think it would take a major miracle for Ruben Diaz to do it.
When Diaz Jr torpedoed the mall at Kingsbridge Armory he also torpedoed his prospects for citywide political office.
ReplyDeleteNYers have to ask themselves, "is the Bronx a political graveyard?" Former Bronx BP Bob Abrams was the last to ascend to higher office. Some wags like NYU's Mitchell Moss think Abrams will be the last to do so.
ReplyDeleteRead: http://michaelbenjamin2012.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/is-the-bronx-a-political-graveyard/
Accusations do not worry Borough President Diaz because they do not represent the truth. Certain persons in the City Council are leading this campaign against him.
ReplyDeleteJames Vacca for mayor!
ReplyDeleteCarrion is many levels above the local pols. After all, it's not everyone who gets appointed U.S. Secretary of Urban Development!
ReplyDeleteFor the record, Adolfo Carrion served as a Member of the New York City Council before he was elected Bronx Borough President. Carrion was supposed to become New York City Comptroller but he was named by President Obama as the first Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs instead. His current post is Regional Director in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
ReplyDeleteUh, are we forgetting Carrion's house fixer upper fiasco? How is that not mentioned? As for poster who thinks he was a better BP that Jr. I ask: based on what? All that public land he took for Yankee Stadium? What exactly ws his position on the Croton Plant? What exactly were his accomplishments?
ReplyDeleteDiaz was wrong on the Living Wage for the Armory project - mostly because its ridiculous to expect landlords to include a Living wage clause in a lease (someone tell me how that is enforceable and how it doesn't impact the price a developer can extract in rent which then impacts the surrounding market) but I commend him for trying to make a difference. His economic initiatives are refreshing. His education summit was overdue and welcomed.
Bottom line is we all all screwed by the next party politician to take Gracie
You guys are crazy. Carrion is as corrupt as the day is long. Anyone see the real estate he owns over on City Island? There is no way a simple civil servant could afford that mansion. He is done. He should donate his campaign funds to charity.
ReplyDeleteIt's not everyone who gets demoted, either!
ReplyDeleteWhat does one of your readers mean by claiming that Adolfo Carrion "was supposed to be New York City Comptroller"?
ReplyDeletePardon me, but Bill Thompson was the Comptroller at the time. And his ELECTED successor is Comptroller JOHN LIU.
Despite all his other posts and achievements, Mr. Carrion has never been our city's Comptroller.
Carrion for citywide office? Maybe.
ReplyDeleteDiaz? Never.
John Liu? That guy is toast! Read this:
ReplyDeleteNew York Times
11-9-2011
LIU DELAYS GIVING NAMES OF CAMPAIGN FUND-RAISERS
By Raymond Hernandez and David W. Chen
John C. Liu, the New York City comptroller, is declining to reveal the identities of the people who raise money for his campaign, despite a pledge several weeks ago to do so after reports of irregularities in his fund-raising operation.
Mr. Liu, the city’s top fiscal watchdog and a probable candidate for mayor in 2013, has been under pressure to explain his fund-raising practices after an investigation by The New York Times raised questions about the source and legitimacy of his campaign donations, including whether some of the donors he reported even existed.
The Times also found that Mr. Liu had failed to comply with a city requirement that he disclose the names of so-called bundlers — well-connected individuals who collect contributions for a candidate from friends, relatives, business associates and others.
When questioned about this several weeks ago, Mr. Liu said his campaign would begin complying with the city disclosure requirements on bundlers, or intermediaries. But on Monday, his campaign’s lawyer, Martin Connor, indicated that it would be months before the campaign disclosed the names. He said the Liu campaign had compiled its list of bundlers but was recently advised by the New York City Campaign Finance Board to delay reporting the names until the next filing deadline, in January.
Mr. Connor also declined a request to release the list of bundlers to The Times, saying that such a list would not be “binding” or “official” until it was filed with the city. “You cannot have the names until they are filed with the campaign finance board,” he said. “That’s final.” . . .
READ MORE: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/nyregion/liu-delays-revealing-names-of-campaign-bundlers.html
To the extent that Bronxites even know there is a borough president, most of them still think that Freddy Ferrer or Adolfo Carrion hold that position.
ReplyDeleteBill de Blasio ?
ReplyDeleteAfter Mike Bloomberg, all the prospects for mayor look really lame.
ReplyDeleteBut it's among a lame field that Carrion stands out.
ReplyDeleteRuben Diaz, Jr. seems nice but I just don't think he's mayor material. Adolfo Carrion, however, could be a contender.
ReplyDeleteCarrion cares only about his own pockets. And Diaz with this living wage non-sense check out the salaries of his top staff ( public record)use that money and hire 200 people on a living wage !
ReplyDeleteJohn Liu is a do nothing,Carrion is not qualified that is why he was booted from D.C and Diaz has a staff that is paid big $$ for nothing. All three should work hard like everyone else to survive these hard times. These guys get V.I.P treatment and chauffeured in fancy cars and the rest of the world takes public transportation.
ReplyDeleteIf John Liu ends up resigning due to the campaign-finance scandal, Adolfo Carrion, Jr. would be a shoo-in to win the special election to be the next NYC Comptroller.
ReplyDeleteGiven Carrion's experience and funding advantages, he seems like he'd be a certain and easy winner.
If Adolfo Carrion Jr. does decide to run for city comptroller, his likely opponents would be Councilman Domenic M. Recchia Jr. (47th District, Brooklyn) and Councilman Daniel R. Garodnick (4th District, Manhattan). But with more than $2 million in his war chest, Mr. Carrion already has more campaign cash on hand than Mr. Recchia and Mr. Garodnick put together.
ReplyDeleteJohn Liu needs to come clean and stay where he is.He should be lucky to have become comptroller with all his lies.Carrion is just as bad with lies.Sorry to say we have a bunch of bums running to represent this great city. And the elects in office are all for the free rides and meals. We are all doomed.
ReplyDeleteAdolfo Carrión Jr for Mayor! (or Controller!)
ReplyDeleteHad the last Charter Revision Commission done things right, the title Borough President would be defined as a type of local New York City elected official now obsolete.
ReplyDeleteHaven't these stale and uninspired politicos been inflicted upon us for far too long?
ReplyDeleteLiving wage,other New York,all a bunch of bullsh#*. Research back three decades all the Borough Presidents do the same campaigns for the Bronx and promise the same bull. We the struggling middle class feel the stress of living in the city. These guys make big money and pay for a staff earning big bucks.All the elects in office are a bunch of actors,actress. We should not fall for there lies and vote for the underdog in the next election.Vote for the real New Yorker from your world.
ReplyDeleteHave you notice instead of there noses growing from the lies there hair is gone instead. Carrion,Diaz,Ferrer.
ReplyDeleteHuh? Who are these guys?
ReplyDeleteChoice of evils.
ReplyDeleteCan't we have more well-rounded politicians? Maybe someone who's also an ardent sportsman or an accomplished poet?
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