tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post8753993988292524877..comments2023-04-25T15:52:41.154-07:00Comments on Bronx Political Chatter: Councilman Cabrera's Residency Questioned: UPDATETony Perez Cassinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14669140687027259816noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-46354138263453042642011-04-04T12:53:43.069-07:002011-04-04T12:53:43.069-07:00So maybe NYC Councilman Fernando Cabrera should do...So maybe NYC Councilman Fernando Cabrera should do the right thing and run for office in his home county: WESTCHESTER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-38899936998407437922011-03-30T15:58:03.832-07:002011-03-30T15:58:03.832-07:00I wish reporters would follow him during late nigh...I wish reporters would follow him during late nights and/or weekends. He spends most of his time in Westchester County... eI have bumped into him (not that he knows me) 3 times at the New Roc City in White Plains... maybe the movie theaters in the Bronx are not good enough for him....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-9857535417724482102011-03-25T06:37:32.198-07:002011-03-25T06:37:32.198-07:00That's a nice example of healthy snacking he&#...That's a nice example of healthy snacking he's got there on the countertop ... cupcakes and Pepsi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-714752771510506872011-03-23T13:42:16.741-07:002011-03-23T13:42:16.741-07:00Was the photo of Cabrera taken in his Bronx kitche...Was the photo of Cabrera taken in his Bronx kitchen or the one in Westchester?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-21274158591754454842011-03-22T12:01:50.495-07:002011-03-22T12:01:50.495-07:00YES, you are correct Anon. @ March 22, 2011 9:43 A...YES, you are correct Anon. @ March 22, 2011 9:43 AM.<br /><br />Although US Congressman Eliot Engel [D-NY-17] keeps an apartment in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, his real residence is the house he lives in with his family in Potomac, Maryland. Here's how the NY Daily News reported it in 2009:<br /><br />Daily News<br />Friday, March 13th 2009<br /><br />BRONX REP. ELIOT ENGEL CALLS MARYLAND HOME FOR TAX BREAK<br /><br />Bronx Rep. Eliot Engel may call himself a life-long Bronx resident, but he has also called Maryland his primary residence for years to get a local tax break that state officials have just squashed.<br /><br />Engel, who rents an apartment back in his district, also owns a $1 million house with his wife in the well-off Washington suburb of Potomac, Md. - a property that has been afforded $7,000 in tax breaks since he bought it in 1993, The Associated Press reported.<br /><br />To get the state and county paybacks, he had to list the property as his primary residence on county tax records - running afoul of Maryland tax collectors.<br /><br />Engel insists he's just trying to play by the rules.<br /><br />"My house is currently classified as 'nonowner-occupied.' I have never asked for any special privileges for being a congressman," he said.<br /><br />A county tax official said Engel won't have to pay back the $7,000.<br /><br />READ MORE: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2009/03/13/2009-03-13_bronx_rep_eliot_engel_calls_maryland_hom.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-10684567016432645402011-03-22T09:59:30.660-07:002011-03-22T09:59:30.660-07:00How does the board of elections not figure this ou...How does the board of elections not figure this out before he's allowed on the ballot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-87321600500282281592011-03-22T09:43:54.647-07:002011-03-22T09:43:54.647-07:00Since we're on the subject of Bronx politician...Since we're on the subject of Bronx politicians who are less than honest about where they live, didn't former State Senator PEDRO ESPADA have the same kind of issue? And doesn't Congressman ELIOT ENGEL still still have a residency problem since he and his family really live in Maryland?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554264138811233395.post-74212779511686718442011-03-22T07:39:31.513-07:002011-03-22T07:39:31.513-07:00Unfortunately, just another story of dishonesty fr...Unfortunately, just another story of dishonesty from the City Council's Bronx delegation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com