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Thursday, May 08, 2008 --- 78 days ago http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/blogs/dailypolitics/~3/286318490/markowi
| Here's Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz accusing the Bloomberg administration of "dumping" on his borough by proposing to move a homeless men's intake center to an armory in Crown Heights from the East Side of Manhattan to make way for a new hotel .
Markowitz said Brooklyn residents - particularly members of the "community of color" - are being "held hostage" in this case to the "development goals of Manhattan," adding: "It isn't fair. It's not fair to anyone, not the homeless clients or the residents of Brooklyn...or Manhattan residents, either!"
He also railed against the administration for failing to give him a heads up about this proposal, which Markowitz said was "shows ultimate disrespect."
If Markowitz is, in fact, serious about running citywide, it will be interesting to see how he broadens his message - and increases his name recognition - after being so closely identified with a single borough, perhaps even more so, given his outsized personality and antics, than any of his fellow borough presidents.
To date, there hasn't been much buzz about Markowitz working the other boroughs to the degree undertaken by his fellow borough president and potential citywide candidate, Manhattan's Scott Stringer .
The event was attended by a number of other elected officials, including Councilman Bill DeBlasio, who is among several candidates hoping to succeed Markowitz at Borough Hall after he's term l ... |
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