The Competitive, Progressive Race for Yassky’s Seat

One of the most competitive 2009 City Council races so far is for the seat being vacated by David Yassky, who represents Brooklyn Heights, parts of Park Slope, Greenpoint, and the Williamsburg waterfront, among other areas.
Of the seven people running, at least five will probably try to claim the progressive vote and at Read More

What’s the Distance Between a Reformer and Vito Lopez?

Apparently, the the most memorable moment from a forum last night for candidates running for David Yassky’s Council seat in Brooklyn was an exchange over “reform” credentials and, in particular, the notion of independence (or lack thereof) from the borough’s Democratic leadership.
Yassky was, for a while at least, lauded as such a figure Read More