Attending Michael Bloomberg’s press conference inside a restaurant on 106th Street in Spanish Harlem this afternoon were two members of the City Council and John Ruiz, who the mayor noted is retired from the F.D.N.Y. and “a vice chairman of the Manhattan Democratic Party.”
Afterward, Ruiz was approached by a few reporters about why he was at the event.
Ruiz said he invited by his local City Council member, Melissa Mark-Viverito, because he is a local district leader. (The other Council member at the event was Council Speaker Christine Quinn.)
Ruiz said his attendance does not constitute an endorsement, but he said it was nice to be noticed by the mayor.
