Will Peter Abbate Run as an Independent in Nov?
Around 6:00 pm tonight, a man was ringing bells in Dyker Heights collecting signatures for Peter Abbate to run as an independent against Assemblyman Lester Chang.
Abbate is an experienced politician and Brooklyn deserves better than a man who won’t own his mistake. (See here)
This new Asian district needed fresh leadership.
In 2021, six-year-old Tamy Quema Guachiac was killed by a car on 12th Avenue and 67th Street. Local politicians response to this unsafe corner was unacceptable.
The Brooklyn Paper spoke to then Assemblyman Peter Abbate.
Abbate said: “It took ten years to get this traffic light up. We fought for, and we wanted to end accidents like this.” “I guess it’s not enough, I think the truth is really got to change the culture of driving.” (Source)
Abbate was in office after the little girl’s death , so he could have made changes to that street and to the law if he wanted to make the area safer.
PETER ABBATE FAILED TO TAKE ACTION after Tamy died.
Hugs,
marlene
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