Curtis Sliwa for Public Advocate – Update: Maybe?!
Update: New information….MAYBE SLIWA? See this He wants to do away with the office.
Bob Capano, Chairman of the Reform Party is pushing Curtis Sliwa for Public Advocate – Noooooo! We don’t want someone yelling at everyone and getting nowhere. If NYC needs to have a Public Advocate (I don’t think the position is necessary and it can be eliminated), then we need someone who is pragmatic and won’t allow corruption in the local government.
Here’s the real sad part: Curtis Sliwa’s wife, Nancy already announced that she was running for Public Advocate. What a slap in the face for Curtis to think he could announce his candidacy after his wife announced she was running! Although Nancy doesn’t have a high profile, she is a good person and an animal advocate. Why wouldn’t Capano and Sliwa let Nancy have the spotlight?
Eric Ulrich’s name was floated by the Republicans. Capano isn’t supporting Ulrich because Ulrich supported Melissa Mark Vivierto (good reason) AND because Ulrich didn’t support Nicole Malliotakis for mayor (that’s a good thing as Malliotakis would have made a terrible mayor). The Republicans love to lose – they can’t get behind one candidate and win because they are such ego-manics.
While Bob Capano may have wanted to support his crony, Nicole Malliotakis; Nicole is not a good leader in Bay Ridge. Leaders are the first voices we hear from and they are speaking for the people. Nicole is one of the last voices heard on most topics (sometimes she is even a week after everyone else – see here). The only time Malliotakis is fast to respond is when she insults or attacks Mayor de Blasio on Twitter.
Nicole quietly voted the same way as Marty Golden (against speed cameras – our community needs them because speed is crazy here * See today’s accident: here).
Nicole Malliotakis voted in favor of Golden’s legislation – yes, she voted to give tax breaks to Manhattan developers (she was silent on social media after this vote). Instead of taking care of Bay Ridge or Staten Island residents with high property tax.
Nicole Malliotakis is so far removed from regular people that she didn’t even know the minimum wage (click here) in New York (and didn’t think anything was wrong with that).
Nicole must laugh as she tricks NY’ers with her press releases and finds a journalist lazy enough to print them. During this election season, one journalist wrote that Malliotakis had submitted new legislation for property taxes – she did not and we thought she would because she talked about it during her run for Mayor. Apparently, Nicole intends to submit the bill when the Assembly resumes in January 2019.
Bob Capano is aware that Nicole Malliotakis has endorsed at least two candidates who received support from REBNY – see here and here, so her disregard for property owners in Bay Ridge and throughout Brooklyn is obvious.
It’s disappointing that Capano and the Reform Party keep pushing Nicole in our area. We are watching Bob….especially because our community could have received a lot more money if Malliotakis’ opponent won. Bob….Bay Ridge doesn’t receive much money from Malliotakis when she is giving out her perks to Staten Island.
Hugs,
marlene
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