A union source told The Politicker that 32BJ, the powerful property services union, is prepared to endorse Rafael Espinal for the 54th Assembly District.
The endorsement would give Espinal significant Get-Out-The-Vote forces on election day, slated for September 13.
The endorsement is not yet official, and Espinal declined comment. Read More
State Housing Commissioner Darryl Towns was arrested on July 3 in Westchester for driving while intoxicated, according to a report in The New York Times.
Towns crashed his car in Westchester County and failed a subsequent field sobriety test. The former Assemblyman was appointed housing commissioner in February by Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was notified of the accident by Towns on the day it occurred, according to The Times. Read More
Today is the day of non-news for September’s special elections.
First, in a long-anticipated move, the Queens Democratic Party gave their party to Schumer aide Phil Goldfeder in the 23rd AD and to Michael Simanowitz in the 27th.
Now comes word that the Working Families Party has given their line to Jesus Gonzalez in the 54th Assembly district to replace Darryl Towns. Read More
On Wednesday night in Greenpoint, a crowd of Brooklyn reformers stood outside the Smolenski Democratic Club, the somewhat rundown headquarters of the New Kings Democrats, waiting for someone to unlock the door.
Keys to the club were stuck on a broken down L train with New Kings’ member and district leader Lincoln Restler, who eventually Read More
In a rare contested vote for a district leader seat in the Kings County Democratic Party, Council Member Erik Dilan defeated Congressman Ed Towns by a 36-10 margin.
The Dilan victory is a show of strength for the Bushwick council member and an embarrassing defeat for the longtime congressman, whose son, Darryl Towns held the Read More
