With
all the political focus in New York City trained on the 2017 mayoral
race, there is another important battle being quietly waged, for perhaps
the second-most-powerful job in the city.
Yet
the only votes that matter in this contest are not from constituents;
this race, for City Council speaker, will be determined by other Council
members and the city’s Democratic county leaders, who are normally the
deciding factor in efforts to wrangle the necessary votes.
The
current speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, who is to deliver her State of
the City address on Thursday, cannot run for re-election because of the
term limits law; several other prominent Council members are also
serving their last term.
Though
the race will not be decided until January, the looming vacancy is
already swathed in all the bare-knuckled, back-room intrigue of old-time
New York: Promises are offered; deals are made. And a leading candidate
suddenly emerges.
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Source: The New York Times (via The Empire Report)
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