Four New York County Democratic Leaders worked together to Block New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Pick for a Board of Elections (BOE) Commissioner.
Mark-Viverito hoped to Install her friend Andy Praschak as the New Manhattan Commissioner on the New York City BOE.
Mark-Viverito hoped to Pre-Empt her Political Foe, Manhattan Democratic Party Leader Keith Wright, who favored Lawyer Sylvia DiPietro for the Position.
New York County Party Leaders normally Nominate BOE Appointees.
But when Mark-Viverito called an Emergency Meeting of the Democratic City Council Members on Thursday in order to Approve Praschak, only Seven of the 47 Council Members showed up.
Queens Democratic Party Leader Joe Crowley, Bronx Democratic Party Leader Marcos Crespo, and Brooklyn Democratic Party Leader Frank Seddio had apparently asked the Council Members from their Borough not to Show Up, so Mark-Viverito would not have the necessary amount of Members present to approve Appointees for a later Vote before the Full City Council.
A Council Source Confirmed the Story, but said that the Vote for Praschak could be Revisited. “Nothing is off the table,” the Source said.
“If it can happen to Manhattan, it can happen to any borough,” Wright said.
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