Alrighty then: Per Azi [1], Ken Diamondstone has thrown his hat and not insubstantial personal resources into the ring for the 33rd City, currently represented by one David Yassky [2].
When he ran for State Senate in 2006, Diamondstone was seeking to represent a district that covers lower Manhattan and portions of Brooklyn. Diamondstone lost the Manhattan portion of the district to Connor by 2,163 votes, but he carried the Brooklyn portion by 1,384 votes.
The 33rd Council district overlaps with that area of Brooklyn.
Already in that City Council race are Yassky’s former aide Evan Thies, Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s chief of staff Stephen Levin [Ed. note TDG: No Effing Way], Democratic district leader and attorney Jo Anne Simon, and chair of the Sierra Club’s political committee in New York City, Ken Baer.
Just a few more, and these folks could form a soccer team. What is clear is that Diamondstone will be able to count on Progressive support stemming from his 2006 race, and that blogger Gatemouth will soon be frothing at the impertinence [3] of yet another Progressive running for office against County's clearly expressed preferences.
Stay tuned.
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