NYC-WTC_000230567

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NEWSDAY, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2001

Candidates Keeping Low Profile ; Democracy, is proUy sloppy on good days, but JuawtidnlGH for* pity 'ifflee 4hi.< .yoHnnrji cope viLh.a naLionul cak.niilv HiuLpne.uf ^U^lnisi- esjt elections in local history- ' '‘ Candid cites have hugely taken a buck soul to the human tiagedy, but they do keep popping up in highly visible venues. City Council Speaker Peter Vallone (D-Astoria) huiS been at several press conferences with Mayor F’ Rudolph Giuliani, and his aides say he is acting in his capacity a.s the city’s legislative leader, not as n candidate ibr mayor. Another. mayoral candidate, Bronji Borough President Fernando Ferrer, was spotted earlier this week accompanying labor leaders John Sweeney and Dennis Rivera to a memorial Ma&& at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Betay Gotbaum, a candidate for public advocate, said her campaign office at 50 West St. in lower Manhattan was wiped out by the terror attack. “1 don't know what to do. I don’t want to cam­ paign,” she said yesterday. “1 guess we’ll start cam­ paigning Monday. I don't know whet to do.” Sho said she was werk- ing on a project to buy new ambuJences for voJ- unteer companies that Jost their ■vehicles in the World Trade Center col­ lapse. -rm feeling useful again. That gives me a big boost.” The compaign staff of City Councilman Herbert Berman (D-Brooklyn), a candidate for comptroller, finally gut, back into their offices yesterday at 225 APniiFhoto Broadway, just north of the scene. On Aug- 22, candidate for public advocala Betsy Golbaum talked with rivals, Irom left, Millie Colon, Scotl Stringer and The offices had been used as a triage center dur* Steven DIBrienza after a debate. Not quite three weeks later, Colbaum's otficE was wiped out In the terrorist attacks. ing the aftermath and they were a wreck, accord­ ing to campaign spokeswoman Carolyn Daly. in the Sept. 11th primary, which is now'the Sept. an artsy front that shows a portion of the Statue of “At thia point, there is no campaign infrastruc­ ture,’ she said. “We can’t find computers. We can't 25th pnmary, Liberty with stars worked in und faint image of a find mailing lists. ** flag. “The office certainly was put to good use as a tri­ Tuple Have Deen Geneious. While fallout from age center.” the Trade Center attack might have an impact on , How Will They Call It? Pundits are going to have some candidates, particularly those of South Asian field day after the votes are tallied Tuesday. People Check the Postmark. Candidates keep sending out ancestry, Jajram Thakral said it hasn't affected who voted early in the day Sept. 11 will not have ' mailings, but designed to lock like they were print­ him. their vote counted. They will have to vote again. ed before the Trade Center attack. Thakral, who came here from India in 1971, said What does that mean? “Jewish voters vote early One mailing Io Queens Republicans this week there has been no change in attitude toward him and that wag a vote for Peter Vallone.” one politic has Michapl Rlnoml^rg promising to “build on Re­ in the eastern Queens City Council district, where cal insider asserted yesterday. publican eccomplishments” — a not-toa-subtle ref­ he seeks to replace Sheldon LefTler. That probably means that Jewish voters, who erence to the stability for which Republican Mayor “Certainly not,” Thakral declared. “People have are thought to have a high turnout, will come out Rudolph Giuliani has gotten credit. been generous. I stand outside my house I have again Tuesday. The glossy mailing shows Bloomberg talking to my American flag out — at half staff.” Another concern, several political observers said two police officers: one on a NYPD motorcycle, the Since the Sept 11 attacks, people such coun­ yesterday, was providing the usuaJ police presence other standing nearby. tries as India and Pakistan, like those of Arab de­ ut polling places. A Vallone mailine that nlsn Ftarted dropping in scent. have faced incidents of harassment and bias. Eveiy polling place normally has a uniformed of­ mailboxes this week pushed his plan to have the Thakral's latest maiJing was done jointly ivith ficer highly visible from the time the polls open at city pick up coverage for prescription drugs to se­ Vallone and Carol Grosser, candidate for Queens 6 a.m. until they close at 9 p,m. nior citizens of moderate income. borough president. The police are etretched a bit thin these days, Both mailings urged voters to cast their ballots It arrived in mailboxes before the attack It has and they will hove one more job to do Tueeday.

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