NYC-WTC_000230714

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NEW York post, Thursday; October 16,2001

Green rips ’I I?

Bloomy as A'* V; <5> I r

novice’ k • 5

By ROBERT HARDT Jr., Returns reported on ■ MAGGIE HABERMAN election day — showing MARK GREEN BLOOMBERG Green with a 4-percentage Slams rival's “naivete," Unveils economic plan. ond TOM TOPOUSIS point lead — were based Elections officials yes­ on unofficial tallies, and terday released updated Ferrer withdrew his initial the city workforce by of­ Green said that by re­ tallies in the runoff for the concession when it was re- fering early-retirement in­ jecting the creation of a Democratic mayoral nomi­ . vealed 40,000 votes were centives, extending the state-city authority to deal nation, showing Mark accidentally counted No. 7 train, rewriting the with the trade center Green holding onto his twice. city’s zoning _ _codes . and aftermath, Bloomberg is lead — on a day he blasted Meanwhile, Green’s creating a “mini City Hall" . “displaying the naivete of GOP candidate Michael strongest attack yet on in every borough. in HOViCC ** Bloomberg as a "novice.” Bloomberg came after the “If September Uth has to The Board of Elections Also yesterday: Republican billionaire un­ be the price for a wake-up finished its count of votes call, it’s a great tragedy, B Vowing to file a fed­ veiled his economic-devel­ cast last' Thursday in the opment plan for the city, hut let’s not waste that op- eral lawsuit over the city city’s voting machines, portunity,” Bloomberg -, Board of Elections han­ and the new figure? had which includes building an dling of the runoff, the Green leading Bronx Bor­ academic complex on said. ough President Fernando Governors Island. ' After ■ Bloomberg’s Rev. Al Sharpton met with Ferrer by 18,029 votes, or The Bloomberg proposal speech. Green lashed into Brooklyn U.S. Attorney rejects the creation of a the media mogul. Alan Vinegrad, » 51 percent to 49 percent. Today the board will separate authority respon­ “I don’t think he knows Shprpton said he filed a start counting some sible for lower Manhat­ this city and I don’t think complaint with Vine^ad. 30,000 paper ballots, tan's recovery. he understands govern­ charging that consolidat­ which include absentee Bloomberg’s plan — un­ ment and I don’t think he ing election districts dur- ' ballots and affidavits cast veiled at a Crain’s break­ understands our commu­ ing the runoff was a viola- , by people unable to use fast forum — also called nities,” Green said in Ja­ ■lion of the federal voting- the machines. for trimming the size of maica, Queens. rights act.

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