Bronx, NY – Congestion Pricing Critic Announces Bid for City Council

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    Bronx, NY – Within hours of the congestion pricing vote, a Bronx-based opponent of the plan, Ari Hoffnung, sent out an email announcing that he will run for City Council, again.

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    Hoffnung, who heads the Riverdale Jewish Community Relations Council, challenged Councilman Oliver Koppell in 2005 and was defeated. This year, Koppell is term-limited.

    Koppell voted for congestion pricing yesterday, citing the global environmental crisis. Hoffnung emailed to remind me that he testified against the plan last October.

    All of which goes to show that officeseekers, at least, intend to make this vote an issue in the next election. [NYobserver Azi Paybarah ]


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    Charlie Hall
    Charlie Hall
    15 years ago

    I live in this district! And I agree with Mr. Hoffnung.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    hope people support him .he is willing to go up against the big guys

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Hoffnung will stand up for the working people of NY.

    Vote for Hoffnung!

    jj
    jj
    15 years ago

    call the baby by her real name

    Christine tax Quinn

    dont vote for Christine Quinn she dont care to put a tax of nyc witout putting out a referendum
    for all nyc voters to vote for or aganst

    she who put a tax of you

    pay back for Christine tax Quinn

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    It IS a large issue, and the vote in the council was relatively close. There are many New Yorkers against this plan, and you can bet all those who voted for it will be taken to task at election time. (Although many are term-limited – I guess they felt they didn’t have much to lose.)

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    He should win, as long as he’s against that pricing plan.