Brooklyn, NY – New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced today that a special election will be held in the 44th Council District on Tuesday, March 23rd, to fill the vacancy created yesterday by the resignation of Council Member Simcha Felder.
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The newly-elected Council Member will serve until December 31, 2010. Pursuant to the City Charter, the nomination of candidates in this election will be by independent nominating petition.
The two candidates that are officially in the race are David Greenfield, and Joe Lazar.
Joe Lazar at Satmar Fundraising Dinner, this Saturday night
lets take a poll who will win “Joe Lazar” or “David Greenfield” please submit who you will vote for
Thanks BP Polling
joe lazar is running against david greenfeld. its a clash between an older joe vs. a younger david. greenfeld, up untill fairly recent was bassically unknown. he served as chief-of-staff for hikind for 4 yaers. however,dov endorsed joe for lingtime community actavisom.you decide, let best for cumunitty win!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Lazar is a real mentsh & will be great for our community. Dov Hikind’s haskoma
confirms it. There is not a person around Brooklyn who has done more for us than
Dov Hikind. His office helps hundreds of people with all sorts of issues. Joe Lazar
will do the same, & that’s why Dov Hikind supports him.
I’m for Joe who is not a politician all he cares for is that the citizens get the service they deserve from the Government
i dont know i guess someone young we need change in Boro park its time to go in a new direction i say David Greenfeld
Can anyone please write here from where till where is considerd 44th district?
when are the mosdoses coming out with their endorsemants?
lazar has the backing of the moisdos and i will iy”h vote for him.
I say Greenfield because he has been involved for our Yeshivas, i remember him with the Mayor in Barkei Yeshiva announcing the Title 1 funding. He is a young and energetic person. nothing against Joe. I want to have someone with a relationship with other officials, but not be a puppet for them.
All these greenfiled posters talk about all the good he has done and money he has brought to the community, yet they speak of the yeshivos and mosdos being strong armed into supporting Joe. If David really does deliver to the community, how did others manage to strong arm him?
I am voting for Joe, i have read too many Dirty postings where it is obviously from the Greenfield Campaign. If all they have to run on is stating that other people are bad, I am concerned.
I find it offensive that he hides behind the work Yeshiva and leads people to believe that he is Yeshivish and has the haskamas of Das Torah. Are there any Das Torah supporting David? Yet he seems to be claiming that he is the choice o the yeshivas.
I thank VIN for being an honest reporter of news and not a one sided podium for a candidate.
To all people looking at the younger candidate thinking change and hope. That is how this country got into the lousy shape it is in. We need experience and wisdom like Joey Lazar.
I think we got enough of non-hiemishe candidates, lazar speaks Yiddish, goes with a kapelutch, yiddish speaking.
Frankly, I think we need new vision, new leadership, Sorry Dov, I’m going with David Greenfield, he has irked shvantz shelly silver, that alone is a good reason to vote for David Greenfield.
Go Team Greenfield!!
David Greenfield talks too much; he is like Vito Low-Paz in Williamsburg always looking to make some trouble! Just be on alert….
I daven with Joe everyday. he’s a real mentch and listens when you talk to him. He’s frum and a BenTorah and acts like a frum person is expected and supposed to act. Too bad he’s not in my district. He always has the Klal in mind.
I love Joe, he’s a good guy
We really need Greenfield. he has a proven record and he accomplished a lot, he is young, energetic.
I have nothing against Joe, you know why?? because I don’t know who he is, I never heard about this 61 year old guy who claims a 40 year record of community service, and I don’t see if without Hikind PUSHING him in, anyone would look at his side
the last 8 years we had someone yong now its it is time for a new vision some old experienced guy
I urge u all do a little research and it will be.a no brainer to vote for Greenfield
Joe is the men to be our next city council a very special guy good hearth we all go for him and will bring him in
i know for a fact that david greenfield ” worked for dov hikind” for less than 6 months. just because someone is young does not mean they have energy. energy comes from within. joe lazar will get the job done. i am a grandmother b “h and i feel that the younger generation has alot to learn from us. they don’t know the meaning of work.
What we need is someone who is honest and charming enough to get things done. That is David Greenfield. Yes, David is younger, but as the weaker David beat Goliath, David will now beat the elder Lazar.
GO DAVID! GO DAVID! GO DAVID!
I heard that people are convincing Jimmy Justice to run. I hope he runs and wins.
Carl Nachman Caller, Esq., a reputable attorney and ehrlicher yid, a resident of the 44th district for 35 years also entered the race and is probably in a better position to advocate the community needs
We need someone new ! Not connected to those “politicians” who do nothing for an average Joe.
How about Jonathan Judge, REPUBLICAN, catholic ……………….How many Jews will vote for him ?