City Councilman Leroy Comrie (l.) has questioned the Rev. Floyd Flake's endorsement of former Councilwoman Melinda Katz in the race for borough president. (queenscampaigner.com)
He sent a letter to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott decrying the change, saying that Success Academy, founded and run by former Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, seems to be getting special treatment. (dnainfo.com)
One source the Observer spoke with noted that Hynes's base was also in Bay Ridge, and doubted another southern Brooklyn white ethnic could capture the district attorney's office — especially since Central Brooklyn Democrats Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and former Councilwoman Una Clarke, who helped elect Thompson, have grown possessive of the position. (observer.com)