And while the borough has had several uncontested elections in past years, the Democratic party nominated medical marijuana advocate Dylan Schwartz to run against Joe Borelli for the South Shore
City Council seat and retired engineer Rich Florentino to run against Steven Matteo in the
Mid-Island Council district.
Grey had been weighing a run for the South Shore
seat as well, and on Thursday, Chief Deputy County Clerk Mario DiRe swore her in to the board after
City Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R -
Mid-Island) and Councilmen Joe Borelli (South Shore) and Eric Ulrich (Queens) unanimously appointed her Thursday.