Referencing
the supporters from public housing developments in attendance, Mendez added, «She was content being district leader and never seeking higher office, except all of these people here — not once, not twice but multiple times — asked Alice to run.»
After the Staten Island Republican Party sent an e-mail to
supporters claiming Mr. Recchia favored
public housing in the borough, Mr. Recchia initially proclaimed «we're not going to build no affordable
housing,» a statement he later backed away
from.