And while it's an uphill battle facing a heavily entrenched
foe, outreach efforts will give Staten Island and Brooklyn voters — both
old and new — food for thought the next time they go to the polls: ranging from alleged campaign finance fraud; to Grimm's threatening of a reporter with physical violence; to his latest federal fraud and tax charges, he is quite a colorful character with a
very colorful history just begging to be lampooned.