A lame duck Mayor and a City Council dramatically changed, as outlined in Sewell Chan’s NYT CityRoom blog entry, could make 2010 an interesting year in NYC politics. Council Member G. Oliver Koppell ran on a “Why change what’s working”-like platform. Let’s hope he (and the NW Bronx, obviously) don’t get steamrolled:
New York Region
Election Remakes City Council, and May Give It More Bite, Too
By SEWELL CHAN
Published: November 6, 2009
With 13 new members and the narrow victory of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the Council may take a less accommodating role in governing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/nyregion/06council.html?ref=nyregion
