tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395890177860908976.post5613254514941187410..comments2024-01-13T15:41:06.242-05:00Comments on A Short Story: Lopez LegacyAaron Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375960187452489467noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395890177860908976.post-3164310168867869142009-11-21T10:33:31.783-05:002009-11-21T10:33:31.783-05:00Don't forget that ridiculous "thank you&q...Don't forget that ridiculous "thank you" lettering for Lopez at 555 Bushwick Ave. <br /><br />How about "Eric Lopez Place" (Evergreeen and Troutman) and the "Yolanda Lopez Residence for the Elderly" at the same location. Did Lopez's mommy and daddy ever walk the streets of Bushwick? <br /><br />What is up with that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395890177860908976.post-44749425585439430452009-11-20T16:08:40.168-05:002009-11-20T16:08:40.168-05:00another difference is that Diana Reyna did not cre...another difference is that Diana Reyna did not create her own enormous CBO to become the largest local employer and the conduit for all social service money into the area, reminding all recipients of exactly how to show their gratitude. She does not bully and threaten organizations who do not demonstrate sufficient loyalty. She does not print the "ONLY community newsletter" and put her own face on it as "A Living Legend." There is a good reason those representatives and organizations put themselves into the struggle. All things are not equal here, much as you might like to see it so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395890177860908976.post-981714502868090542009-11-19T17:36:54.195-05:002009-11-19T17:36:54.195-05:00Nicole Marwell is probably the first person to cha...Nicole Marwell is probably the first person to characterize the Brooklyn Democratic Party, and Ridgewood Bushwick in particular as a modern political machine, which is an astute conclusion grounded in research. This is not an opinion or bias here. We could have a longer discussion about this, but I don't see Reyna yet rewarding an army of nonprofit volunteers with political patronage in one form or another beyond discretionary funds she has spread throughout the district to friends and foes alike. The coalition that was cobbled together this year will be more diffuse after the Broadway Triangle rezoning is voted on in council. Other projects (e.g. Domino) could end up causing fissures that coalition.Aaron Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375960187452489467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395890177860908976.post-51078432491888687322009-11-19T07:46:48.340-05:002009-11-19T07:46:48.340-05:00Aaron,
I think that it’s just inaccurate to refer...Aaron,<br /><br />I think that it’s just inaccurate to refer to “the machine,” when in reality, there are several organizations, or coalitions here in North Brooklyn. Diana Reyna had two members of Congress, Rep. Velasquez and Rep. Ed Towns and their staffs out on the street for Reyna during the campaign. Also, staff members at Legal Services Corp. A, Los Sures and St. Nicholas, the three not for profits that would directly benefit if the Broadway Triangle plan fails, and who also receive member items from Reyna, also worked on her campaign in very large numbers. To suggest that Lopez is the only politician in the area that does what he does is naïve at best, and at worst shows an agenda on your part to present a biased version of events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395890177860908976.post-6477752134311933512009-11-18T13:35:24.254-05:002009-11-18T13:35:24.254-05:00I liked this article. Recently, people have been ...I liked this article. Recently, people have been talking about who really won and the impact on the machine. This is an article (well, the Courier version) worth forwarding on. I also like the "neither here nor there," conclusion <br /><br />If you were in Lacey's class, you'd get probably get a B+!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com