A slight advantage for Barry Popik

[James A. Landau]

Having gotten tired of watching Doug Forrester self-destruct, I went
web-surfing for news of the Manhattan Borough President race, and found the
following:

_http://www.nysun.com/article/16307_ (http://www.nysun.com/article/16307)
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BP Candidates Want Swimmable River
BY HANA ALBERTS - Special to the Sun
June 30, 2005
Candidates for Manhattan borough president agree: The city should prioritize
making the East River safe and clean enough for people to swim in it. But the
 mayor hasn't been so quick to jump in the water
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Won't Barry's research on Steve Brodie  come in useful here?
- Jim  Landau