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It’s on! Council candidates begin the long march to the ballot

By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper
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The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan
John Heyer tried the art of persuasion on two voters at the corner of Court Street and Second Place on Tuesday.
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The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan
Jo Anne Simon, also a candidate for the City Council seat currently occupied by David Yassky, opened her petitioning in Concord Village in Downtown Brooklyn.
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The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan
Brad Lander, also running to succeed Councilman Bill DeBlasio, sought signatures at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street in Park Slope.
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The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan
Bob Zuckerman hit the Park Slope Senior Center in search of petition signatures on Tuesday in an effort to get on the ballot for the City Council seat being vacated by Bill DeBlasio.
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The Brooklyn Paper / Julie Rosenberg
Former presidential candidate Howard Dean has endorsed Josh Skaller in the race to succeed Councilman Bill DeBlasio — but he’s also endorsed Skaller’s rival, Brad Lander, though Skaller and Dean hit the F train stop at Seventh Avenue on Tuesday morning.

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Hopefuls for two hotly contested City Council seats in Brownstone Brooklyn kicked off the primary election season in that most democratic of traditions: standing on street corners asking you to sign your name on their petition to get on the ballot.

Of course, the seven-way campaign to succeed Councilmen David Yassky and the five-man race to succeed Bill DeBlasio has been going on for months, but on Tuesday, candidates could officially get out there and ask for your support.

Hundreds of signatures must be collected in the next 30 days, but candidates typically collected hundreds more to ward off challenges to the validity of voters’ John Hancock (he’s dead, by the way, and can’t sign a petition).

Here’s a list of the candidates you’ll be seeing all over in the next four weeks.

In the 33rd District (Greenpoint, Williamsburg, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope — currently occupied by Yassky)

Steve Levin

Jo Anne Simon

Evan Thies

Isaac Abraham

Doug Biviano

Ken Baer

Ken Diamondstone

In the 39th District (Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens — currently occupied by DeBlasio)

Brad Lander

Josh Skaller

Bob Zuckerman

Gary Reilly

John Heyer

©2009 Community Newspaper Group

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Reader Feedback

paco from cobble hill says:
can you sign multiple candidates petitions, or just one per party?
June 10, 2009, 2:58 pm
Bob from Greenpoint says:
no you can not!!!! only one per party....
June 10, 2009, 5:44 pm
Any Mouse from Any Where says:
Actually, you can sign as many as you want. But only your FIRST signature counts. The rest are all invalid and can be knocked off the other candidate's total.

So your strategy should always be to sign the petition of the candidate you are supporting FIRST, then you can sign everyone else's because ultimately, if challenged, it could count against them.
June 11, 2009, 1:50 pm
Linda Blyer from Cobble Hill says:
What happened to Gary Reilly? He lives in Carroll Gardens and has been active in the community. He is running in the 39th district as well. You neglected to put in his photo and biographical information.

Thanks
June 13, 2009, 9:46 am

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