Is Velazquez out for Rivera’s blood?
By all accounts, Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velazquez is furious at Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, who supported Velazquez’s opponent in the June 28 Democratic primary — and she may be Bronx-bound to exact revenge.
The Brooklyn Democratic organization, led by Bushwick Assemblyman Vito Lopez, had declared war on Velazquez, championing Bushwick Councilman Erik Dilan’s bid to depose the 20-year incumbent, and recruiting out-of-towners like Rivera to join the fight.
On primary night, the anti-Velazquez crusade appeared rather impotent; she won with around 58 percent of the vote.