Candidates jockey for position in Bay Ridge council race
The Bay Ridge City Council race, which is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched contests in New York this fall, featured a great deal of action and political maneuvering this week, as three candidates announced plans to officially kick off their campaigns and another candidate boasted about his fundraising prowess.
The Rev. Khader El-Yateem, pastor of Salam Arabic Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge, who had been rumored to be running for the council seat, announced that he will hold a campaign kickoff event on Feb. 26 at Le Sajj Restaurant at 8221 Fifth Ave. The event will serve as El-Yateem’s official entry into the race.
Feb. 26 is also the day candidate Bob Capano is holding a campaign fundraiser. Capano’s reception will take place at The Bean Post, a pub at 7525 Fifth Ave. Capano’s special guests will be radio talk show host Curtis Sliwa, former mayoral candidate and supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis and former Brooklyn Republican Party Chairman Craig Eaton.