Nick, We Hardly Knew Ye
Nick Perry has dropped out of the race for the 11th Congressional District.
We never had much sense for what Perry was all about. Honestly, the most we read about him was last week's article in the Crain's Insider, via No Land Grab, that he had signed on to the Brennan Bill in favor of downsizing Atlantic Yards, and then, apparently under pressure from ACORN, reversed his position.
The field is narrowing, but, with four candidates still standing, there is still a ways to go.
-Matthew Schuerman
That leaves Atlantic Yards critic Chis Owens running against a troika of Bruce Ratner supporters: Carl Andrews, Yvette Clarke, and, we hate to say it, even David Yassky.
David Yassky has carefully sketched out a vague position on the $3.5-billion project, though he has voiced serious concerns. A recent development might indicate how Yassky's position has evolved -- three out of the four African-American supporters in Yassky's camp are signatories of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards Community Benefits Agreement. Coincidence? We think not.