In a brief telephone interview last night, Ferrer took pains to stress that Ferreras is not an extension of Monserrate.
Monserrate’s troubled past – ranging from an alleged assault on his girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, to , a charity to which he directed taxpayer funds as a councilman, used that cash – have dogged Ferreras. Ferreras served as chairwoman of Libre’s board of directors while also working as Monserrate’s chief of staff, but has for the day-to-day operations of the organization. Last summer, Ferrer at an event opposing the redevelopment plan for Willets Point proposed by his 2005 foe, Mayor Bloomberg. (Ferrer’s firm, Mercury Public Affairs, was retained by a property owners group that was unhappy with aspects of the plan, which has since been approved). Ferrer said he met Ferreras at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles and still has a “lovely picture” of himself and his wife sitting with her there. He called her main opponent, Francisco Moya, who worked for Gov. David Paterson, “a nice young man” but wouldn’t go any further than that, adding: “I don’t say anything about the people I don’t endorse.” The Daily Politics is a running conversation about New York’s political scene. Read, share your thoughts, or — please! — send me a tip.
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