The election for chair of CB5 was thrown into chaos when Borough President Mark Levine ousted Craig Slutzkin, who was seen as the favorite in the race for the board’s top post against interim chair Samir Lavingia. Now 33 of the 50 members on the board have fired off a letter urging Levine to rescind the ouster.
08 May 2024 | 07:27
A majority of Community Board five’s members demanded that Mark Levine, the Borough President, reverse his decision to oust one of the board’s longest serving members, just as that member, the first vice chairman, was running to unseat a housing lobbyist who is serving as interim chair.
“We are deeply...
