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Bronx Borough President Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City.

The offices of borough president were created in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York.
 Adolfo Carrion is reportedly being considered for (and accepting!) an appointment as Barack Obama’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development Noun 1. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. .

One thing Carrion didn’t do is purchase his own domain name, www.adolfocarrion.com. Andy Wolf, publisher of the Bronx Press and Riverdale Review The Riverdale Review is a weekly newspaper serving the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City. It is published by the Metro North Media Group, which also publishes the weekly Bronx Press Review. , did.

Here’s what the site says of Carrion’s housing record:

The idea that Carrion could be tapped to fill a cabinet post probably even surprised the borough president, yet this is a serious rumor. But there has been no overwhelming housing boom in The Bronx, at least not one that Carrion could take any credit for. As for urban development, the major projects that have moved forward in The Bronx during the past seven years were all generated out of Mayor Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., currently serving as the Mayor of New York City. He was a general partner at Salomon Brothers before founding the financial software service company in 1981. ’s office.

Along with a lengthy, unflattering screed screed  
n.
1. A long monotonous speech or piece of writing.

2.
a. A strip of wood, plaster, or metal placed on a wall or pavement as a guide for the even application of plaster or concrete.

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 on Carrion, Wolf also posted a bunch of Carrion cartoons.

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Author:Azi Paybarah
Publication:The New York Observer
Date:Dec 8, 2008
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