It is sad to see the lineup for the 19th City Council District race this year.
The Vallone dynasty is a joke. What did Paul Vallone ever do for the community other than having name recognition and backing from the Queens organization? What did Austin Shafran ever do other than be a spokesman for a corrupt senator and Councilman Dan Halloran’s (D-Whitestone) chief of staff?
Please, someone tell me what any of them has done within the last five years to enhance our community.
The lineup is nothing more than wannabe collectors of our tax dollars without a record to deserve our vote. Poor District 19. There are good people who have given up as a real and caring candidate wanting to run. If they did decide to run so they can continue to fight for the community, they know the organization will bring people in to run against them who never even lived in the district to take votes away from them.
I wonder why state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) quit the borough president race. He would have been great because he is independent and works hard for the community, unlike Melinda Katz or Vallone, who do what they are told for developers.
Jerry Iannece put in more than 20 years of service and lost the race to Halloran, who did nothing but have a knack for conning the voter. Look what voting for him got us.
Ask the candidates what they can be proud of doing to help the district before you cast your vote.
Joyce Shepard
Bay Terrace
