Frustrated by what he sees as an unwieldly abuse of power by city council speakers in the past, Council Member Christopher Marte, a member of the progressive caucus who represents the Lower East Side is going public with a campaign to land the job himself.
So far, he told Straus News that he has met with more than half of the 51 members on the city council who will vote for a new speaker come January.
”New Yorkers are living in an illusion of a democracy and nobody has the guts to tell them,” Marte said. “I’m running for speaker because I believe in my colleagues. I want them to be the one’s making choices for their constituents.”…