Adolfo Carrion, Jr., the former White House czar on urban affairs, talked about the local emphasis of the administration's urban development plans in a conversation with Columbia University graduate students today.
He stressed the impact that urban planning has on America's competitiveness, linking low-income housing placement and low education standards to the nation's global economic Read More
"I am in the public arena, I have always been in the public arena, and I will always be in the public arena," former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. told The Observer this afternoon, when asked about whether he's planning a return to elected office.
Carrion had just finished a lecture to to graduate students Read More
Former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrión's tenure as President Obama's urban policy chief is over.
Late Monday afternoon, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a statement announcing that Mr. Carrión , who was the director of the newly created White House Office of Urban Affairs, will be moving to HUD as the regional director Read More
Today, it should be noted, is the special election for Bronx borough president, and Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr. is expected to win by a landslide. Diaz will fill out the remainder of the term of his predecessor, Adolfo Carrion, and then almost surely run for re-election (and almost surely win if he does) this November. Read More
Today, it should be noted, is the special election for Bronx borough president, and Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr. is expected to win by a landslide.
Diaz will fill out the remainder of the term of his predecessor, Adolfo Carrion, and then almost surely run for re-election (and almost surely win if he Read More
Barack Obama’s new director of urban affairs, Adolfo Carrion, donated $25,000 to the Bronx Democratic County Committee on March 5, weeks after he was tapped for his new job in Washington.
Overall, since his February 19 announcement, Carrion has spent $76,658.
Which I guess answers my earlier question.
Barack Obama’s new director of urban affairs, Adolfo Carrion, donated $25,000 to the Bronx Democratic County Committee on March 5, weeks after he was tapped for his new job in Washington. Overall, since his February 19 announcement, Carrion has spent $76,658. Which I guess answers my earlier question.
After endorsing David Weprin for city comptroller, Fernando Ferrer was asked about the recently departed former Bronx Borough president Adolfo Carrion, who recently admitted he didn’t pay an architect who worked on his home and sought his approval on local development projects. Ferrer served as borough president from 1987 through 2001, when he was replaced Read More
After endorsing David Weprin for city comptroller, Fernando Ferrer was asked about the recently departed former Bronx Borough president Adolfo Carrion, who recently admitted he didn’t pay an architect who worked on his home and sought his approval on local development projects.
Ferrer served as borough president from 1987 through 2001, when he was Read More
Michael Bloomberg said that he doesn’t think Adolfo Carrion did anything wrong by approving development projects associated with people who donated money to his campaigns. The former Bronx borough president's activity was the subject of a lengthy investigative story on Sunday, which was followed up with a story today about how the White House hasn’t Read More
Michael Bloomberg said that he doesn’t think Adolfo Carrion did anything wrong by approving development projects associated with people who donated money to his campaigns.
The former Bronx borough president's activity was the subject of a lengthy investigative story on Sunday, which was followed up with a story today about how the White Read More
Since it's a special election, candidates will run on party lines they create.
The candidates will include State Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr., whom the Bronx Democratic Party has endorsed, and City Councilman Read More
The date of the special election for Bronx borough president, made necessary Adolfo Carrion took a job in the Obama administration, will be April 21. Since it's a special election, candidates will run on party lines they create. The candidates will include State Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr., whom the Bronx Democratic Party has endorsed, and Read More
--compiled by Azi Paybarah and Jimmy Vielkind
This weekend the Bronx County Democratic Party endorsed Assemblyman Ruben Diaz, Jr. in the race to replace Adolfo Carrion as Bronx borough president.
The endorsement caught my eye since the competitive race still includes at least one other established Democratic candidate, City Councilman Joel Rivera. According to reporter John DeSio—who launched a Read More
