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p For H m Record News o f the PoUticaL Scene Money for SchooVDistrict East Side Assemblyman Steve Sanders says that some f&O,000 has been included in the new State budget for \gifted and talented educational programming” in local Com munity School District 2. Sanders, a member of the Education com mittee, says he has helped bring more than $200,000 over the past four years for special programming in the student population. \It is very gratifying to see some special appropriations here at home for my consti tuents,” he says. \These students, who come from every ethnic and economic background, need the vitality of the new, innovative pro gramming to help them grow. It is a wise ex penditure of State money—an investment in our future.” tance, and for changes in current state law to place tighter restrictions on apartment warehousing, which is a common prelude to co-oping. \Affordable housing for low and middle in come tenants in New York City has become virtually non-raistent,” Greitzer said. \The official vacancy rate—which is under 2 percent—does not account for the large number of apartments being warehoused, or the sizable popidation which has been forced to double up because they couldn't find their own apartment.” Introduce two Resolutions Reacting to what she calls a \crisis situa tion in apartment rentals,” Village City Councilmember Carol Greitzer introduced two resolutions into the City Council on April 23 which she says is the start of a lobbying ef fort to curb the co-oping which is destroying the city’s rental market. The resolutions call for a three-year moratorium on further co op^ plan accep- VID Speaks on Paying Rent At its March meeting, the Village Indepen dent Democrats passed a resolution calling for an amendment in the City Real Property Actions law which would provide for a heap ing if a tenant does not pay rent money on time. VID President Rick Braun said, \in far too many court cases, tenants are not properly served with legal papers” telling them of a possible eviction. According to the VID, many Housing Court judges routinely issue final judgments and warrants of eviction without first conducting an inquest with regard to the merits of the landless' claim. Dents Endorse Bellamyy Dinkins, Rothenberg Comimtedfrom Pages on who to support later in the summer. Friedlander said that since she was also en dorsed by the VID, she'll be running on the same dub slate as Rothenberg, and had \no problems” with that. Friedlander won the support of the dub by a whopping 239-10 m ar^n. Her opponent, Conununity Board Three member and state commltteewonum Virginia Kee has the sup port of Ed Koch and former City Council President Paul O'Dwyer, among others. VID member Linda Peng said Kee alienated a lot Abmgf her voice rim g to a shouU sent the crowd into a frenzy. She left the podium and embraced Messinger, and waved to the excited crowd. of VID members when she ran with the back ing of the rival local club, the Village Reform Democrats, for State Commltteewoman last year. Both Friedlander and Kee were present, and when Friedlander went to the pt^ium to speak later on, in favor of Carol Bellamy's nuyoral candidacy, she was greeted with a stomping, screaming ovation. In her endorse ment of ^ llam y , she repeated a theme that other speakers harped on: Bellamy is the most electable candidate. Bellamy won the endorsement 160-91, with Ed Koch, who has said that he wouldn't want the club's endorse ment, getting 9 votes, with 4 \no endorse ments.” One of the Farrell supporters, district leader Hoffinan, said that although he thought Farrell was \a decent human be ing who would make the best mayor,” he would unite with his dub and support Bellamy. When asked who she supported in the downtown coundl races, Bellamy smiled and said that she was focusing all her energies on defeating Koch, and had no preference at this point in any o ^ r races in the dty. Bella Abziig also spoke in favor of Bellamy’s candidacy. She told the gathered throng \not to overlook the 39 percent Bellamy has in the polls. We’re getting closer—and we shouldn't underestimate our power. The press and the people are wat ching us. Let's make the right moves and elect Carol Bellamy mayor of the city of New York.” Abzug, her voice rising to a shout, sent the crowd into a frenzy. She left the podum and embraced Messinger, and waved to the ex cited crowd. In the borough president endorsement, city clerk David Dinkins crushed uptown Assem blyman Jerold Nadler, 226-24 with 7 No En dorsement. No one spoke in favor of Nadler’s candidacy. In the race for D.A., C. Vernon Mason, a recently announced candidate, who is a lawyer that has worked on the cases of Ber nhard Goetz victim Darryl Cabey, slain graf fiti artist Michael Stewart, and the Columbia students protesting the University’s invest ments in South Africa, beat Robert Morgan- thau, 133-41. Anthony Hoffinan spoke in favor of a No Endorsement vote from the club, saying the race needs more time to develop. He at tracted 52 votes. No Endorsement also carried the City Council race, as no candidate got more than 50 percent of the vote. Angelo Del Toro got 5 votes, Joseph Erazo got 25, Ken Upper 17, Israel Ruiz 13 and Andy Stein 2. Np Endorse ment got 80. The race was the last one voted on, and many people had left by the time the vote came. N.Y.PJ>. BY TIMOTHY McDARRAH ROBBER SHOOTS COMPANION: Ac cording to police, two males entered a sleep ing man's apartment at 68 Fifth Ave. at 9am on April 29. They took his gun, which was lic e n ^ , and robbed the 56-yearold man of $2,000 in cash. On the way out, the first man, described as a male hispanlc in his late teens, 5T ' 180 lbs., apparently accidently shot his accomplice in the arm. The injured man is described as a male hispanlc, 22,5'6” 185 lbs. Sixth Precinct Detectives are investigating. ROBBED ON IRT: On April 29 at 10am police say a 45-year‘Old man was riding on the No. 3 train at 14th Street. He was reportedly approached by another man who put a knife to his throat and said, \Hand it over or you get your throat slit.” The robber then took $30 in cash, a $300 watch and various credit cards from the victim before punching him in the face and knocking him to the floor. He escaped by leaving the train at 14th Street and running up the stairs. CHAIN SNATCHER; Police say at 8:30pm on April 29 a 17-yearold.male was walking down 6th Ave. at W, 4th S t He then was reportedly approached by a male hispanic, 20,5*11” 180 lbs., who ripped a ^ O gold chain from the man^s neck. Sixth Precinct detec tives are investigating. ATTACKED ON TRAIN: On April 28 at 4:45pm a 24-year-old man was asleep on the F train as it pulled into W. 4th St., say police. He was allegedly approached by another man, who woke him up by punching him in the head and face. He took a radio, valued at $150, and a wallet with various personal papers, and escaped. THEATER CLERK ROBBED: A man with a gun allegedly entered the Christopher Street Theater at 1:35am on May 1, say police. Described as a male Hispanic, 30, O' 250-300 lbs., he demanded cash from the theater clerk. He escaped with $200 in cash, a VCR and stereo receiver, valued at $850. He got into a waiting cab and disappeared west on Christopher Street. ROBBED GETTING INTO VAN: A man was getting into his van parked at 6th Ave. at 12th St. at 4:15am on May 1, say police. He was then allegedly approached by two men, who produced a gun and followed the man in to his van. They took $27 and fled down West ' 11th S treet Police are looking for two men, both male Macks, one 50,5'9” 140 lbs. and the other 25« 5'10” ISO lbs. TH£ Ml/IDMONK ONE OF A KIND CREATIVE CERAMICS bet. 12th & 13th St. 500 Sixth Avenue WHY SEND JUST FLOWERS WHEN YOU CAN SEND APERSONAL LOVE SONG INSTEAD? Amtio&CMMttA I aPtnonilM From You \ AllMicSung . \ biPomn / / MuticA \ I ( ParMraMnd \ MeessgoFrom . \ You / \ ^ $ 5 o - y / Music For Atl \ Occasions / TIM HOLLEY MUSIC MESSAGES 2 Washington Square Village New York, N.Y. 10012 (212) 254-7778 COHEN’S FASHION OPTICAL 62 W. 14th St. (comer of 6th Ave.) 929-8148 Finish Your Face Where They Do It Best. 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