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...Before his two terms as president of the Bronx, worked for the New York City planning department and served as a New York City Council member...
...Sang the Puerto Rican anthem "La Borinquena," at the ceremony where he was sworn in to serve on the New York City Council...
...devoted New York Yankees fan. Helped orchestrate the deal that led to the building of a new stadium for the team. After a local community board voted against the plan, Carrion removed some of the board members - an act his critics called retaliatory...
...your 15 minutes of fame. I've been given a responsibility by my community to provide real leadership, not lay down in the street and get arrested once a week." - Explaining why he conducts behind-the-scenes lobbying, in addition to public protests, to advance his goals, New York Times, August...
...projects and hopes for the best. We can't keep wishing kids into success by simply declaring that no child will be left behind. We must stop treating the poor as laboratory subjects that we tinker with in our pricey think tanks and universities." - in a 2007 speech, New York Times...