Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, who pushed hard for a citywide term-limits extension because he claimed it gives voters “more choices,” is now petitioning to kick his only Democratic primary opponent off the September ballot.
Markowitz, who is seeking a third four-year term, recently joined three of his political allies in filing legal papers asking the courts to bounce East New York activist Eugene Myrick from the race, alleging the political novice didn’t obtain enough valid petition signatures to run.
“He’s scared. It really says a lot that he’d try to get a virtually unknown opponent off the ballot when he campaigned about term limits giving the public more options,” said Myrick, adding he believes he collected enough signatures.