From the Brooklyn Paper:
It all started on an icy day in 2001, when Markowitz took a spill in an Econo Lodge parking lot in Albany. The vicious fall resulted in surgery involving “total left ankle reconstruction” and the insertion of a metal plate and screws that left Markowitz seriously disabled for roughly four weeks.
Two years later, Markowitz and his lawyer, Jonny Kool (seriously), sought a whopping $6 million in damages from the owners of the motel. Six million smackers? Before you guffaw, this was one serious injury, as the court papers show:
“Jamie Markowitz has been deprived of the value of the full services, society, support, assistance, companionship, consortium, duties, obligations and the affection of her husband,” the document states. “[The injuries] will result in her future loss of enjoyment of life and marital services.”
Markowitz ended up hobbling away with a settlement of $350,000, of which the Beep pocketed $255,000 — money that resurfaced last month when Markowitz and his wife put down roughly $1 million of the $1.45-million asking price for his Terrace Place crib.
The rest of the money for the big down payment came from the sale of a $750,000 Manhattan Beach home inherited by Jamie Markowitz.
One neighbor on Markowitz’s block did foresee certain benefits of the borough president’s arrival. Just recently, the sewer drains were cleared out on the block, something the neighbor — who did want to give her name — saw as a direct result of Markowitz’s influence.
“He had five trucks out here cleaning the sewers. I’ve been waiting 15 years for my sewer drains to get cleaned,” the neighbor said. “At least now it’ll happen every six months, since it affects him.”
8 comments:
Now, now, now.
Let's not get paranoid. Nothing suspicious happening.
Depend on it, the five trucks to clean sewers in just that neighborhood were scheduled long ago.
It's a coincidence that Markowitz happened to buy a house and move in at the same time.
Shocking. How terribly, terribly shocking.
To Taxpapyer :
Let's see the paper work for the sewer clean-up. Let's see when the work was scheduled. Don't forget Mr. Markowitz didn't close on the house in one day. It had to take a few months or so. He could have had the work orders done after he put a deposit down on the house.
It's no coincidence , Markowitz is a calculating , political hack. Don't be fooled.
He was already convicted back in 1985 when he first ran against Howard Golden for BP on campaign finance law laws.
If it weren't for the DA at the time , his buddy, Liz Holtsman, the felony charges were downsized to a misdemeanor. It's good to have friends in high places.
He puts on a good face, but he's a RAT.
What? He couldn't schtupp her with the cast on?
It coulda been worse. He coulda moved into Schenkler's house and got his pipes cleaned. Rumor has it that the whore ads pay the bills.
I wish some politicans like the Hevesi family and Melinda Katz would move into my neighborhood so I could get a stop sign. Oh wait, I already live in their neighborhood. I guess I'd have to live on their block.
It seems there is a general bias against politicians these days. I guess it's tough to watch these people steal our money and spend it on themselves. What I wouldn't give for a real public servant. Do they really exist anymore?
Anonymous said...
"It seems there is a general bias against politicians these days. I guess it's tough to watch these people steal our money and spend it on themselves. What I wouldn't give for a real public servant. Do they really exist anymore?"
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Did you take the time to vote for Tony Avella when he was running to replace the Commissar?
Or, are you one who is entertained by the corruption of the likes of NYC politicians?
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