When Leroy Comrie announced his state Senate bid against incumbent Malcolm Smith in late April, the Daily News reported that Mr. Comrie pledged to quit his post as Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s deputy to focus on his campaign. He did so, but is still pulling in a six-figure salary while he runs for the office, payroll records show.
Effective April 24 — days before he declared his bid — Mr. Comrie’s salary was cut to $100,000 from $135,000 as he took a lower-level position in the office in order to fundraise legally.
The tactic has been employed in the past by politically ambitious deputy borough presidents. Karen Koslowitz, who was the No. 2 to then-Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, took a salary cut as she ran successfully for City Council in 2009; Ms. Marshall tapped former Assemblyman Barry Grodenchik to succeed Ms. Koslowitz in 2010. Mr. Grodenchik quit temporarily in an ill-fated bid to succeed Ms. Marshall, but later dropped out and returned to his post.
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Another reason to dislike former Jamaica Council Member Leroy Comrie besides being useless concerning quality of life issues. Let me count the 100,000 reason. $100,000 dollars exactly, paid for by we the tax payers.
Talk about a lot of nerve and being the big man that he is, we are talking mounds of nerves. So let me get this straight, he says he said he would quit his $135,000 salary position as Queens Borough Deputy President while he spends his time campaigning for the Senate seat currently held by another useless and very corrupt Jamaica leader, Malcolm Smith. BUT then stays on (and of course Melinda Katz approves this) as “special assistant to the borough president” (whatever the fuck made up position that is), collects a $100,000 salary paid of course by we the people, while he continues to campaign. I don’t give a fuck if this is legal, this is robbing the tax payers of money that could be put to better use.
Ironic Katz went after Tom Gallante of the Queens Library for his salary and fiscal mismanagement. What would you call this Melinda? Sounds very much like political welfare to me.
Wow, these politicians just don’t give a shit and do whatever the fuck they want, especially these thug Jamaica politicians like Comrie.
Time to really boot this fat man out of office. Don’t let this shyster politician get away with this.
VOTE NO FOR LEROY COMRIE FOR SENATOR.
this is some shady shit.
its time to open up all the books.Where are the dailies and local news media when these laws are written up?
Where are the dailies and local news media when these laws are written up?
Taking expensive ads from the politicians election committee.
next question.
Last year there was no real work done in borough hall or among our electeds at the city level - everyone was waiting for the new regime to take over.
Of course they drew their full salary.
Why won't the Dept. of Investigation probe this fat sack of excrement?
How does this guy keep from tipping over?
I thought he said he was going on a diet to set an example for obese people to lose wait. Well that failed big time.
Leroy is worth his weight in ... chicken fingers.
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