Antonio Reynoso Could Face Challenge From Tommy Torres in Re-Election: Report

By Kings County Politics:

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — Tommy Torres, the Male Democratic District Leader of the 53 Assembly District, is currently lining up support for a possible challenge to City Council Member Antonio Reynoso (Bushwick, Williamsburg) in what could be a fairly competitive race.

Torres, an assistant principal at the Grand Street Campus High School, is said to be huddling with 53rd District Assemblywoman Maritza Davila about challenging Reynoso, as well as making the rounds at local NYCHA tenants meetings. Torres is on the Woodhull Hospital Advisory Board and an active member of Community Board 1.

Meanwhile, as unlikely as it sounds, one source told KCP during the recent holiday weekend, that former Borough President Marty Markowitz was considering coming out of elected office retirement and challenge current Borough President Eric Adams.

Markowitz, who was term limited out in 2013 can run for the office again as he sat out of elected office for one full term. A matchup between the two borough presidents would make for an exciting race. Markowitz did not return calls to KCP to confirm or deny his interest in again becoming borough president.

Adams ran unopposed in 2013, and it will be interesting to see if anyone – Democratic or Republican – will challenge him for re-election next year.

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