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Obama's Hoffnung, and a City Council Candidate

Azi Paybarah — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:08:50 -0400

City Council candidate Ari Hoffnung of the Bronx is enjoying the fact that his last name mean "hope" in German, and that Barack Obama’s recent trip to Germany has generated a lot of headlines featuring the words "Obama" and "Hoffnung."

And of course, there’s also the German translation of Obama’s book, the Audacity of Hope, which Hoffnung is happily displaying on his web site.

Congestion Pricing Critic Announces Bid for City Council

Azi Paybarah — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:45:21 -0400

Within hours of the congestion pricing vote, a Bronx-based opponent of the plan, Ari Hoffnung, sent out an email announcing that he will run for City Council, again. read more »

Flyer Fallout

Observer Staff — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:08:00 -0400

Oliver Koppell is being dragged into Miller's flyer mess.

His challenger is demanding that Koppell's campaign pay for the taxpayer-funded newsletter Giff sent to his district.

"The cost of possibly illegal literature authorized by City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and Councilmember Oliver Koppell, and mailed in the 11th District, should count towards the Koppell Leadership Committee threshold," Ari Hoffnung wrote to the CFB.

"Any fines levied against Gifford Miller for New York mailings to the 11th Council District should extend to the Koppell Leadership Committee."

A CFB spokeswoman said they're looking into the complaint.