Cuoo said these Nycha tenant leaders had supported him. They say they never did it.

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Jeannette Salcedo is still striking who to confirm the mayor’s race.

So Salcedo, President of Nycha’s Castle Hill Home, Salcedo Bronx, was surprised when someone asked her about the former government Andrew Cuoo’s account on Instagram with her name, stating that she had confirmed the mayor.

“How did it happen?” asked Salcedo. “I did not agree with him. I didn’t do it. I don’t know who I am in favor. My questions have not been answered.”

However, the name of Salcedo appeared with 26 other NYCHA Lands Association presidents, published in May, which states that they all confirmed it to the mayor.

But this is not the case. Five presidents of the tenant association, who appeared on the list, told the city that they do not confirm the former governor, saying they still have to decide among the candidates.

The other two did not disclose whether Cumoo won their support, but said they had never approved their names displayed on the list.

Six presidents have confirmed their Cumas approval, but one of them said they did not know that the list would be public.

In his report, Esther Jensen, a spokeswoman for the Cumo campaign, emphasized that the list was public for more than a month and doubted actions.

“Something smells here,” she said. “When the city contacted, we were again in contact with Nycha tenant leaders and learned that some privately expressed the feeling that the supporters of other candidates were intimidated and others simply did not attend the press inquiries.”

More than half a million New Yorkers live in Nycha’s changes throughout the city, and tenant leaders’ confirmations can be useful for any mayor campaign. This is especially important for Cumo, who was the Secretary of the Department of Housing and City Development in the US, headed by President Bill Clinton and says the experience makes him a qualified candidate for housing.

The Cumo campaign suffers from mistakes, including a home plan with restrained sections written by artificial intelligence. These were twice asserted funds as penalties for ads purchased by the independent committee, which the city board claimed illegally coordinated with the campaign. Cumoo appeals to decisions.

Salcedo said the Cumo campaign had reached her, and she said she was not well aware that she would say she would confirm it. Instead, she told a campaign representative, whose name she didn’t remember she would be listed to find out more.

Salcedo announced his own social media record, explaining her position, and said she was now considering the mayor Cumo, taking into account what had happened.

“When you talk to something in a leading role, it is important that their words are correct. You are not only using their words and running with them,” she said. “Currently, it threw me to the left. I don’t want any parts of you.”

Nycha leaders, such as Salcedo, said they want to know what the mayor candidates are planning to improve the aging and cash disguised state housing, which faces possible reductions of the Federal Government budget. Cumoo, a competition leader, offered to update NYCHA in five-year investment for $ 2.5 billion, to turn more websites into private management and to create new apartments in open spaces, among other ideas.

Funky Politics

The two presidents of the tenants’ association told the city that they learned that their names appeared on the list only after someone from the Town Hall contacted and asked about it. A representative of the Town Hall stated that, in both cases, a community affairs employee who had long -term relations with the President of the tenant’s association unofficially communicated in the context of normal business.

One of those presidents who asked to be considered anonymous to protect her inhabitants from any impact said she called the Cumo campaign, but never confirmed her support. She called the whole situation “dirty politics” and said the campaign “blew up confidence.”

“I haven’t really decided and I don’t know what I vote for because it’s not even an early vote,” she said, adding that she would have to “face music” when she saw Mayor Eric Adams next time. Adams announced that November He will run for re -election.

Lehra Brooks, Throggs Neck, is home to the President of the tenant association, confirmed her support for Cumoo, but said she was more blind when she publicly saw her name and title on the list. She said she found out she received a call from the Adams office that sent her a copy.

“I didn’t know that they had released us as presidents of the tenants’ association. I personally spoke for me,” Brook said. “I think it’s some fun politics.”

However, it supports Cu reity, referring to its leadership during pandemic.

“He did a great job and I said yes, I will support. When I look at the state as we are now, he would be good,” she said.

Rashida Reid, president of the South Beach Houses Resident Association on Staten Island, found out that her name was on the list when the city contacted it. She said she was talking to someone from the Cumo campaign and told them if she would support him.

“I’m not determined,” said Reid. “I have to see what [the candidates] standing for. ”

Kimberly Come, Redfern Houses President Far Rockaway, was one of the people who appeared exactly on the list, supporting Cumo.

“He came to visit our community and talked to some residents,” she said. “I didn’t give any cash or the like, but we think he would be a great mayor.”

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Samantha Maldonado is a senior journalist in the city, where it includes climate, resistance, housing and development.