Boss Ryan Dipping Toe in Mayoral Waters?
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- February
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It’s been Bill “Boss” Ryan’s goal for some time to become mayor of White Plains, so it doesn’t come as a major surprise that a phone poll is asking voters how they feel about a Ryan candidacy.
His work is all but done as chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, so why wouldn’t he take a stab at a higher paying job. After all, money is very important to the boss.
The chairman’s pay is $89,2000. The current mayor of White Plains, the Republican Joe Delfino, makes $150,000. Plus, it’s far more prestigious to be mayor of a city that is known as the Parking Violations Mecca of America.
According to my spy, the poll asked potential voters felt about Ryan’s attempts to jack up his pay and the salaries of his legislative colleagues. It also touched on the scandal surrounding Gary Kriss, Ryan’s adviser who resigned in disgrace last year and has since been charged with four misdemeanor counts of theft of services.
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Phil Reisman is a veteran journalist and native of Westchester County. He began his career in 1977 as the head copy boy of a startup New York City newspaper that quickly went belly up. Reisman was not to blame for the newspaper's failure, or so he claims.
With all the money being thrown around at politicos by the State, it’s a wonder he hasn’t already been appointed ‘Deputy Director and Assistant Commissioner of Discarded Tires and Waterfront and Sand Observation’ at 175 grand a year, a Lincoln and Diner’s Club Card . One suspects he wants no boss (the Senior Deputy Director of Discarded Tires).