Alfonso Quiroz

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Jackson Heights City Council candidate Danny Dromm hosted a number of influential local politicians at a fund-raiser this weekend, most notably city Comptroller Bill Thompson, who will be a special guest at a fund-raiser for Dromm’s opponent in the Democratic primary, Alfonso Quiroz [time clarified]. Quiroz's boyfriend and treasurer is Thompson's director of communications.

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Here’s an invitation for a birthday party-fund-raiser for Jackson Heights, Queens, City Council candidate Alfonso Quiroz.

Quiroz is likely to face district leader Danny Dromm in the Democratic primary.

Which makes the special guest status at the event of City Comptroller and likely mayoral candidate Bill Thompson somewhat notable: it's one of the first times I’ve seen a prospective citywide Democratic candidate back a candidate who is expected to have a contested Democratic primary.

UPDATE: A reader reminded me of what is probably a motivating factor in Thompson's role here. His director of communications is Quiroz's treasurer (and boyfriend).

Also, one of Thompson's likely opponents in 2009, Christine Quinn, has known Quiroz's opponent for a number of years, since they were both community activists, according to a knowledgeable source. That may lead Quinn to actively support Danny Dromm.

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Con Ed spokesman Alfonso Quiroz emailed to say the outage lasted from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and affected "1,600 customers."

Where should that thank you letter be sent?

Manhattan - 406 customers Brooklyn - 272 customers Queens - 963 customers Staten Island - 6 customers Westchester - 1431 customers Bronx - 425 customers

Again, "customer" can mean family home or big building -- it doesn't refer to individual people affected.

Mayor Bloomberg has addressed the situation, so far, by making an appeal at a pre-scheduled press conference in the Office of Emergency Management headquarters for people to conserve energy.

And about those subway rumors , here's what Quiroz said:

"The rumors are not based on fact. I plan on riding the subways home to Queens tonight."

No word on when the power's going to come back on.