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City Council District 12

Incumbent: Larry B. Seabrook (D)

Challengers: Martin Badonsky (R).

Communities: Edenwald, Co-Op City, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester.

October, 2009

12th Council District candidate highlights senior issues

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: 12th Council District Republican candidate Martin Badonsky knows he probably won’t beat incumbent Larry Seabrook on Tuesday, November 3. But Badonsky is in the race for a reason. Comment.

September, 2009

Fishy in Co-op City?

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: 12th Council District candidates Andy King and Sebastian Ulanga smell something fishy in Co-op City. King and Ulanga believe incumbent Larry Seabrook may have rigged the Democratic primary. Former candidate Johnnie Goff, who ended her campaign to support Seabrook in July, disagrees. Comments (1).

Seabrook celebrates “landslide”

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: 12th Council District incumbent Larry Seabrook issued a press release thanking his supporters on Thursday, September 17, two days after the Democratic primary. Seabrook singled out former Mayor David Dinkins, The New York Amsterdam News and a bloc of labor unions, including DC37 and the United Federation of Teachers. Comments (4).

Cabrera announces defeat of Baez; Koppell, Seabrook, Foster win

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 16: Bye bye Baez. Fernando Cabrera upset 14th Council District incumbent Maria Baez in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, September 15, or so it appeared as of 11 p.m. at Maestro’s Caterers on Bronxdale Avenue, where Cabrera addressed an excited crowd. Comments (2).

Candidates unite to oust Seabrook

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: On Monday, September 14, in a rare show of solidarity, and possibly enmity for incumbent Larry Seabrook, 12th Council District candidates Jerome Rice, Sebastian Ulanga and Martin Badonsky endorsed Andy King. Comment.

12th Council District candidates take the stage in Co-op City

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: On Thursday, September 10, 12th Council District incumbent Larry Seabrook took the same stage as opponents Andy King and Jerome Rice for the first time in the Democratic primary campaign. Comment.

King answers Rice

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: In an interview with the Bronx Times at the Boston Secor Houses on Bivona Street, 12th Council District candidate Jerome Rice questioned opponent Andy King’s resume. On Thursday, September 10, King responded. Comment.

Seabrook is $51 million man

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: Opponents contend that Seabrook has been in the public eye more than usual lately, a savvy pol on campaign. Not so, Seabrook responds. Ask the incumbent why he belongs at City Hall and expect an eight-digit answer. Comments (1).

Rice highlights public safety

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: Jerome Rice refers to the Boston Secor Houses as a “forgotten community.” The Bivona Street public housing development, subject to disrepair and gangs, is a north Bronx toehold for the Co-op City resident and 12th Council District candidate. Comment.

Seabrook, Goff to launch ed initiative

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: Former 12th Council District candidate Johnnie Goff has endorsed 12th Council District incumbent Larry Seabrook…in an effort to better public education in the northeast Bronx, a Seabrook campaign press release announced on Thursday, September 3. Comment.

August, 2009

Seabrook has support

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: 12th Council District incumbent Larry Seabrook raised eyebrows when he voted to extend term limits in 2008. But Seabrook still boasts a strong base of support in Wakefield, Edenwald, Baychester, Williamsbridge and Co-op City. Comment.

Seabrook endorses Liu as duo announce Sicko movie night

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: Councilman Larry Seabrook tossed city comptroller candidate John Liu an unexpected endorsement on Wednesday, August 19 in Co-op City. Comment.

King preaches unity for his community

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: In May, 11-year old spoken word artist Nene Ali addressed a crowded auditorium of big shots waiting to applaud a State of the Bronx address. Comment.

12th Council District: Sebastian Ulanga drops out

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: Four have become three. Co-op City parent Sebastian Ulanga is no longer a candidate in the 12th Council District. Ulanga was on the ballot as of Friday, August 14 but announced that he would cut short his campaign. Comments (1).

TA prez sounds off on 12th Council District candidates

for the Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 12: Robert Hall knows Gun Hill Road. The Gun Hill Houses tenant association president and Community Board 12 member is frank and opinionated. Hall recently weighed in on Larry Seabrook and the 12th Council District Democratic primary. Comments (5).

Palma measures City Council field

Bronx Times-Reporter
Council District 18: Annabel Palma is safe - unopposed by any Democrat in her bid for re-election to the City Council. The Parkchester pol will stroll to victory in the 18th Council District primary on September 15. Not all her fellow incumbents are so lucky, however. Comment.