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Gustavo Rivera's Roll Call of Supportive Elected Officials

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33rd Senate District challenger Gustavo Rivera just unleashed an onslaught of support from what he describes as “progressive leaders.”Here’s the list: Borough President Scott Stringer, Senator Liz Krueger, Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell and Council Members Margaret Chin, Daniel Dromm, Daniel Garodnick, Brad Lander, Jessica Lappin and Jumaane Williams.After the jump, you can read all their quotes about Rivera:

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Stretch of 197th Street to be Shut Down

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Heads up, Fordham and Bedford Parkers. Starting on Thursday, the city has authorized the closure of East 197th Street, between Decatur and Marion avenues, for the next three months as John Civetta & Sons Inc. reconstructs a retaining wall. The construction company says the road will be closed from Aug. 19 to Nov. 18.Thanks to Community Board 7 for spreading the word.

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Padernacht-Diaz Meeting To Be Rescheduled

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Dan Padernacht, the underdog Democratic challenger who is taking on incumbent Pedro Espada Jr. and Democratic establishment that wants to see him go aways in the 33rd Senate District race, says his meeting with Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., scheduled for today has been postponed. He’s currently working out a new meeting time with Diaz’s scheduler.Diaz met with Padernacht’s fellow challenger, Gustavo Rivera, last week. He didn’t commit to supporting Rivera, but said he wanted to see Espada defeated. (In an odd twist, Diaz Jr.’s father, State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. is supporting Espada.)Padernacht (pictured), a lawyer and member of Community Board 8, and Rivera, a longtime Democratic operative and adjunct college professor, are both on the ballot after weathering petition challenges. Yesterday, the New Roosevelt Institute, which has endorsed Rivera and is adamantly anti-Espada, released a poll it commissioned that said Espada would prevail in a three-way race that included Padernacht, but that Rivera and Espada were virtually in a dead heat if the two matched up one-one-one.The message from the Insitute, Padernacht said earlier today, is simple: move out of the way and let Rivera and Espada go head-to-head.

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33rd SD Candidates Invited to Debate

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In an email sent earlier today, the three candidates in the race for the Democratic Primary in the Bronx’ 33rd S.D. district (Pedro Espada, Jr., Gustavo Rivera, and Dan Padernacht) have been formally invited to a live, televised debate on BronxTalk, the borough’s flagship TV talk show.Moderated by host Gary Axelbank, the program will be seen on August 30 at 9:00pm on Bronxnet’s channel 67.

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Bronx News Roundup, Aug. 17

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A Bronx cop-turned-pest exterminator claims many exterminators tell homeowners they have bedbugs when they don’t. A single bedbug treatment can cost thousands of dollars. According to a new poll, one in ten New Yorkers has had a run-in with the bloodsuckers. U.S. News and World Report has released its annual list of the nation’s best colleges and universities. Fordham came in 56th.