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Assemblyman Nelson Castro (right) at a tenant rally last month (Photo: Alma Watkins)
It’s gearing up to be one of the most competitive races in the Bronx. No, not Pedro Esapda vs. Gustavo Rivera – although that’s expected to be close, too. Rather, Nelson Castro vs. Hector Ramirez.
Castro, the assemblyman in the 86th AD (Mount Hope, University Heights, and parts of Fordham), has his work cut out. Ramirez, a Mount Hope resident who runs a small accountancy firm on Davidson Avenue, is being backed by just about