officials to give them a tour of the area. As a result of his remarks, the German Army instructor in the video was relieved of duty and denied retirement benefits. Mayor Andreas Breitner of Rendsburg, the town where the video originated, and German Consul-General Hans-Jurgen Heimsoeth issued formal apologies for the incident. City Island The Bronx District Attorney's office investigated some construction work on a piece of property owned by Carrión, in response to a report by the New York Daily News. In 2007, Mr. Carrión had a porch and balcony added to his Victorian home on City Island, Bronx. According to documents obtained by the Daily News from the contractor, Nationwide Maintenance of the Bronx, and from the New York City Department of Buildings, "the project's estimated cost was $50,000. Carrión wound up paying less than half of the estimate – $24,000. Hugo Subotovsky, the architect for the project, was seeking approval for a Bronx development called Boricua Village and obtained it while working on Carrión's house project. The New York Daily News reports about the subject suggested that Carrión, as borough president, was instrumental in this approval. The New York Times reported that the project had widespread community support and that though Carrión did recommend the necessary zoning changes after reviewing the project, borough presidents only advise and "cannot kill proposals". Carrión himself claims that his hiring of Subotovsky had nothing to do with the Boricua Village project. Carrión did not pay Subotovsky for this work until April 2009. Carrión's explanation was that he had not yet requested a final survey of his property and that Subotovsky's "practice was to not bill clients until the permit file at the Buildings Department is complete and closed." Coincidentally, the bill was not paid until the same week the Department of Investigation raided the offices of the Boricua Village project developer, Atlantic Development Group, as part of a bribery and corruption probe. Initially, Carrión had reported that he owed Subotovsky $3,627.50 for 51.5 hours of work. The check he sent the architect was for $4,247.50. As of this writing, there is no information about whether Carrión is still under investigation or not. See also List of U.S. executive branch 'czars' Timeline of the Bronx, 21st century David Paterson References External links Gotham Gazette's Campaign 2001 Feature Gotham Gazette's Campaign 2005 Feature |- 1961 births 21st-century American politicians American politicians of Puerto