▁doll ar ▁fortune . ▁ ▁Blo om berg ▁defeated ▁Fer rer ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁percent ▁although ▁pre - e lection ▁pol ls ▁done ▁just ▁days ▁before ▁had ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁lose ▁by ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁percent ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁declaring ▁the ▁week end ▁before ▁the ▁election ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁over . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁NY C ▁Democratic ▁ticket ▁Mayor : ▁Fernando ▁Fer rer ▁Public ▁Adv oc ate : ▁B ets y ▁Got baum ▁Com pt roller : ▁William ▁Thompson ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Fer rer ▁res ides ▁in ▁the ▁River dale ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Bron x . ▁Though ▁both ▁River dale ▁and ▁Fer rer ' s ▁native ▁Hun ts ▁Point ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁and ▁poor est ▁neighborhood s ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁worked ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁ins urance ▁company ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁P oder ▁In sur ance ▁Agency , ▁with ▁long time ▁political ▁al lies ▁Luis ▁Mir anda , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Roberto ▁Ram ire z , ▁Sr . ▁( New ▁York ▁Magazine , ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ), ▁and ▁he ▁appears ▁regularly ▁on ▁NY 1 ▁News ' ▁" W ise ▁Guy " ▁segment ▁along ▁with ▁former ▁US ▁Senator ▁Alf on se ▁D ' Am ato . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁the ▁Bron x ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Ric ans ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B