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Genovesi Announces Candidacy For State Assembly Fink, Schumer, Other Local Democrats Lend Support At Thomas Jefferson Club by Harold Grey In a move that surprised few Canarsiens, Anthony Genovesi, Co-leader of the 39th Assembly District, announced last week that he would seek the Democratic nomination to run for the Assembly seat held for the past 18 years by Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink. Fink, whose term ends December 31, has said recently that he would not seek reelection in order to "climb other mountains" and devote more time to his family and law practice. He is currently the Assemblyman for the 39th District which includes Canarsie, Flatlands, Mill Basin, and Georgetowne. It was no coincidence then that Fink drove up with Genovesi to the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club, 77 Conklin Avenue, last week to greet a packed house and to sit in on the announcement. Fink and a large bevy of local Democrats stood on the platform in the club and threw their support behind Genovesi.

The club has stood as a memorial to the political power and unity that exists in Canarsie. Among those attending were Congressman Charles Schumer, State Senators Jeremy Weinstein and Howard Babbush and Special Assitant to Mayor Koch Joseph LoCicero. "For so many years, Tony Genovesi and I have been interchangeable parts," said Fink. I have never had to worry about what was going on in the there were things not being attended to at my home base. "I don't look at it as Tony moving up.

He is moving laterally to be doing a couple of jobs at once," the Assembly Speaker added. In making his announcement, which was actually made by City Councilman Herbert Berman, Genovesi said the reason he decided to run was because of the devotion of the people in the district. "The ultimate reason is every one of you," Genovesi said, choked with emotion. Outgoing Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink, who has served in the Assembly for the past 18 years, throws his support behind Genovesi. At left is Genovesi's wife, Joyce, and behind Fink is City Councilman Herbert Berman, who hosted the announcement.

"While other people are home watching unified support of the entire community in Hill Street Blues, you are out there helping order to work effectively as a freshman people, and that's what being an assemblyman. assemblyman means to me." In the largely Democratic 39th District, Genovesi thanked Assemblyman Fink, the Democratic candidate is usually whom he called "the greatest legislator New considered a shoo-in for the position. But York State has ever had," and said he would with the recent corruption scandal rocking try to follow in his footsteps. the current democratic administration, But Fink worried that if Genovesi were Geneovesi was asked if he thought that to be elected, it would not be the classical might sway Democratic voters in the situation of simply "slipping into someone district. else's shoes." "Nothing has no impact," Genovesi said.

"This is probably a very good move for "Will it arouse people? Yes. Will it be a the people in the 39th Assembly District. catastrophe? No. It will be healthy." I'm hoping it's the right move for Tony." Berman didn't think it would have any Fink said. "He's not going to have him as effect.

"The people in this area know where the interchangeable part in the district." the work the Councilman said. "They He added that Genovesi would need the know what's being done." Their Meter Is Running Local Couple Named In 18-Count Indictment by Harold Grey A Canarsie couple, who allegedly benefited from their relationship with former Taxi and Limousine Commissioner Jay Turoff, were indicted recently, along with Turoff, in a scheme that shifted $2.3 million from a Brooklyn credit union into a taxi meter company which they owned, according to criminal investigators for the U.S. Attorney. Alan Silver, 53, and Harriet Silver, 52, principals in the Electronic CompuMeter Company, were named in an 18-count indictment that included 15 counts of mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to committ mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in taxes, and one count of filing false tax returns. The husband and wife, who live on East 84th Street, each face up to 88 years in prison and fines totalling $500,000 if convicted, said criminal investigator Anthony Valenti, who works for U.S.

Attorney for the Eastern District Reena Raggi. According to authorities, Turoff introduced Harriet Silver to Edmund Lee, Opening Co Ceremony As New Bus Route by Harold Grey As the express buses, decorated with red, white and blue streamers, started out at 7 a.m. on June 16, only a handful of residents hopped on. But along with the new B-103 Command Bus Company route to downtown Brooklyn came a slew of questions from new riders eager to learn more about the line. "Do you know if the bus stops at Tillary and Adams Street?" asked one older woman at the corner of East 94th Street and Flatlands Avenue.

In order to cope with questions and to boost familiarity with the new line, the bus company has started distributing yellow cards detailing arrival and departure times and the exact stops made along the line. Present at a special ceremony a few hours later on June 16 to mark the birth of the new line were Command Bus Company Vice President Stan Brettschneider, company officials Rocco Scutaro, and Robert Feller, District Manager Thomas J. Michaels, Community Board Chairman Carl Kruger, and Board Transporation Commitee Chairman Rabbi Norman Rakowitz. Also present was Board member Harold Mondshein, who continually pressed for the route while Transportation Committee Chairman last president of the HYFIN (Help Your Friend In Need) Credit Union, located on Coney Island Avenue. Lee, who became a government witness after pleading guilty to fraud charges in April, told federal prosecutors he helped "dispense" $2.3 million in credit union funds into nine separate accounts for CompuMeter to help pay for production costs.

Lee then tried to cover-up the source of the funds by attributing them to a man named Herbert Lum, who federal prosecutors claim never existed. Turoff, prosecutors charged, then gave CompuMeter an unfair advantage over other meter companies by "mandating the installation of meters at that particular time." The former taxi chief allegedly received a $30,000 bribe from Lee for this unfair advantage, according to authorities. Lee was allegedly promised a share of the profits from the taxi meter company, Valenti said. According to Valenti, the Electronic CompuMeter firm was incorporated in New Continued on Page 46 B-103 DOWNTOWN Canarsie To Downtown Brooklyn A.M. P.M.

7:00 12:00 7:30 1:00 8:00 2:00 8:30 3:00 9:00 4:00 10:00 11:00 CANARSIE TO BROOKLYN Downtown Brooklyn To Canarsie A.M. P.M. 10:30 12:30 11:30 1:30 2:30 3:30 4:30 5:00 5:30 year. "I give it until September," said Brettschneider, noting that ridership should increase as people become more aware of the route. "We're heading into the summer season.

We expect it to grow with word of mouth." The ride will take about 35 minutes and will depart from East 94th Street and Flatlands Avenue every half hour from 7-9 a.m., and every hour until 5:30 p.m. Return trips will run every hour from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and then every half hour until 5:30 p.m (See accompanying schedule). The fare each way Continued on Page 46 The Canarsie Courier, 8-103 Transportation Committee Chairman Rabbi Norman Rakowitz (second from right) thanks Command Bus Company President Stan Brettschneider for implementing the new line. Looking on are District Manager Thomas J.

Michaels, Chairman Carl Kruger, and Board member Harold Mondshein, who lobbied long and hard during the past year to have the new route established. Thursday, June 19, 1986 Page 3.