DEBATE TIME IN BROOKLYN Candidates Face Off For Assembly Seat story and photo by Noah Zuss Two Assembly hopefuls answered questions from voters on topics ranging from housing, education and economic development to public safety at a candidates forum held Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC). Law enforcement sources identified the perpetrator as Ivan DeLeon, 38, of 41st Street. The three stabbing victims are expected to recover from their injuries, authorities noted. Reportedly, the violence broke out at about 12:05 a.m. Saturday on the Bronx-bound 6 train platform at the Grand Central-42nd Street stop. According to information provided by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, DeLeon allegedly bumped into a 29-year-old man’s son while waiting on the platform to board an arriving train. Prosecutors said DeLeon Kimberly Council (at left) and former City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan answered residents questions for nearly two hours at a candidates forum held at the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation last Tuesday, Aug. 12. allegedly yelled a profanity at the man and threatened to kill his kids if he did not get out of the way. This reportedly led to a verbal dispute between the suspect and the passenger. The beef turned physical, law enforcement sources stated, when DeLeon allegedly threw a punch at the man, leading to a physical struggle. DeLeon reportedly pulled out a pocket knife and slashed the 29-yearold man in the arm. Authorities said DeLeon then turned to the victim’s 26-year-old brother and stuck the knife in his chest, then stabbed a third man—the victim’s 27-year-old male friend—in the stomach. Officers from NYPD Transit Division District 4 and EMS units responded to the incident. The three victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital Center for treatment of injuries that were not lifethreatening; the child was not injured. DeLeon was picked up a short time later and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, firstdegree attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon. According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, DeLeon was ordered held on $200,000 bond or $150,000 cash bail following arraignment in New York County Criminal Court. Dilan covered similar ground, and mentioned economic development and health care in his opening stump. “The biggest thing that I think this neighborhood continues to need like every other neighborhood ... is housing,” he said. Council further stated that what many consider affordable is actually for many not, and needs to be redefined. “We definitely need more units of affordable housing and we need to redefine what affordable is,” she said. “Because what most people consider affordable and what we know to be affordable are two totally different things.” “One of the things we really need to do is redefine what is affordable. We’re pricing people out of projects before we even build them,” she added. Dilan promoted the work he did in the City Council on the issue as chairperson of the Housing and Buildings Committee. He stated that in partnership with CHLDC, “all affordable housing,” was built. “We didn’t do the ... 80/20 deals in this neighborhood that most of the city believes is affordable,” he added. Dilan said he helped bring an end to stop and frisk in the City Council and stated, “We need to go back to policing where we stop crimes in their infancy. What we need to do is just get rid of the quotas.” “I think the broken windows theory is flawed,” Council said. “Too often we have a level of disrespect between the community and police. We have to work together with each other and we have to invest in young people.” Council believes in the importance of after-school and job preparation so young people can secure living-wage jobs. TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 • 6 At the forum, former City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan and local church pastor Kimberly Council––competing for the 54th Assembly District––outlined their platforms and answered questions from voters for almost two hours. The district represents the northeast Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick and Cypress Hills, among portions of others, in the legislature. Both are running as Democrats and will face off in the primary, Sept, 9. Every member of the state body is up for election in 2014, including the 66 districts which represent parts of New York City. Residents quizzed the candidates by scribbling questions on index cards left on every chair, and no restricted topic areas for questions were mentioned. The seat was vacated by Rafael Espinal when he ran successfully for the 37th District City Council seat in 2013. Though four candidates have declared campaigns for the seat, it was noted, Council and Dilan were the only two to attend the forum. In her opening comments, Council emphasized housing, education and jobs as main issues within the district. “We need more jobs that pay a living, sustainable wage. Not minimum wage,” Council said. -SEE DEBATE ON PG. 28- He’s Nabbed For Subway Stabbings Book Sunnyside Man For Grand Central Attack by Robert Pozarycki Police cuffed a Sunnyside man who allegedly stabbed three men during a dispute at Grand Central Station in Manhattan early last Saturday morning, Aug. 16, authorities reported. 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