WASHINGTON DC
‘By Howard Giske
B= President Adolfo agree with the President that we Carién has been Bronx Borough
‘Carin delivered his final nest stop seing our cites asthe President for almost cight years
State of the Borough problem and start seeing them a and his spesch also had atone of
address on Friday February 20th, the solution...We in the Bronx. retrospective of his accomplish-
He resigned fiom office on March believe tat sttong cities are the - ments inte jo since 2002
Istandis becoming the first White building blocks of strong regions, Carron was quite eloquent
House Director of Urban Affair and strong regions are excl for about the role and power of cites
Me Carzin will from this new a stong and competitive America” inthe United States, though not
position coordinate federal urban Carré is prcularlylok- specific about his new job
Programs nationally. Local off- ing for the role of federal stimulus *Neplect snot a policy for Amer=
ils are optimistic tat having Mr._fands to help Keep up the growth cals urban areas,” he assured the
Carrién in his new position will and development ofthe Bronx. He audience. He refered repeatedly to
hp direc federal dotirs to New realizes that his will tke time and_ the goals of President Obama,
York City andthe Bronx. ‘effort for the full impact of the whose election he also supported. ines near the Hutchinson Parkway
‘Me. Carriéo was intoduced stimulus package to get things Carré cautioned that there area the refurbishing ofthe Grand
by Senator Chuck Schumer, who going. Carn sad thatthe stimu larger factors in the current eco- Concourse." The Bronx also faces
hopes that New York will benefit lus package President Obama nomic slump and things can get the challenge of continuing to
fiom the federal simul package signed recently includes about worse before they get beter. He build new affordable housing for
sand having the former Bronx Presi-_ §246 hilion for New York Sate. has concentrated is eforts on middle-income and lower-income
‘dent working inthe White House. Governor Paterson is looking at Rousing and education, witha large families. special election on
‘Carin gave his speech to a lage providing SI lion fr inffastuc- increase in new housing inthe lst Tuesday, April 21st wll refil the
audience at Lehman College and tue projects in the Bronx. Carin 7 years and new educational fcii- Borovah President seat for the
‘ays that he hopes to use what he has learned that Leadership is a tes. Large projets are being built femainder of the year. Several
‘as earned inthe Bronx in terms lonely pace from which to bring or nee completion such a the new