Earlier today, an event criticizing one of Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s mayoral rivals descended into chaos as an elderly local showed up and violently struck several Quinn supporters, including State Senator Brad Hoylman and a campaign intern.
The attacker, George Capsis, was upset at Ms. Quinn for not doing enough to stop the closure of St. Vincent’s hospital. But, needless to say, Ms. Quinn does not believe violence is the answer to this dispute.
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