Powerful councilman to step down, choose own successor

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperA powerful Borough Park councilman announced yesterday he will not seek reelection this November, apparently so he can hand-pick his successor.
Councilman David Greenfield said he will not run for his seat later this year, but his decision came after a key July 13 deadline for Council campaigns, and locked out candidates who might have run for the seat had they known the well-funded incumbent was stepping down.
Instead, Greenfield