Mark-Viverito slammed by judge for ‘shocking’ power grab

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is accused of making a power grab that even a Manhattan judge said he found “shocking’’ on Monday. Manhattan Democratic Party leader Keith Wright is suing political rival Mark-Viverito in state Supreme Court, claiming she is trying to usurp years of tradition to appoint her pal to a major patronage...

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