City and State News Kallos Hopeful of Upset on Upper East Side by Aaron Short

New York City Council candidate Ben Kallos voted for himself at PS 158 this morning, but he is going to need a lot more votes from East Siders to climb past his opponent Assemblyman Micah Kellner, whose once front-running campaign has been tripped up by allegations of sexual harassment from the assemblyman’s former staff members.

“I’ve been getting an overwhelming positive response,” said Kallos, who was endorsed by both The New York Times and New York Post. “A lot of voters are telling me they’re going to vote for me.”

Is it because of the scandal?

“I think we’ve run a really strong campaign,” responded Kallos. “They love the mailer my mother sent. And there’s an overall feeling of keeping the Albany culture of corruption out of City Hall.”