Bob Bernstein To Challenge Paul Feiner in September Primary

Edgemont's Bob Bernstein will challenge Paul Feiner for the position of Greenburgh Town Supervisor in the Democratic Party primary on September 10, 2013. Bernstein has been endorsed by the Greenburgh Democratic Committee who filed a petition for their slate with over 1,500 signatures. Also listed on the Town petitions were incumbents Diana Juettner and Francis Sheehan (Town Council), Anne Povella (Receiver of Taxes) and challenger Sherron Fantauzzi who is running for Town Clerk.

"I am immensely grateful to the district leaders who carried petitions this year," Mr. Bernstein said. "And thanks aren't nearly enough to say to the many volunteers who contacted me after I won the party's endorsement and then carried my petitions in parts of town where there are no current district leaders or when some of the leaders were ill or otherwise unable to carry. The effort to gather signatures shows the grass roots support and momentum our campaign is building."

Though Feiner does not have the Democratic Party's endorsement, he can submit his own petitions to run for what would be his twelfth two-year term in office. This is not the first time in Feiner's long rein that he was not backed by the Democratic Party.

Bernstein is an attorney who lives in Edgemont with his wife Nancy and two sons, ages 21 and 14. Bernstein has been a longtime rival of Feiner and has championed many lawsuits against the Town of Greenburgh on behalf of taxpayers and sought equity in taxation for the residents of Edgemont.

Along with Herb Rosenberg of Dobbs Ferry, Bob intervened on behalf of Greenburgh taxpayers to fend off a $4.6 million lawsuit filed by the Valhalla School District. They defeated the school district's claim and recovered more than $1.1 million for Greenburgh taxpayers as a result.

If elected, Bernstein says he will work to "end the lawsuits and mismanagement that have plagued the Town and cost millions of dollars; dollars that could have been spent on new pools at Veteran Park, sidewalks and curbs, athletic fields for children, and emergency services for home-bound seniors and others at risk the next time a major storm strikes."

Even with the endorsement of the party, unseating Feiner could be challenging. During his 22 years in office Feiner has proven to be an adept politician and amassed a wide group of supporters among Greenburgh's six villages and unincorporated areas. His extensive use of email puts him in touch daily with local residents and he has become a household name in the community. Bernstein will need to extend his campaign well beyond the 7,000 Edgemont residents to the 88,000 voters in Greenburgh.