The king of Kings now has his eye on all five boroughs.
Marty Markowitz is �strongly considering� a run for mayor in 2013, sources close to the Brooklyn borough president told The Post.
�He�s very serious about it but will take the summer to think it over,� one source said.
With Rep. Anthony Weiner “texting himself” out of New York�s mayoral race, political experts say the door is wide open for Markowitz to mount a successful campaign.
They say Markowitz�s enormous popularity in Brooklyn — whose 2.6 million residents are the most of the city�s five boroughs –and among minority voters are good starting points.
�He�s very colorful and attracts voters of all kinds — and he can raise money,� said veteran political analyst Hank Sheinkopf.
Markowitz, 66, has yet to set up a mayoral campaign committee to raise funds. But he recently hired a new communications director, Jon Paul Lupo, who has helped run major campaigns in four other states, including for two US senators.
As of Jan. 15, Markowitz had $896,046 on hand in a citywide campaign fund.
Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) so far leads the pack of potential mayoral candidates with $2.7 million. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is second, with $1.9 million combined in two campaign accounts.
Other potential Democratic mayoral candidates include city Comptroller John Liu, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson.
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A Markowitz would certainly be much different than the present Bloomberg administration. Marty’s a great cheerleader for Brooklyn, but I don’t know how he’s viewed by voters in Manhattan and the other “outer boros”.
A good choice for NY city.
haha, this can be fun.