The Sires Factor
'I'm back' – that's what Congressman Albio Sires announced Tuesday afternoon in front of the West New York Public Library, introducing his slate of...
'I'm back' – that's what Congressman Albio Sires announced Tuesday afternoon in front of the West New York Public Library, introducing his slate of candidates for West New York commissioners. Sires is running for mayor of West New York, seeking to return to the post which he occupied from 1995 to 2006. Born in Cuba, Sires immigrated to the United States as a child, making West New York his home. West New York itself is host to a large Hispanic community—the 2010 census reporting that about four of every five West New Yorkers identifies as Hispanic or Latino—and the officially non-partisan slate which Sires is championing reflects that.