Breaking Bipartisan Bread; GOP Lawmaker Takes Democratic Opponent to Lunch
Bucking the Trump era political divisiveness of the country, a Republican Assembly member and the Democratic opponent she defeated in November got together to break bipartisan bread over lunch in a Bay Ridge diner Friday afternoon and found, to their delight, that they agreed on many issues.
Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis, whose district includes parts of Bay Ridge and Staten Island, picked up the tab for Democrat Adam Baumel at the Royal Restaurant at 7609 Fifth Ave.
The two, who had faced in other in numerous debates during the campaign, got in touch shortly after Malliotakis defeated Baumel in the Nov. 6 election and agreed to meet in a convivial setting to discuss issues.