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and Staten Island, Staten Islander William Smith, whom he called “a remarkable young man.”Grimm said Smith, former communications director for Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan and a formerfinancial professional, “will manage my district offices and serve as my liaison to the Staten Island and Brooklyncommunities, New York government entities and local media, as well as [be] an advisor on policy matters, especiallywith respect to local matters.”Councilman Levin Taps Carroll of Bay RidgeKevin Peter Carroll, the new Democratic male district leader for the 60th A.D. in Bay Ridge and a founder of BrooklynDemocrats for Change, has been tapped by Councilman Steven Levin as his new legislative director. Levinrepresents DUMBO, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown, Williamsburg, Gowanus and Park Slope.Levin is the former chief of staff for Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the controversial leader of the Brooklyn DemocraticCounty Committee. Levin was also previously employed at the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Center, which has beenin the news recently because of its ties to Lopez.Political bloggers have noted that Carroll, 24, who campaigned as a reformer, may come under the influence of partyleader Lopez, who has been criticized by reformers such as Lincoln Restler, new male district leader forWilliamsburg.“Lopez does a good job,” said Carroll at a Brooklyn Democrats for Change fundraiser holiday dinner in Bay Ridge.Carroll worked as a campaign aide for former Councilman David Yassky, now city taxi commissioner, when he ranlast year for city comptroller.Page 107 of 157