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Espada Gets New Digs?

More than two months into his latest term in the state Senate, Pedro Espada, Jr. says he’s finally found a home for his district office.

Espada will be moving into office space at 400 E. Fordham Road, a newly renovated office building near Webster Avenue which also houses Sears and a fitness center, sometime in mid-April, according to Steve Mangione, who says he’s handling some of the senator’s press calls while he attends to legislative business in Albany.

(Mangione also handles public relations for Espada’s Soundview Healthcare Network, but he insists he’s keeping the two gigs completely separate.)

Mangione said the delay was because the new Democratic Senate majority is still working out the kinks of its leadership responsibilities, including figuring out how to budget things like staff and office expenses.

Calls to property managers at 400 E. Fordham Rd. couldn’t be reached at press time. In the meantime, Mangione said constituents can contact Espada at his Albany office at (518) 455-3395.

A spokesperson for State Senator Majority Leader Malcolm Smith said she didn’t know of any other senators who didn’t yet have district offices set up.

Espada will also finalize his staff in the coming weeks, Mangione said.

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