Since that denial, The New York Times has reviewed a Facebook Messenger conversation that Ms. Hanks had with Mr. Luthmann. Then Mr. Luthmann points out to Ms. Hanks that a community board includes a member they apparently consider unpopular or controversial. Mr. Castorina responds, “I hope not.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyReplies Mr. Luthmann: “Dark web. All the exchanges, Mr. Castorina said Thursday, were initiated by Mr. Luthmann, and his own responses were calculated to avoid setting off disputes. I wanted to move the conversation on, and not embolden his actions.”The material was being made public, Mr. Castorina said, because of a feud among Staten Island Republicans.

Source: New York Times September 07, 2017 23:22 UTC