Salud! Bronx City Council candidate celebrates the holidays, campaign with coquito for sale
Here’s a spirited take on campaign fundraising.
A City Council candidate in the Bronx is offering bottles of the traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink coquito to raise cash.
“I grew up drinking coquito,” Michael Beltzer told the Daily News on Thursday, adding that he had wanted to do an in-person fundraiser where the drink would be served, but nixed the plans due to the pandemic.
“We can’t do it in person,” he said. “I figured, hey, why not just get people the coquito. They can make a contribution.”