<div><p>City Council candidate Ari Hoffnung of the Bronx is enjoying the fact that his last name mean "hope" in German, and that Barack Obama’s recent trip to Germany has generated a lot of headlines featuring the words "Obama" and "Hoffnung." </p><p>And of course, there’s also the ...

<div><p>Within hours of the congestion pricing vote, a Bronx-based opponent of the plan, Ari Hoffnung, sent out an email announcing that he will run for City Council, again. </p><p>Hoffnung, who heads the Riverdale Jewish Community Relations Council, challenged Councilman Oliver Koppell in 2005 and was defeated. This ...