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Remember Hiram Monserrate? He’s a TNA success story, and by success, I mean he’s not in office anymore.

Senator-elect Monserrate was arrested in 2008 after a dispute and physical altercation between him and his girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, was caught on a surveillance tape. He was later convicted of misdemeanor assault. Soon thereafter, The New Agenda launched a successful campaign with NOW NY and the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee to have him expelled from the New York Senate. This was no easy feat and took several months of diligence and effort, but we prevailed.

Yesterday, the New York Post reported that Hiram Monserrate was found working at Papaya Pizza, an establishment he may or may not own that serves pizza by the slice. He gave a coy answer when asked directly.The newspaper did some digging and found the business, which is located in his old campaign headquarters in Queens, is registered with the address of Monserrate’s mother, which they also report is his on again/ off again residence. The paper also reports he is also currently facing federal corruption charges.

The best part of the article? The awareness of some women in the neighborhood about what Monserrate had done, and their refusal to patronize Papaya Pizza as a result:

“We’d never buy anything [there]. I would never give him a dime. I would never want to put a dollar in his pocket,” said a teacher at nearby PS 19.