Today's NY Post has an article saying that Mayor Bloomberg plans to name Anthony Como as a commissioner to the Housing Authority (NYCHA). Described in the Post as a "patronage plum," the position pays $172K.

Anthony Como was Serph Maltese's right-hand man back when Maltese ran the Queens GOP, and served as the Queens Republican commissioner on the City Board of Elections. He was elected to the City Council last June in a special election after Dennis Gallagher resigned in disgrace. He was then defeated in November by Elizabeth Crowley. His appointment to the NYC Housing Authority is part of the price Michael Bloomberg is paying in exchange for Queens GOP support.

This deal is in exchange for Como not running this fall (he has ended his campaign), deferring to Tom Ognibene, who held the seat until he was term-limited out at the end of 2001. There are reports that Bloomberg has promised to back Ognibene -- another part of the deal with the Queens GOP.

Here's the fun part:

Anthony Como is trying to build a house, but has run afoul of building laws, with numerous violations and stop-work orders -- including at least one violation of a stop-work order. If he can't build his own house legally, how can he even be considered for any post at NYCHA, much less a commissioner spot?

I am trying to find out if the position requires confirmation by the City Council. Stay tuned for further developments.