We’ve been covering Pedro Espada for more than 15 years now - although he stopped returning our calls when we slapped The Wascally Wabbit moniker on him (We’re told he WEALLY hates it).

Over that time, we’ve seen him play fast and loose, be it in politics (even secretly taping fellow pols), business, with campaign finance boards or the IRS - and get away with it.

But while he’s managed to squirm and brazen his way out of a bunch of jams, he’s REALLY outdone himself in the chutzpah department over the past few months, rising to state Senate majority leader by committing multiple counts of felony politics.

Just ask Albany Republicans and Democrats who’ve made handshake deals with him and wound up shy a few fingers.

He may be evil, he may be perverse (then again, he IS a politician), but the man is a genius.

Pedro’s parlayed his slippery loyalty, street-thug smarts, double-crossing reputation and don’t-give-a-damn attitude into not only becoming a major power in Albany, but the newest Bronx icon.

Type “Sen. Pedro Espada Bronx” on Google and he gets 236,000 hits - and counting. Jeesh!

El Diario’s Gerson Borrero quoted Pedro last week as telling reporters camped outside his Soundview health clinic: “Do you truly understand that I don’t give a s— about what you write?” Read more..

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Former Bronx Borough President

Former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer will endorse Brooklyn City Councilman Bill de Blasio for public advocate on Tuesday, passing over the man who beat him in the bruising 2001 mayoral primary.

“Looking over the field of candidates in this race, to me there is no question that Bill is the only one who will make sure the people’s voice is heard in City Hall,” Ferrer said.

Ferrer passed over former Public Advocate Mark Green, one of four Democrats in a primary skirmish to replace the departing Betsy Gotbaum.

Ferrer and Green tangled bitterly when both ran for mayor eight years ago.

Green’s campaign was accused of distributing a cartoon depicting a fawning Ferrer kissing the backside of an obese Rev. Al Sharpton.

Green won the 2001 primary against Ferrer - only to lose the race to Mike Bloomberg in a squeaker following the terror attacks of Sept. 11.The following year, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes officially cleared Green of any wrongdoing in the flyer flap. Read more..

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