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Espaillat Picks Up Big Endorsement Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión announced his endorsement of state Sen. Adriano Espaillat's congressional candidacy last week, which will no doubt help Espaillat's efforts in the Manhattan/Bronx district, where he is running against longtime Manhattan Rep. Charlie Rangel, among several others. "I have worked at the White House alongside President Obama, and I know what it takes to promote an innovative Democratic agenda that protects our country and moves our cities forward," said Carrión. "Adriano Espaillat has what it takes to shake things up in Washington and fight for this generation of New Yorkers." Carrión's endorsement puts him on the opposite side of his successor, current Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., who is backing Rangel, though it is not unusual for Carrión and Díaz to be on conflicting sides of political decisions. Carrión himself was briefly thought to be thinking about a run for the congressional seat, which became much more strongly Latino during the redistricting process. Cornell Campus at West Side HQ The CornellNYC Tech campus slated for Roosevelt Island has found itself one heck of an incubator. Earlier this week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Google CEO Larry Page and Cornell President David Skorton announced that Google will be lending, free of charge, 22,000 square feet of their Chelsea headquarters to the fledgling tech school for the next five and a half years, with the option to expand to 58,000 square feet as it grows. The first classes at the school are set to begin this fall, and the first phase of the construction of the permanent campus on Roosevelt Island is scheduled to be completed in 2017. The Google placement can't be a bad move for the new tech school, which is sure to attract a slew of students hoping to land jobs with their beneficent officemates, and Google will gain from its proximity to the next crop of tech geniuses. In the words of Council Member Jessica Lappin, it's "a match made in heaven," and all the similarly warm, fuzzy things that elected officials had to say about the move. Choreographers Show Their Stuff Next Saturday, 11 fledgling choreographers will put their best dance moves onstage for the Young Choreographer's Festival. The performance highlights the work of choreographers between the ages of 18 and 25 in the genres of ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, street jazz and tap. There will be a talkback panel featuring festival choreographers from 2010 through the present selection. June 2, 8 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at symphonyspace.org. Upper West Jazz Fest Fans of jazz can get their fill of one of the greats this summer on the Upper West Side. The Smoke Jazz and Supper Club-Lounge, at 2751 Broadway, is holding its monthlong Miles Davis Festival, beginning May 25 and running through June 30. Alumni from Davis' band will play alongside top-notch trumpeters, with different ensembles paying tribute to his music each night. On Monday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m., an original play written by the club's co-owner, Frank Christopher, and inspired by Davis, Beyond Blue Light, will premiere, with a three-course dinner included in the ticket price. The festival kicks off this weekend with a celebration of Davis' birthday, which would have been his 86th, with Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, George Cables on piano, Buster Williams on bass and Louis Hayes on drums. For more information, visit smokejazz.com.