By Gabriela Resto-Montero
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
UPPER EAST SIDE — The alleged "real" Rep. Carolyn Maloney is available on an Internet browser near you — and the website does not paint a pretty picture of the congressional incumbent.
The therealcarolynmalony.com site, launched by Maloney's challenger in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary, Reshma Saujani, features an unflattering video of Maloney in which she seemingly berates someone for interrupting her.
A quiz called "Get to Know Your Incumbent" asks visitors questions like "Do you think three bills in two years is leadership?" and "Do you think that members of Congress should fundraise from lobbyists at the same time that they are negotiating legislation that will affect that industry?"
The site, according to Saujani's campaign, is an effort to publicize Maloney's record and facts about her tenure as the District 14 congressional leader.
Maloney's campaign said that therealcarolynmalony.com was just a ploy to distract voters.
"This is just another desperate campaign tactic from a candidate who is failing to gain traction and whose campaign has been criticized by independent organizations and newspapers," read a statement posted to Maloney's web site.
"Voters in Manhattan and Queens know the real Carolyn Maloney and her record of standing up for consumers and fighting for working families," the statement read.
The two contenders, who have gone back and forth over holding a formal debate, finally agreed to a radio forum on station WWRL AM 1600 next week. The hour-long discussion is scheduled for Sept. 7 at 11 a.m.. Topics and rules had not yet been decided.
"We're excited about the radio debate even though most people will be at work," Saujani told DNAinfo at a community meeting last week.
