The Weprin political dynasty in Queens is a house divided — with brothers Mark and David Weprin on opposite sides of a major public-policy issue: whether to toll the East River bridges.
The siblings usually share the same Democratic principles. But while City Councilman Mark Weprin, 53, supports the new proposed plan to begin tolling the East River spans and reduce the fees for other MTA bridges, Assemblyman David Weprin is vehemently opposed.
"My older brother doesn't listen to me. I'm hoping my constituents persuade David to change his mind," said Mark, who represents the same eastern Queens community as his sibling.
"We disagree from time to time,'' Mark shrugged. "It doesn't mean I don't love him. We're not twins!"
But David, 58, said his younger brother is flat-out wrong about the plan, which proponents say would provide more funds for mass transit and reduce congestion and pollution.
"Mark tried but did not make his case to me," David said. "This is a tax on the middle class. That's why I'm so passionate about it.
People feel they're being nickled and dimed to death, tolled to death and ticketed to death."
David and Mark are sons of the late Assembly Speaker Saul Weprin.
David is a more serious and intense, an observant Jew who eats kosher and observes the sabbath.
"I was more surprised with David getting into politics. David is more interested in reading and attending synagogue," said the siblings' other brother, Barry, also a lawyer who formerly served on the Mamaroneck Town Council.
Mark, who is not Orthodox, is considered more sociable.
"Mark has more of a sense of humor, is more entertaining, more gregarious," Barry said.
Their mom, Sylvia, agreed, saying they've been different since they were kids.
"Mark was a chubby little boy," she told The Post, while David was thin as "a million-dollar tooth pick."
Sylvia also described Mark as a "gifted speaker," while "David honed his speaking skills later. when he entered the political arena."
"Mark is a real actor in a way. He can talk extemporaneously," she said.
Mark took over their father's Assembly seat after patriarch Saul died in 1994. David won a seat on the City Council.
When David was term-limited from the council, the two swapped seats.
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