Posted by Phil Corso in City Council, City Offices, District 14, District 19, District 32, State Senate on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
The latest campaign funding for the crowded field running to replace City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) showed Bayside’s Austin Shafran, former government spokesman for the Empire State Development authority, in the lead with Whitestone attorney Paul Vallone not far behind. City Campaign Finance Board records said Shafran’s campaign collected $87,217, while Vallone reported $73,470 in [...]
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Posted by Rich Bockmann in Attorney General, City Council, City Offices, District 13, District 14, District 28, State Senate, Statewide Offices on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
A Brooklyn federal judge last week sentenced former state Sen. Shirley Huntley to a year and one day in prison for stealing taxpayer dollars, ?but said in the past the court had proven to be imperfect in deterring such corruption. “Adequate safeguards at the state and local level would be more appropriate deterrents than the [...]
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Posted by Joe Anuta in City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, Mayor on May 10, 2013 | No Comments
The fraud convictions of two former campaign aides to city Comptroller John Liu has not helped his run for higher office, but the jury’s decision may influence whether the Queens Democratic Party will endorse the lawmaker’s mayoral bid, borough political observers said. Jia “Jenny” Hou, Liu’s former campaign treasurer, was found guilty of attempted wire [...]
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Posted by Phil Corso in City Council, City Offices, District 23 on May 10, 2013 | No Comments
After hearing news of an unexpected $40 million surplus for the MTA, one northeast Queens lawmaker proposed the agency bring back a vital bus route in his district after cutting it in 2010. The agency discovered the extra state dollars last month after lawmakers in Albany passed the 2013-14? budget, which included an increase of [...]
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Posted by Phil Corso in City Offices, District 14, District 19, State Senate on May 3, 2013 | No Comments
Already indicted on federal corruption charges, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) announced Wednesday he would not seek a second term in the wake of new allegations that he had affairs with both a former intern and former deputy chief of staff?. Although an initial hearing was deferred Wednesday, Halloran will be the subject of a [...]
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Posted by Karen Frantz in City Offices, Mayor on May 3, 2013 | No Comments
Mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis, a grocery store tycoon, opened a campaign office in Whitestone Sunday with a large barbecue that drew in Republican Party regulars and other supporters from across the borough. “I believe the outerboroughs make a difference in New York,” Catsimatidis told the crowd. He said it is important for the mayor to [...]
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