Hevesi stresses ethics, schools in campaign
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) said despite the anti-incumbent sentiment that seems pervasive in areas across the country, he believes his platform focusing on education, quality-of-life issues and government reform should usher him to victory in the primary and general election.
Weiner wants tennis event in Forest Hills
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 9, U.S. House on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) has asked the United States Tennis Association to again use Forest Hills’ West Side Tennis Stadium to rejuvenate interest in the historic structure that once hosted the US Open and which tennis club members are considering selling.
Fox criticizes Hevesi for failing to attend debate
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on August 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
Joe Fox said Andrew Hevesi has been reluctant to appear in public during the primary campaign, but Hevesi said he had to skip the debate because one of his wife’s relatives was in the hospital.
Gillibrand talks unemployment in visit to Queens
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, U.S. Senate on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said a complete financial turnaround for the country’s economy will not be coming any time soon, but she is working to bring jobs that would help Queens residents and individuals facing a state unemployment rate of at least 8 percent.
GOP’s Powietrzynski runs for Hevesi’s seat
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Alex Powietrzynski, a Republican running for state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi’s (D-Forest Hills) seat, grew up as communism was dissolving in Poland and cultivated a hyper-awareness of politics and its direct impact on people.
Gillibrand asks Senate to vote against scams
Posted by Anna Gustafson in District 9, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) along with senior advocates from Queens gathered in Rego Park last week to call on the Senate to pass legislation that would help prevent Queens residents from becoming victims of financial scams.
Biz owners, Weiner bemoan high rents
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 9, U.S. House on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Vacant stores in Queens have as much to do with landlords who charge extravagant rents as they do with the sour economy, residents told U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) at a meeting in Kew Gardens last week.
New machine for voting comes to boro
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, City Council, District 23, District 24 on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Gone are the big, bulky voting machines with the red levers city voters have used for the past five decades. In their place will be paper ballots with fill-in ovals — something reminiscent of multiple choice tests — that will be fed into a scanner. The scanner records the voter’s choice, but the physical evidence of the vote will remain.
Gillibrand talks shop in Elmhurst
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, U.S. Senate on August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is not one to stand quietly on the sidelines when playing softball. She will egg on her competitors, becoming one of the loudest voices in the game, the senator said at The Georgia Diner in Elmhurst Thursday. “I’m a heckler,” Gillibrand, who pitches, said at a meeting with reporters. “I’m a trash talker. I’m a New Yorker.”
Forest Hills pols want landmarking study for West Side Tennis Club stadium
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 16, District 28, District 29, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
“We love that the tennis club is our neighbor,” Weiner said. “In the midst of rural Queens, a stone’s throw from the Long Island Expressway, we have grass tennis courts. We have a place that has history that goes back generations. As there are conversations about how to deal with the stadium, the community needs to have a voice.”
Gennaro praises temporary ban on gas drilling
Posted by Anna Gustafson in City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 24, State Senate on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
Queens legislators cheered the state Senate’s passage of a bill that would place a moratorium on drilling for natural gas in the upstate watershed, which provides drinking water for 9 million city and Westchester County residents.
Weiner to hold small business summit
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 9 on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
The congressman is expected to address ways to help small businesses. The summit follows a recent study by Weiner’s office of small businesses in his district.
