PS 48 students celebrate new school building
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Borough President, City Offices, District 10, State Senate on October 20, 2011 | No Comments
Students at PS/IS 48 in Jamaica have been yearning for a school building where they did not have to share a single room in which to eat, play and assemble and this year their wishes were granted. The young learners joined their teachers and elected officials at the school’s new building Friday to celebrate their [...]
SQUISH mulls over Huntley’s health care plan
Posted by Ivan Pereira in District 10, State Senate on October 13, 2011 | No Comments
State Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) announced a new plan last week she hopes will solve the health crisis that has been gripping southeast Queens for years, but health advocates want to make sure the proposal has enough meat on its bones to make a change. Huntley said she will be working with Dr. Robert Evans, [...]
De Blasio blasts detention ctr.
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, City Offices, District 25, Public Advocate on October 13, 2011 | No Comments
The city public advocate is calling on the federal government to shut down the controversial immigration detention center in Springfield Gardens and rethink its partnership with the private organization that runs it. Bill de Blasio and a host of other New York elected officials gathered in Manhattan last Thursday to protest the GEO Group, which [...]
Richards plans to replace Sanders
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 31, District 31 on October 6, 2011 | No Comments
Over the last eight years, Donovan Richards has moved his way up the political ladder under the guidance of City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) and now he is aiming for City Hall. Richards announced that he will run to replace Sanders when the councilman’s third term ends in 2013, and he has started early work [...]
Comrie helps minorities join city’s Bravest
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, City Offices, District 27 on September 29, 2011 | No Comments
The FDNY has seen an increase in the number of minorities who have applied to be part of New York’s Bravest and an elected official in southeast Queens as well as the fire commissioner are crediting the rise to a more active recruiting presence in inner-city communities. City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), who has [...]
FEMA to help SE Queens on Irene damage
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Congress, District 6, Governor, U.S. House on September 22, 2011 | No Comments
It has been nearly four weeks since Tropical Storm Irene came through Queens, but residents in heavily affected areas in southeast Queens are still reeling from the storm, elected officials said. Fortunately, the federal government is now lending a helping hand to those victims. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) announced that the Federal Emergency Management [...]
