Chapter of The National Organization for Women back Liu for mayor
Posted by Joe Anuta in Mayor on June 10, 2013 | No Comments
By Joe Anuta The political action committee of the National Organization for Women’s Brooklyn-Queens Chapter endorsed city Comptroller John Liu for mayor Monday. The organization is a grassroots outfit that fights for women’s rights. “Brooklyn-Queens NOW is proud to endorse John Liu for mayor,” president Shirley Ranz said. “Comptroller Liu has a history of fighting [...]
Former councilman endorses Lancman’s campaign
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Council, City Offices, District 24 on June 10, 2013 | No Comments
By Joe Anuta Former Councilman Morton Povman endorsed former Assemblyman Rory Lancman, who is running for a Fresh Meadows council seat. The seat is currently held by term-limited City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows), though Povman represented the area for 30 years beginning in the 1970s. “I’ve known and worked with Rory for over 25 [...]
Comrie relaunches run for borough president
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 11, District 13, District 14, District 22, District 27, State Senate, U.S. House on June 7, 2013 | No Comments
City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) kicked off his campaign for borough president a second time Monday a day before starting to collect signatures to get on the ballot and five months after a similar event in southeast Queens. Comrie is competing against state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), businessman Everly Brown, former state Assemblywoman Melinda [...]
City opts to fix shuttered shops in Willets Point
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 21, State Senate on May 31, 2013 | No Comments
After one branch of city government issued several Willets Point business owners violations and shut down their body shops earlier this month?, another branch will now pay to fix them. On May 17, inspectors from the city Department of Buildings closed? two lots housing several auto businesses in the Iron Triangle. At one property, on [...]
Residents plan to sue DEP to end flooding
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, District 14, District 29, State Senate on May 31, 2013 | No Comments
Lawmakers and homeowners fed up with flooding in southeast Queens are moving forward with legal means to try and force the city Department of Environmental Protection to alleviate the problem. Lawmakers have drafted bills and homeowners are exploring lawsuits.? State Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-Jamaica), the Queens chapter of the National Action Network and community leaders [...]
Koo’s campaign HQ opens in Flushing
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 20, District 6, U.S. House on May 24, 2013 | No Comments
City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) kicked off his campaign for re-election last week when the lawmaker officially opened his downtown headquarters. “I promise that I will do my best to serve my community,” Koo told a crowd gathered at his campaign office within Flushing Mall, located at 133-31 39th Ave. “It is the most important [...]
