McLaughlin briber gets 3 months in jail
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in Assembly, District 38 on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
The owner of a Long Island City electrical company who bribed former state Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin was sentenced in Manhattan Monday to three months in jail, the city Department of Investigation said. Santo Petrocelli Sr., 74, former owner of the Petrocelli Electric Co., pleaded guilty in July to making tens of thousands of dollars in [...]
Target gives $5K to boro soup kitchen
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in Congress on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
A Sunnyside soup kitchen got a big boost from a big box retailer this week as Target Stores donated $5,000 for food — a sum that would cover 25,000 meals, the kitchen’s organizers said. The leaders of the Iglesia Biblica Restauracion church and soup kitchen at 41-43 44th St. joined officials from Target, U.S. Rep. [...]
Dems line up behind Peralta for Senate run
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 13, District 25, State Senate on November 18, 2009 | No Comments
Although he already had picked up the endorsement of the Queens Democratic Party, state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) has begun to rack up individual endorsements in his bid to replace embattled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst). Peralta earned the support of Assemblymen Jeffrion Aubry (D-Corona) and Michael DenDekker (D-Jackson Heights), as well as [...]
Qns. GOP seats 3 on Council
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Comptroller, City Council, District 19, District 20, District 32, Mayor on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily outnumbered. Flushing businessman Peter Koo triumphed over Yen Chou, a former aide to Councilman [...]
Crowley re-elected to Council seat
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 30 on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
Incumbent City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) staved off a serious challenge from Republican Tom Ognibene, who once held the same seat, to win her first full term representing Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood and parts of Richmond Hill. In winning, Crowley, 31, has reinforced her hold in a district that has had a Republican [...]
Dromm, Van Bramer win
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 25 on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
Queens has its first two openly gay City Council members now that Democrats Danny Dromm and Jimmy Van Bramer have won election. Dromm will replace outgoing Councilwoman Helen Sears (D-Jackson Heights), whom he defeated in the Democratic primary. His Council district includes Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. He won 9,702 votes, 74.6 percent [...]
