Weiner tries comback with mayor race entry
Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 24, Mayor, U.S. House on May 24, 2013 | No Comments
Former Forest Hills U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner officially kicked off his quest for Gracie Mansion with a video announcement posted on YouTube late Tuesday. The scandal-scarred politician takes on the city’s mayoral campaign close to two years after resigning from Congress in 2011 when it was revealed he posted a lewd photo of himself on [...]
Halloran under pressure to reduce personal debt
Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices, District 19, Mayor on April 5, 2013 | No Comments
As federal agents led outspoken City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) out of his home in handcuffs early Tuesday, he reportedly remarked that he “had no idea” why he was being arrested. But soon enough everyone, including Halloran, would learn why the government came calling so early in the morning. The councilman was charged in a [...]
Heroines given honors at community event in St. Albans
Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices, District 27 on March 22, 2013 | No Comments
In celebration of Women’s History Month, City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) honored more than a dozen women for their community contributions at the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center in St. Albans Saturday. The Unsung Heroines gathering attracted close to 100 guests, who ate and laughed with one another before the councilman presented the [...]
Addabbo bill would give Sandy victims tax relief
Posted by Steve Mosco in District 15, State Senate on January 25, 2013 | No Comments
A newly formed bipartisan task force is taking aim at Hurricane Sandy’s collateral damage as it looks to give property owners a tax break. State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), a member of the task force, is co-sponsoring new legislation that would provide relief from property taxes for city homeowners whose properties were badly damaged [...]
State paroles former comptroller
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, Attorney General, City Council, City Offices, District 28, Public Advocate, State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on November 21, 2012 | No Comments
The son of disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi said his father realizes his mistakes and wants to move forward now that he has been granted parole after serving 18 months in prison. “My father has publicly acknowledged that he willfully allowed himself to become unbelievably arrogant, entitled and personally corrupt,” said state Assemblyman Andrew [...]
Baldeo plans to fight election fraud charge
Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices on November 3, 2012 | No Comments
After turning himself in to the FBI last week amid charges of fraud and obstruction, former City Council candidate and current Queens District Leader Albert Baldeo is firing back at his critics. Lawyers for the embattled Baldeo released a statement this week charging that “the government has expended tremendous resources to harass and target him [...]
