Turner win stuns boro in ’11
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, City Offices, Congress, District 23, District 24, District 27, District 9, Governor, Mayor, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on December 29, 2011 | No Comments
Heading into 2011, the Queens political scene was supposed to be uneventful, with District Attorney Richard Brown facing no opposition and the foregone conclusion that Democratic judicial candidates would defeat their Republican rivals as they have for every year in recent memory. And while the November elections went as expected — Brown won a sixth [...]
Turner pushes guv to cut Cross Bay Bridge toll
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, Congress, District 23, District 9, U.S. House on December 22, 2011 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) reminded Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his Queens roots after writing the governor in an effort to end the toll on the Cross Bay Bridge. Then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani instituted a rebate program in 1997 for Broad Channel and Rockaway residents who used the Cross Bay Bridge that gave residents a [...]
Goldfeder asks director of MTA to hear locals on Cross Bay toll
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 23 on December 1, 2011 | No Comments
State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) wants newly appointed MTA Executive Director Joseph Lhota to visit his district so Lhota can hear residents’ gripes about the Cross Bay Bridge toll. “As you may know, the Cross Bay Bridge toll is the only intraborough toll in New York City and, by principle, inherently unfair,” Goldfeder wrote [...]
Protester crashes Turner inauguration
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 15, District 19, District 23, District 24, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on November 17, 2011 | No Comments
Despite a disruption from a small protest, U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Kew Gardens) was inaugurated Sunday at Metropolitan High School in Forest Hills before an enthusiastic crowd. The first Republican congressman to represent the district since 1923 received support from Republicans and Democrats at the ceremony. “We are here today because Bob Turner stood up [...]
Boro pols officially welcome Goldfeder
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 14, District 22, District 23, District 31, District 32, District 9, Mayor, State Senate, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on November 10, 2011 | No Comments
Elected officials from all over the state gathered at Junior High School 210 in Ozone Park Sunday to pass the torch to the community’s newest representative in Albany. State Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) was inaugurated before his family, friends, community members and fellow elected officials. Goldfeder, who worked in the political offices of City [...]
Dem Goldfeder wins Pheffer Assembly seat
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, District 23 on September 15, 2011 | No Comments
Democrat Phil Goldfeder defeated Republican Jane Deacy in the race for the 23rd state Assembly seat in southern Queens late Tuesday night. Shortly after midnight, the Associated Press reported Goldfeder garnered 7,928 votes, or 54 percent, compared to Deacy’s 6,655, or 46 percent, with 83 of 90 districts reporting. “It feels fantastic,” Goldfeder said after [...]
