Silverstein steps out of City Council race
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 19, District 26 on March 29, 2013 | No Comments
The Democratic field of challengers hoping to unseat City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) dropped by one this week after Bay Terrace’s Matthew Silverstein decided to end his candidacy. The Democratic state committeeman for the 26th Assembly District said he based his decision to drop his bid on the heels of what he called one of [...]
Israel welcomed to ranks of Queens politicians
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, Congress, District 11, District 26, State Senate, U.S. House on November 15, 2012 | No Comments
With his victory in the election, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Hauppauge) secured himself a spot as one of Queens’ new lawmakers. Israel, who ran against Republican Stephen Labate and Libertarian Michael McDermott, received more than 57 percent of the vote in the election, according to unofficial NY1 results.? He will now represent the newly drawn [...]
Bloomberg, Quinn reach on-time budget
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 24, District 26, Mayor on June 28, 2012 | 1 Comment
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) announced an agreement for an on-time, $68.5 billion balanced budget Monday evening, bringing a sigh of relief to firehouses, libraries and schools worried about their financial standing. The announcement puts an end to speculation that 20 FDNY companies, including Engine Co. 306 in Bayside, 294 [...]
Halloran scolds Dems over new Assembly lines
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 19, District 22, District 25, District 26, District 27, Governor on February 23, 2012 | No Comments
At a Republican gathering Sunday evening, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) criticized the Democratic leadership in the state Assembly for redrawing legislative boundaries in a way that gerrymandered part of one northeast Queens district and minimized the voice of GOP voters. “Everywhere they could, they cut us in half,” he told members of the Queens [...]
Civics want new election district
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 23, District 24, District 26, District 33, Governor, State Senate on January 19, 2012 | No Comments
Leaders from more than a dozen eastern Queens civic groups met in Bellerose last week, demanding their communities be united by the state task force that will redraw the area’s legislative lines for the coming decade. The state Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment is expected to release its first-draft maps within the [...]
Braunstein renews fight against abuse
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, District 16, District 26, State Senate on November 17, 2011 | No Comments
In the wake of the Penn State sexual abuse cover-up scandal, state Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) is renewing his call for passage of a bill that would require New York colleges and universities to report on-campus violent crimes immediately to the authorities. “The recent scandal at Penn State University involving legendary football Coach Joe Paterno [...]
