City’s biggest municipal union makes endorsements
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, Congress, District 10, District 10, District 11, District 14, District 15, District 16, District 23, District 24, District 26, District 28, District 30, District 35, District 37, District 38, District 39, District 6, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
Representatives from DC 37, which represents 125,000 New York workers in various sectors and 5,000 retirees, released an incumbent-heavy list of endorsements of political candidates running for office in Queens and throughout the city, but also withheld its endorsement in several contested races.
Hevesi stresses ethics, schools in campaign
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) said despite the anti-incumbent sentiment that seems pervasive in areas across the country, he believes his platform focusing on education, quality-of-life issues and government reform should usher him to victory in the primary and general election.
Fox criticizes Hevesi for failing to attend debate
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on August 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
Joe Fox said Andrew Hevesi has been reluctant to appear in public during the primary campaign, but Hevesi said he had to skip the debate because one of his wife’s relatives was in the hospital.
GOP’s Powietrzynski runs for Hevesi’s seat
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Alex Powietrzynski, a Republican running for state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi’s (D-Forest Hills) seat, grew up as communism was dissolving in Poland and cultivated a hyper-awareness of politics and its direct impact on people.
Freelancers Union releases full slate of endorsements
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, Attorney General, District 11, District 15, District 16, District 25, District 26, District 28, District 35, District 36, District 39, Governor, State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on August 13, 2010 | No Comments
Freelancers Union announced this week the Queens candidates it is endorsing in this year’s primary and general election campaigns, siding with politicians it believes “share their commitment to modernizing labor laws to meet the needs of the growing and evolving independent workforce.”
Forest Hills pols want landmarking study for West Side Tennis Club stadium
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 16, District 28, District 29, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
“We love that the tennis club is our neighbor,” Weiner said. “In the midst of rural Queens, a stone’s throw from the Long Island Expressway, we have grass tennis courts. We have a place that has history that goes back generations. As there are conversations about how to deal with the stadium, the community needs to have a voice.”
Queens pols divided but far from ecstatic about state budget
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 11, District 15, District 28, Governor, State Senate on August 11, 2010 | No Comments
State legislators passed a budget four months late and the response from Queens elected officials has ranged from lukewarm approval to outrage.
Queens officials and candidates pledge reform in Albany
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, Congress, District 10, District 11, District 13, District 14, District 15, District 16, District 22, District 23, District 24, District 26, District 28, District 36, District 38, U.S. House on July 22, 2010 | No Comments
Senators, Assembly and Congress members and those running for those positions have signed pledges on Wednesday by New York Uprising, a non-partisan, independent group formed by Koch that has a mission to “end corruption in Albany and reinstate the public’s faith in government by offering real, honest and sensible solutions that legislators and candidates can implement, adhere to and be held accountable for executing once elected or re-elected to office.”
Hevesi gears up for challenge from Democrat, Republican
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on July 22, 2010 | No Comments
State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) has raised more than the Democrat and Republican challenging him for his seat in Albany, according to the July 15 filings with the state Board of Elections. Hevesi, who has served the district since winning office in a special election in 2005, raised $59,323 in the last campaign finance [...]
Dems blast Paterson vetoes
Posted by Anna Gustafson and Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 11, District 15, District 24, District 28, State Senate on July 1, 2010 | No Comments
Queens Democrats criticized Gov. David Paterson’s decision to veto much of the budget passed nearly three months after it was due by the state Legislature Monday, saying it could be a particularly bad blow for borough schools.
Fox, Hevesi hit streets for votes
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 28 on July 1, 2010 | No Comments
As the campaign to win the 28th Assembly District intensifies, candidate Joe Fox touted recent praise for him from former Mayor Ed Koch and state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) promoted his environmental legislation he said would help to grow green jobs in the state.
Students rally for free MetroCards
Posted by Nathan Duke and Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 15, District 19, District 22, District 23, District 25, District 28, State Senate on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
State Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) joined Queens students last weekend in Flushing to protest cuts in the MTA’s 2010 budget that will force schoolchildren who receive free MetroCards to start paying fares. Meng and a small crowd of students held signs reading “No Cuts to Student Aid” as they decried the Metropolitan Transportation Authority actions [...]
