Candidates line up to replace Councilman Comrie
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 23, District 24, District 27, District 28, District 29, District 5, U.S. House on April 19, 2013 | No Comments
City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) will be term-limited out of office at the end of the year after representing St. Albans, Hollis, Cambria Heights and Jamaica for the last 12 years, and a bevy of candidates have lined up to take his place. Community Board 13 Chairman Bryan Block, state Assembly staffer Manny Caughman, [...]
Meeks has got Obama’s back
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, Borough President, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 10, District 27, District 29, District 32, District 33, District 6, State Senate, U.S. House on October 18, 2012 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) is fired up and ready to go, and he is on a mission to make sure others — especially minority communities — feel the same way.? Though he faces two challengers in the Nov. 6 election for his southeast Queens congressional seat, Meeks said the next couple weeks are all [...]
State senator wants tough laws to punish perps packing heat
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 14, District 27, District 29, State Senate on August 23, 2012 | No Comments
Her son wanted to be a mechanic — instead, he ended up a tragic statistic in a sickening southeast Queens trend. Sharon Plummer remembers her son Shawn as a promising young man who shunned gang life in favor of automotive work, but when the 18-year-old was gunned down July in Far Rockaway, his potential was [...]
Queens delegation split over redistricting
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, District 12, District 24, District 25, District 27, District 29, District 36, Governor, State Senate on March 22, 2012 | No Comments
The contentious redistricting process that changed political representation in Queens came to a close Monday when a federal judge signed off on the new congressional lines, days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo did the same at the state level. Queens lawmakers from the state Assembly largely voted to approve the state lines, while those from the [...]
State cyberbullying bill presented at Cambria Heights school
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 29, State Senate on October 20, 2011 | No Comments
An effort to curb cyberbullying through legislation made its way to Campus Magnet HS in Cambria Heights last week to raise awareness and get teens to document their experiences. State Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx) is sponsoring a state bill co-sponsored by state Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-St. Albans) that includes cyberbullying as a misdemeanor if it [...]
Scarborough to DEP: Pump out SE Queens
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, District 29 on September 15, 2011 | No Comments
The recent deluge of rain and subsequent flooding in southeast Queens have prompted state Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-St. Albans) to step up his calls on the city to expedite its plans to restart the water pumps that he said would alleviate the problem. Scarborough toured the streets of St. Albans during the weekend of Sept. [...]
