Simotas wants common ground on rape bills
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, District 36, State Senate on February 22, 2013 | No Comments
State Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) is pushing a bill to expand the legal definition of rape as well as a compromise with a rival bill in the state Senate. Simotas’ “Rape Is Rape” bill, written in 2012 and re-introduced for this legislative session, was inspired by the Bronx trial of NYPD officer Michael Pena. Pena [...]
Two new faces elected to Assembly from NE Queens
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, District 25, District 30, District 33, District 36, District 37 on November 8, 2012 | No Comments
It was a successful Election Day for Queens incumbents running for re-election in the state Assembly Tuesday, with results showing no upsets in the borough and two new faces earning a trip to Albany. Four of the six Assembly races in Queens included incumbents looking to maintain their seats. All four were successful, including Assemblywomen [...]
Assembly races heating up
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, District 25, District 30, District 33, District 36, District 37, District 40 on October 4, 2012 | No Comments
With November’s general election looming, six different races for state Assembly have shaped up throughout Queens, according to the city Board of Elections. According to a citywide candidacy list provided by the BOE, Assembly races in the borough will be decided Nov. 6 for the 25th, 30th, 33rd, 36th, 37th and 40th districts. In the [...]
Astoria keeps eye on Greece after election
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, District 12, District 36, State Senate on June 28, 2012 | No Comments
Astoria’s Greek-American elected officials said their constituents remain concerned but hopeful about Greece’s economic future after the nation’s New Democracy Party was elected by a narrow margin on a platform of remaining within the European Union. “Hopefully, they’ll get their act together and start getting things moving in the right direction,” said state Sen. Michael [...]
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 [...]
Astoria pols draft tough sex perv bill
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, District 12, District 36, State Senate on March 8, 2012 | No Comments
Astoria’s state legislators have drafted and have made significant strides in passing a bill that they said would close a gap in a law punishing repeat sex offenders. Under the current laws, sex offenders who strike multiple times within 10 years are classified as persistent sexual offenders. This means they are subject to harsher punishments [...]
