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.
Miller focuses on service after Seminerio scandal
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 38 on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
“I’m responsive to the people and people see that,” Miller said during an interview at his campaign headquarters on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. “When people come in my office, they say Miller gets results.” “It’s a trust thing?,” he said. “You have to gain the trust of the people and I’ve worked hard for that.”
Comaianni pushes reform in race for Assembly seat
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 38 on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
State Assembly candidate Nick Comaianni is running on a platform of reforming education, boosting small businesses, cutting wasteful spending and taxes and addressing quality-of-life issues in his primary election battle against Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven).
Miller lands endorsement from Weiner
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, District 38 on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Miller is running for re-election in the 38th Assembly District, a seat he won in a 2009 special election. He currently faces opposition from Community Board 9 and Community Educational Council 24 member Nick Comaianni, a Democrat, and Forest Park Senior Center Executive Director Donna Caltabiano, a Republican.
Miller endorsed by Addabbo, Elizabeth Crowley
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, City Council, District 15, District 30, District 38, State Senate on August 9, 2010 | No Comments
In a release, Addabbo called Miller “a champion for Queens families,” while Crowley said Miller had a “depth of experience and the fresh ideas we need.”
Miller fights back against sex offender bill criticisms
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 38 on August 5, 2010 | No Comments
State Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven) said an attack launched against him by a supporter of his primary opponent, Nick Comaianni, on a sex offender bill he sponsored was full of inaccuracies and denied claims that the legislation was watered down due to concerns from special interest groups.
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.”
Health Dept. asks Cuomo to investigate Jamaica, Flushing hospitals
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 38, Governor on July 15, 2010 | No Comments
State Health Department officials said they have asked state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate MediSys Health Network, which runs Jamaica and Flushing hospitals, after the health network was linked to a scandal that involved corrupt Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio pushing the interests of Jamaica Hospital administrators at the state level in exchange for hundreds of [...]
Blighted Ridgewood property to be beautified by neighbors
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in Assembly, City Council, District 15, District 30, District 38, State Senate on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
Two months after she proposed the plan, the Long Island Rail Road has agreed to City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s (D-Middle Village) request to let the community turn a dilapidated newsstand in Ridgewood into open space for the community. The lot at 61-50 Metropolitan Ave. is the site of an abandoned newsstand and convenience store. Plans [...]
Bruno conviction parallels Seminerio’s scheme
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 38, State Senate on December 9, 2009 | No Comments
Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R-Saratoga Springs) was found guilty Monday of two federal corruption charges stemming from his relationship with an Albany businessman. After deliberating for eight days in federal court in Albany, the jury convicted Bruno on two out of eight counts involving influence peddling in the state’s capital. Bruno was [...]
McLaughlin briber gets 3 months in jail
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in Assembly, District 38 on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
The owner of a Long Island City electrical company who bribed former state Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin was sentenced in Manhattan Monday to three months in jail, the city Department of Investigation said. Santo Petrocelli Sr., 74, former owner of the Petrocelli Electric Co., pleaded guilty in July to making tens of thousands of dollars in [...]
Judge questions defense’s statements in Seminerio case
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 38 on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
After the attorney representing former state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio argued that his client was a hardworking public servant who bent over backward for his constituents, U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald expressed reservations about the defense’s statements. “Someone who is elected is supposed to support his constituents without being paid more than his salary,” Buchwald [...]
