Romney alienated Latinos: Pols
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, District 13, District 39, State Senate on November 15, 2012 | No Comments
After President Barack Obama received record support from the Hispanic population during his re-election last week, Queens’ Hispanic legislators said it was the Republican Party’s hard-line stance against immigration reform that lost challenger Mitt Romney the vote. “This is not the party that shares our ideals,” said state Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights). A former [...]
Roosevelt in Jax Hts fake ID haven: Pol
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, District 13, District 39, State Senate on March 8, 2012 | No Comments
State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) and state Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) have introduced legislation into both houses that Peralta said could help fight crimes that begin in Queens and spread throughout the tri-state area. “Fake IDs is one of the biggest issues at hand on Roosevelt Avenue,” Peralta said. The new legislation would [...]
Boro Assembly members push to move Primary Day to June
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 22, District 23, District 25, District 30, District 33, District 34, District 38, District 39, State Senate on February 23, 2012 | No Comments
Eight members of the state Assembly from Queens have signed on to a bill that would push Primary Day for state races from September to June to offset a new federal law that would force New York to hold separate primaries for Congress and the U.S. Senate. The New York legislators want a single primary [...]
More bread for top teachers
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Offices, District 39, Mayor on January 19, 2012 | No Comments
Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed incentives, including merit pay, so the city can retain and recruit the best teachers during his State of the City address last Thursday in the Bronx. The mayor also called on the state to pass minimum wage legislation so the pay is higher than federal standards. “The single most important factor [...]
Jax Hts stores welcome Liu
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, District 25, District 39 on August 4, 2011 | No Comments
City Comptroller John Liu received an enthusiastic reception from Jackson Heights business owners when he visited the Indian and Bangladeshi commercial strips in the neighborhood last Thursday. Liu was joined by state Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and a group of business owners as he walked into sari shops [...]
Peralta ascends Democrats’ Senate leadership ranks
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 12, District 13, District 14, District 39, State Senate, Uncategorized on January 20, 2011 | No Comments
In the nearly one year that Jose Peralta has been a state senator representing western Queens, his star has surely risen. Peralta was selected as one of four co-chairmen in charge of making sure Democrats recapture the Senate in 2012 and was chosen by Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson (D-Brooklyn) as Democratic whip – the [...]
