SE Queens, city leaders mourn Tom White
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 28 on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
The city’s top leaders, southeast Queens activists and hundreds of residents who were impacted by Councilman Thomas White’s years of work gathered at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral Thursday for a final goodbye.
Mayor says special election for White’s seat will be on Election Day
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 28 on August 30, 2010 | 1 Comment
The winner of the non-partisan election will serve as the Council member until Dec. 31 2011 and a second election next year will choose someone to serve out the rest of White’s four-year term, according to the mayor. The candidates for the election will be chosen by independent nominating petitions and not a party primary, according to the rules stated in the city charter.
White’s funeral set for Thursday morning
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 28 on August 30, 2010 | No Comments
The office of City Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) announced the memorial services for City Councilman Thomas White (D-South Ozone Park), who died of cancer Friday. A wake will be held at Greater Allen AME Cathedral at 110-31 Merrick Blvd. in Jamaica Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m., according [...]
Queens and city pols offer condolences for White [Updated]
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, City Offices, District 28 on August 27, 2010 | No Comments
“The passing of my friend and colleague Tom White is truly a changing of the guard,” said fellow Councilman James Sanders. “New York City is a far poorer place without him.”
Councilman Thomas White dies
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 28 on August 27, 2010 | No Comments
City Councilman Thomas White (D-South Ozone Park) died Friday, according to the head of Community Board 12. He had just turned 71, according to Celeste Katz at The Daily Politics.
Liu establishes coalition to halt foreclosures by pressuring banks
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in City Comptroller, City Offices on August 26, 2010 | No Comments
“Unresponsive staff, misinformation and repeated requests for paperwork — the red tape and bureaucracy New Yorkers often cite as they struggle to save their homes — are symptoms of a system that lacks incentives for banks to take action and find solutions,” Liu said. “It’s time to engage in identifying the best practices and solutions.”
Voters will weigh in on term limits in November
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in City Offices on August 26, 2010 | No Comments
Voters will get a third chance to make their feelings known on term limits after the City Charter Revision Commission voted this month to put the contentious issue back on the ballot in November.
Marshall budgets $85K for official photographer
Posted by Nathan Duke in Borough President, City Offices on August 26, 2010 | No Comments
Borough President Helen Marshall’s office has requested that a borough photographer’s contract be renewed and authorized as much as $85,000 per year to pay him to photograph her at public events, according to a proposal published in the City Record.
New machine for voting comes to boro
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, City Council, District 23, District 24 on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Gone are the big, bulky voting machines with the red levers city voters have used for the past five decades. In their place will be paper ballots with fill-in ovals — something reminiscent of multiple choice tests — that will be fed into a scanner. The scanner records the voter’s choice, but the physical evidence of the vote will remain.
Van Bramer lands $30K for anti-graffiti hotline
Posted by Rebecca Henely in City Council, District 26 on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Residents of Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Hunters Point, Dutch Kills, Blissville, Astoria and Maspeth can call 718-383-9566, Ext. 3, and put in a request for a local clean-up crew to remove any graffiti on their buildings. The clean-up crews will arrive within seven days and clean at no cost to the resident. Residents can also contact the hotline at vanbramerfightsgraffiti@gmail.com.
Term limits extension headed for voter referendum
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, City Offices, Mayor on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
The referendum would only affect future Council members — currently sitting members, even those only in their first or second terms, would still be permitted to seek a third term under a so-called grandfather clause.
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.”
