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.
Queens gears up to commence counting residents in Census
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Borough President on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
Borough President Helen Marshall and a bevy of civic leaders Tuesday launched the city’s first committee to ensure all residents in the nation’s most ethnically diverse county are counted in the 2010 Census. The federal census, conducted once every decade, “will determine our country’s representation in the U.S. Congress and state Legislature for the next [...]
Judge approves sale of St. John’s, Mary Immac
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Borough President on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
Brooklyn Bankruptcy Court Judge Carla E. Craig approved the $26.625 million sale of St. John’s and Mary Immaculate hospitals to Guttman Realty last week, Queens borough president spokesman Dan Andrews said. “The borough president plans to continue to work with Guttman Realty in her pursuit to get medical uses at both of those locations,” Andrews [...]
Voters return Marshall, mayor as Liu swept in as comptroller
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Borough President, City Comptroller, Mayor, Public Advocate on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
Saying issues like crime, education and affordable housing drove them to the polls Tuesday, Queens residents helped to re-elect Helen Marshall as borough president and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the city’s highest office by a narrow, while sending John Liu (D-Flushing) to the comptroller’s office as the first Asian American to win a citywide office. [...]
Queens leaders march against anti-gay attack
Posted by Nathan Duke in Borough President, City Comptroller, City Council, Congress, District 19, District 20, District 22, District 24 on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
Hundreds of borough residents and a crush of elected officials representing Queens and beyond marched down College Point Boulevard last weekend to speak out against hate crimes following the brutal beating of an openly gay College Point man earlier this month. The march, which drew a number of high-profile office holders at the city, state [...]
Marshall wins decisively over two primary opponents
Posted by Stephen Stirling in Borough President on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall won the Democratic primary in her bid for a third term Tuesday, easily defeating challengers Marc Leavitt and Robert Schwartz in the three-way race for the nomination, unofficial election results show. The Board of Elections said Marshall trounced Leavitt and Schwartz, pulling in 52,258 votes for more than 71 percent [...]
Leavitt campaign manager assaulted 69-year-old: DA
Posted by Stephen Stirling in Borough President on September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
The campaign manager for would-be Borough President Marc Leavitt was arrested on assault charges last week after he allegedly pushed a 69-year-old to the ground, breaking his arm, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Dan Jacoby was arraigned on assault and harassment charges Sept. 3 after allegedly engaging in a political feud with Benedict Wall [...]
Southeast Queens clergy members back Council incumbents
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Borough President, City Comptroller, City Council, District 27, District 28, District 31, Mayor, Public Advocate on September 4, 2009 | No Comments
Clergy United for Community Empowerment, a civic made up of some of some of Jamaica’s vocal community activists, including Rev. Charles Norris, announced its endorsements for the Sept. 15 Democratic primary. It backed Coucilmen Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and James Sanders (D-Laurelton) in their bids for a third consecutive term. Clergy United did not make [...]
Marshall once again does not qualify for matching funds (Updated)
Posted by Stephen Stirling in Borough President on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
Borough President Helen Marshall once again did not qualify for public matching funds from the Campaign Finance Board, despite her campaign’s pledge to accelerate its fund-raising efforts. Marshall has raised $147,931 thus far for her campaign and more than $28,000 in the last month, but failed to eclipse the $44,588 threshold of matchable contributions required [...]
Leavitt pulls in $261K in matching funds, Marshall will file later
Posted by Stephen Stirling in Borough President on August 7, 2009 | No Comments
Attorney Marc Leavitt’s campaign got a big boost from the Campaign Finance Board yesterday when he received $261,619 in matching funds towards his bid to unseat incumbent Helen Marshall. Leavitt pointed out that Marshall has yet to qualify for matching funds, raising less than half of the matchable contributions necessary to do so as of [...]
SEIU 32BJ throws support to Marshall
Posted by Stephen Stirling in Borough President on August 5, 2009 | No Comments
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, who is looking to fend off two Democratic primary challengers in her bid for re-election, picked up the support of SEIU 32BJ Wednesday, the latest in a long line of unions to back the incumbent. Marshall, who is being challenged by attorney Marc Leavitt and retired businessman Robert Schwartz for [...]
Liu, Marshall, Choe get 1199 SEIU backing, Jung gets Conservation Voters
Posted by Stephen Stirling in Borough President, City Comptroller, City Council, District 20 on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
Among a slew candidates to receive endorsements from the 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East this week were City Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing) in his bid for Comptroller, Borough President Helen Marhsall in her bid for re-election and John Choe who is looking to replace Liu, his former boss. Meanwhile S.J. Jung, who has been [...]
