Koo makes switch to Dem Party
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 19, District 20, District 24, District 25, District 27, District 32, District 7, District 9, U.S. House on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) officially registered with the Democratic Party Monday at the Queens Board of Elections offices in Kew Gardens after running on the GOP line three years ago to win a seat on the Council. Koo is the wealthy owner of the Starside Drugs pharmacy chain and self-financed his campaign. “We cherish [...]
Liu returns contributions, IDs bundlers
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, District 20, District 22 on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu returned nearly $50,000 in contributions and disclosed a list of his campaign bundlers as promised last week amid questions about the finances of his unofficial 2013 campaign for mayor. Nearly all of the $48,470 Liu gave back to donors was refunded on and after Nov. 16, the day a bundler [...]
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 [...]
Queens parks missed out on $730K: Liu
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Comptroller, City Offices on December 15, 2011 | No Comments
A city watchdog issued a report last week saying that concession businesses in Queens parks could have raked in an additional $728,358 over the last three years if it were not for the city Parks Department mishandling of the contracts. City Comptroller John Liu’s report cited mishandling of 51 contracts for operating restaurants, food carts, [...]
Alan Hevesi denied early release
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in City Comptroller, City Offices, Governor, State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on December 8, 2011 | No Comments
In a 2-1 decision, disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was denied his first shot at parole last week and will remain in an upstate prison, where he is serving time for corruption, for at least one more year. Hevesi, who was sentenced to one year to four years in prison in April for taking [...]
Liu gives back donations
Posted by Joe Anuta and Howard Koplowitz in City Comptroller, City Offices on December 1, 2011 | No Comments
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu, facing heat over his 2013 mayoral campaign finances, returned more than $20,000 in donations last week amid federal investigations. George Arzt, a spokesman for Liu’s campaign, said the comptroller returned “in excess of $20,000” in campaign contributions, but declined to identify which donors’ funds were given back. “It will be [...]
