Flushing pols rally for more cops after killings
Posted by Rebecca Henely and Christina Santucci in Assembly, City Council, District 20, District 22, District 22 on August 5, 2010 | No Comments
City Councilmen Peter Koo (R-Flushing) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) held a rally for greater police presence in Flushing at the James A. Bland Community Center at 133-36 Roosevelt Ave., across the street from the Mobil gas station where Pakistani immigrant Nadeem Khan was killed July 25.
Mayor’s grace period veto will come before Council
Posted by Philip Newman in City Council, District 20 on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
The City Council meets next week to vote on whether to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of legislation that would provide a five-minute grace period for drivers who get parking tickets. The Council Transportation Committee paved the way to a final vote Monday by voting 10-1 to override the veto. Bloomberg vetoed the parking legislation, [...]
Campaign staffer steals $4K from Liu: Police
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in City Comptroller, City Council, District 20 on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
City Comptroller-elect and City Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing) was recently ripped off for thousands of dollars by a member of his own staff impersonating his high-profile boss, according to police. Campaign staffer Lawrence Semmons, 24, of Brooklyn, allegedly stole Liu’s routing and account numbers from a paycheck, police said, then made three payments totaling $3,919 [...]
S.J. Jung receives Dem club’s honors
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, City Council, District 20, District 22 on December 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
The Democratic Club of Flushing recognized longtime Flushing community leader S.J. Jung Sunday for his more than 20 years of commitment to the area and its people. He received the award at the group’s annual awards and year-end dinner at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing for “raising the standard of the September 2009 [...]
Liu fined $543,900 for campaign signs
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, District 20, District 24, Mayor on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
The city has fined City Councilman John Liu’s (D-Flushing) successful campaign for city comptroller more than $500,000 for illegally posting signs, according to the city Sanitation Department. His campaign was issued 7,252 summonses, generating $543,900 in potential fines, for signs posted on light poles and along streets in ways that violate city law, Sanitation spokesman [...]
Qns. GOP seats 3 on Council
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Comptroller, City Council, District 19, District 20, District 32, Mayor on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily outnumbered. Flushing businessman Peter Koo triumphed over Yen Chou, a former aide to Councilman [...]
Boro Dems crossed party lines for Koo
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in City Council, District 20 on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
The District 20 City Council race last week was determined not so much by the candidates’ stances on issues, but rather by their visibility and commitment to the communities they were vying to represent, say Democratic leaders and observers. Republican City Councilman-elect Peter Koo has deep roots in the Flushing area, where he started the [...]
Republican Koo edges out Chou in Flushing
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in City Council, District 20 on November 4, 2009 | 6 Comments
Xueqiao Gao, 18, of Flushing woke up at 4 a.m. Tuesday to prepare for the long day of volunteer campaigning for Republican City Council candidate Peter Koo she had ahead of her. She worked until 9 p.m. Tuesday night in front of Flushing’s Taiwan Center to ensure people voted for the man she felt so [...]
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 [...]
Dems support Chou as Koreans back Koo
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in City Council, District 20 on October 21, 2009 | No Comments
As the District 20 City Council race enters the final stretch in the Flushing area, key groups are making their alliances known. The two major party candidates — Democrat Yen Chou and Republican Peter Koo — are consolidating support as they push for voters in the final days before the Nov. 3 general election. The [...]
Brooklyn senator backs Koo in race for Liu’s seat
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 20 on October 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
Flushing businessman Peter Koo picked up a prominent Republican endorsement from state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Brooklyn) Sunday, reinforcing his troupe of supporters against Democratic candidate Yen Chou. Speaking at a news conference outside Flushing Town Hall, Golden twice referred to Koo as Richard Koo, but explained he has an associate in Brooklyn, Richard Koo, who [...]
Jung ends Council seat run
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 20 on October 7, 2009 | No Comments
The race for City Councilman John Liu’s (D-Flushing) seat got a little less crowded Tuesday as former Democratic contender and Working Families Party endorsee S.J. Jung dropped out of the race. “I have decided to discontinue my City Council campaign and to serve our district through community service and grassroots advocacy,” Jung said in a [...]
