MTA plans boro subway, bus service cuts
Posted by Philip Newman in City Council, Congress, District 27, District 30, Governor on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
Transit officials have approved drastic subway and bus system cuts because of a nearly $400 million deficit, but the new MTA chairman as well as several MTA board members appeared to suggest the possibility of a way out or at least mitigating the worst of the dreaded plan. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Jay Walder listened [...]
Boro backs bill to control store stampedes
Posted by Anna Gustafson in City Council, District 24, District 27 on November 25, 2009 | No Comments
City Councilmen James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) and Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) will soon appeal to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration to push forward a bill to prevent a repeat of last year’s death of a Jamaica man who was working at a Long Island Wal-Mart when he was trampled to death by bargain hunters [...]
Queens pols write anti-scam bill
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 27, District 31 on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
The city will be cracking down on scammers who have been targeting helpless homeowners who had their properties foreclosed, City Councilmen Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and James Sanders (D-Laurelton) announced last week. The southeast Queens leaders were co-sponsors of a Council bill that passed Oct. 28 that requires mortgage property consultants to disclose state regulations [...]
Comrie rolls to primary victory over Vanel
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 27 on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) successfully won his bid for a third term during Tuesday’s primary by beating his sole opponent, Clyde Vanel, with a significant majority of the vote in the 27th Council District. Comrie, head of the Council’s Queens coalition, received 62.46 percent with 5,393 votes, while Vanel, an attorney, received 37.54 [...]
Comrie says he needs more time to continue SE Queens progress
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 27 on September 9, 2009 | No Comments
City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) has taken pride in the work he has done over the last eight years in southeast Queens, but he said more needed to be done to help his constituents ride out the recession. Comrie, facing challenger Clyde Vanel in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, laid down some of the solutions he [...]
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 [...]
City’s largest union backs Sanders, Comrie, stays neutral on White
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 27, District 28, District 31 on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
The union representing more than 300,000 health care workers and retirees, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, unveiled its list for endorsements in this year’s City Hall elections. In Southeast Queens, the union endorsed Councilmen James Sanders (D-Laurelton) and Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), who are running for a third term. Comrie’s Council District, 27, includes [...]
Central Labor Council endorses Queens incumbents minus Ulrich
Posted by Stephen Stirling in City Council, District 21, District 22, District 24, District 27, District 28, District 30, District 31 on June 26, 2009 | No Comments
The Central Labor Council endorsed all but one of Queens’ nine City Council incumbents running for re-election, notably leaving off the only borough Republican member of the legislative body, Eric Ulrich (R-Rockaway Beach). The CLC said it would endorse candidates in the Ulrich’s race and the other six disputed Council races in Queens after its [...]
SE Queens incumbents face challenges in re-election bids
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 27, District 28, District 31 on June 3, 2009 | No Comments
Several Democratic candidates are throwing their hats into the ring in southeast Queens to challenge the area’s City Council incumbents. Both Councilmen Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and James Sanders (D-Laurelton) have announced they are running for a third term, while Thomas White (D-South Ozone Park) will be seeking his second consecutive term as councilman for [...]
Meeks’ aide ends Council run, backs Comrie
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 27 on June 3, 2009 | No Comments
Brian Simon, the executive assistant for U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica), told TimesLedger Newspapers Wednesday that he has dropped out of the race for the 27th Council District, the seat currently held by Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans). Simon said he signed the necessary campaign finance board forms to end his campaign Monday and will be [...]
Harrison Chain launches bid for Katz’s seat
Posted by Anna Gustafson in City Council, District 27, District 29 on May 29, 2009 | No Comments
Heidi Harrison Chain formally kicked off her campaign Sunday for the seat being vacated by Councilwoman Melinda Katz, Sunday, citing her support for public safety, schools and seniors before a crowd of 50 people at her Forest Hills campaign office. “I’ve lived my entire life in our community and worked to make our streets safer, [...]
Vanel to run against Comrie for council seat
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 27 on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
As a business attorney who has worked for years, Clyde Vanel said he has heard too many stories from southeast Queens entrepreneurs who get the short end of the stick from the city. The 34?year?old lawyer, who also owns a restaurant in Manhattan, said the government has not given many mom?and?pop business owners aid during [...]
