Boro president hopefuls submit fund-raising numbers
Posted by Joe Anuta in Borough President, City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 13, District 27, State Senate on January 18, 2013 | No Comments
Tallies are in for the first round of campaign filings for the Queens borough president race, though the city’s public financing program is designed to even the playing field between the haves and have-nots. Some of the candidates barely raked in any cash and others boasted a seven-figure war chest, according to the most recent [...]
Beep candidates wary of soccer site
Posted by Joe Anuta in Borough President, City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 13, District 22, District 27, State Senate on December 20, 2012 | No Comments
The field of candidates hoping to fill the shoes of Borough President Helen Marshall have varying opinions on whether or not Major League Soccer should build a 25,000-seat stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The current field heading into next year’s elections includes state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Deputy [...]
Vallone challenges field for boro prez
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Borough President, City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 13, District 22, District 27, State Senate on December 13, 2012 | No Comments
Throwing his hat into a crowded field, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) announced Tuesday he would be running for borough president. “I’d like to continue to work with you, to continue to make Queens better and better,” said Vallone, speaking at Astoria restaurant Don Coqui. Vallone declared his candidacy at his law firm’s Christmas [...]
Comrie gets competition as Avella joins beep fray
Posted by Joe Anuta in Borough President, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 11, District 13, District 22, District 27, District 7, State Senate, U.S. House on November 29, 2012 | No Comments
The field for Queens borough president is growing larger after state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) decided to throw his hat into the race this week, but at least one of his competitors is not sweating the extra competition. Avella had been rumored to be mulling a run for months, but told TimesLedger Newspapers Monday that [...]
Meeks has got Obama’s back
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, Borough President, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 10, District 27, District 29, District 32, District 33, District 6, State Senate, U.S. House on October 18, 2012 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) is fired up and ready to go, and he is on a mission to make sure others — especially minority communities — feel the same way.? Though he faces two challengers in the Nov. 6 election for his southeast Queens congressional seat, Meeks said the next couple weeks are all [...]
Ferreras distributes $629K
Posted by Rebecca Henely in City Council, City Offices, District 21, District 25, District 27 on September 27, 2012 | No Comments
City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) said she focused on domestic violence, sanitation, education and parks in doling out her about $629,000 in discretionary funds this year. “These are leading nonprofits that are trying to make a difference in the community,” Ferreras said about some of her biggest recipients. Ferreras — whose district covers East [...]
