Race for Sanders’ seat still not decided
Posted by Rich Bockmann in City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 31, State Senate on February 22, 2013 | No Comments
Despite the fact that two City Council candidates had each claimed victory in southeast Queens’ special election, by the next night the city Board of Elections had yet to count the votes on a missing memory stick, and it may be weeks before an official winner is declared. By Wednesday night Donovan Richards had a [...]
Sanders sworn in at York
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 23, District 24, District 28, District 31, State Senate on January 25, 2013 | No Comments
State Sen. James Sanders (D-Jamaica), fresh off his first few days in Albany, celebrated his inauguration with a ceremonial swearing-in at York College last week. Sanders was officially sworn in Jan. 9 and spent the first two days last week in session in Albany, where he voted to pass the state’s new assault weapons ban. [...]
Mayor sets date for southeast Queens special election
Posted by Rich Bockmann in City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 14, District 31, Mayor, State Senate on January 11, 2013 | No Comments
While candidates planning to run for City Council seats in November are just starting to pick out color schemes for lawn signs, campaigns to represent the southeastern-most neighborhoods of Queens are in full swing ahead of a special election next month. Civic-minded hopefuls started seriously eyeing the District 31 seat covering Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens [...]
Sanders’ old Council offices still open for biz
Posted by Rich Bockmann in City Council, City Offices, District 31 on January 11, 2013 | No Comments
The City Council is divided into 51 districts that serve as points for constituents to access their municipal government on a local level, but for the time being that number stands at 50 — sort of. Residents in Rosedale, Laurelton, Far Rockaway and Springfield Gardens have been without a sitting Council member since Dec. 31, [...]
Boro senators serve on Sandy recovery task force
Posted by Karen Frantz in City Council, City Offices, District 14, District 15, District 31, Governor, State Senate on December 20, 2012 | No Comments
Several state senators from Queens and elsewhere in New York have formed a task force to help communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy get back on their feet. The group, known as the Bipartisan Senate Task Force for Hurricane Sandy Recovery, will tour areas of the city hit hardest by the storm and will make recommendations [...]
Weprin posts best attendance
Posted by Phil Corso in City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 23, District 24, District 25, District 26, District 31, District 32, State Senate on October 25, 2012 | No Comments
Fourteen lawmakers represent the borough of Queens in the City Council, but only one posted a perfect attendance record over the last two years, according to statistics. In response to a TimesLedger Newspapers Freedom of Information Law request, the Council released attendance records for its members from January 2011 to the present. Of the 14 [...]
