Incumbents triumph in SE Queens races
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 28, District 31 on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
The status quo will remain for the political scene in southeast Queens as the area’s City Council incumbents won their bids for consecutive terms Tuesday. Councilmen Thomas White (D-South Ozone Park) and James Sanders (D-Laurelton) both defeated their rivals on an Election Day that although not as busy as the presidential race last year, drew [...]
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 [...]
Sanders lands money for Carleton Manor security cams
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in City Council, District 31 on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) is living up to his campaign promise of securing funds for installing security cameras in public housing in his district after he earmarked $214,000 for Carleton Manor. Sanders said the money was not steered toward the Far Rockaway housing project because of high levels of crime, although he acknowledged there [...]
Sanders cruises past five opponents
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 31 on September 16, 2009 | 3 Comments
Despite a large number of challengers who actively campaigned up to the last second, voters in Laurelton and the Rockaways chose to keep City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) as their Democratic candidate for in this year’s primary. Sanders beat out five candidates who were vying for his seat with 3,071 votes, which was 39.91 percent [...]
Titus, Leandre in hot water over Brookville Park alcohol-fueled debauchery
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, City Council, District 31, District 31 on September 9, 2009 | No Comments
Civic leaders and residents of Rosedale clashed with state Assemblywoman Michelle Titus (D-Far Rockaway) and political candidate Jaques Leandre last week as they tried to piece together how one of their family events at Brookville Park had spiraled out of control and littered the greenspace. Members of the Queens Coalition for Parks and Greenspaces and [...]
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 [...]
Titus, candidate Leandre let family day get out of control: Civic leaders
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, City Council, District 31, District 31 on September 3, 2009 | No Comments
Southeast Queens civic leaders and parks advocates are slamming City Council candidate Jacques Leandre and state Assemblywoman Michelle Titus (D-Far Rockaway) for allegedly allowing a wild party to take place at Brookville Park during an outdoor family day event they sponsored two weeks ago. Fred Kress, president of the Queens Coalition of Parks and Green [...]
Claxton back on ballot, in court
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 31 on August 28, 2009 | No Comments
After getting knocked off the ballot for the Democratic primary last month, Marq Claxton was successfully put back on the ballot on Aug. 17, the candidate said. Despite his campaign’s second lease on life, Claxton, who is challenging incumbent Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) in the Council District 31 race, has filed an “order to show cause” [...]
Murray plans technological, centralized approach to Council
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 31 on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
City Council candidate Scherie Murray said southeast Queens residents have many different concerns on their mind and suggested that one of the best ways to approach all of the community’s problems was to utilize technology. Murray, the sole Republican candidate who is challenging Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton), said residents in southeast Queens do not have [...]
Three Queens candidates knocked off ballot by Board of Elections
Posted by Stephen Stirling in City Council, District 20, District 26, District 29, District 31 on August 5, 2009 | 3 Comments
Only three of the dozens of City Council candidates in Queens were tossed off the ballot by the city Board of Elections this week, but anticipated court battles were expected to drag on after the ballot is certified in the coming days. On Tuesday morning, a battery of Queens politicians and attorneys shuffled in their [...]
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 [...]
Sanders touts track record in race toward 3rd term
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 31 on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) said the neighborhood has improved drastically over the eight years he has been in office, but more could be done to make life better for his constituents. The longtime Laurelton resident said his area of southeast Queens has changed in a very important way, not only because there have been [...]
