Van Bramer lands $30K for anti-graffiti hotline
Posted by Rebecca Henely in City Council, District 26 on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Residents of Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Hunters Point, Dutch Kills, Blissville, Astoria and Maspeth can call 718-383-9566, Ext. 3, and put in a request for a local clean-up crew to remove any graffiti on their buildings. The clean-up crews will arrive within seven days and clean at no cost to the resident. Residents can also contact the hotline at vanbramerfightsgraffiti@gmail.com.
Dromm, Van Bramer named Gay Pride grand marshals
Posted by Chauncey Alcorn in City Council, City Offices, District 25, District 26 on June 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
City Councilmen Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) are still riding high months after their historic election as the first two openly gay men to serve Queens on the Council, but this week they will be riding even higher. The pioneering duo will be riding floats as grand marshals of the Queens [...]
Costco will take food stamps after Gioia’s prodding
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
After a successful pilot program in Astoria and Brooklyn, Costco Wholesale announced last week that it would begin accepting food stamps at all locations nationwide, making one Queens elected official very happy. “This is a big victory for the millions of Americans who use food stamps, and Costco deserves a lot of credit for helping [...]
Weiner backs sole remaining Democrat Van Bramer for Gioia’s seat
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
In a stunning display of political punctuality, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) has endorsed Queens Library External Affairs Director Jimmy Van Bramer in the race for City Councilman Eric Gioia’s (D-Sunnyside) seat – two weeks after the primary election eliminated all other Democratic candidates. Van Bramer will face Republican Angelo Maragos for control of [...]
Newcomers crash Queens Democratic Party
Posted by Stephen Stirling in City Council, District 19, District 20, District 25, District 26, District 28 on September 23, 2009 | 2 Comments
Queens residents cut the cord that towed the Democratic Party line in last week’s primary elections, and while some say politics in the borough is in a state of upheaval, the long-dominant political machine says it is as strong as ever. There were 10 primaries for City Council seats in Queens Sept. 15, six of [...]
Van Bramer tops Feerick to win Gioia seat primary
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
Queens Library External Affairs Director Jimmy Van Bramer handily won what turned out to be a rigorous primary contest against Deirdre Feerick, the City Council attorney endorsed by the Queens Democratic Party, in the race for Councilman Eric Gioia’s (D-Sunnyside) seat. Van Bramer now goes on to face Republican candidate Angelo Maragos in the general [...]
Feerick, Van Bramer make final push at Queensbridge, feet from one another
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on September 15, 2009 | No Comments
The polls were active at the Queensbridge Houses, where there were still no lines but a steady stream of voters coming in and out of the community center at 10 a.m. Outside, candidates Jimmy Van Bramer and Deirdre Feerick stood a few feet apart, entreating passersby with pamphlets in a relatively friendly struggle for the [...]
Score one for aggressive campaigning
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on September 15, 2009 | No Comments
Long Island City resident Virginia Tormos, 77, said the persistence of the City Council candidates in her district drove her to the polls. “They have called me so much, you have no idea,” she said. “A guy even came to my door.” But the blitz appeared to have worked on Tormos, who said she voted [...]
TimesLedger Makes Endorsements in Six Democratic City Council Primaries
Posted by TimesLedger Newspapers in City Council, District 19, District 20, District 23, District 25, District 26, District 29 on September 10, 2009 | 5 Comments
There have been primaries and general elections in the past when Queens voters could have done their patriotic duty just as well by staying in bed. But in the Democratic primaries that will be held next Tuesday, voters in many districts will have the chance to nominate candidates in close races that will go on [...]
Feerick wins endorsements from Queens LGBT activists
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on September 4, 2009 | No Comments
City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick has won the endorsement of two leaders in the borough’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as she pursues the seat left open by Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside). Former Council candidate Charles Ober, an openly gay man who ran in a special election for the seat vacated by disgraced Councilman [...]
Sanitation workers’ union gets behind Feerick
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on September 4, 2009 | No Comments
New York City’s sanitation workers’ union has endorsed City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick in the race to replace Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Sunnyside) this fall. From the release: Harry Nespoli, president of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, Local 831, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said Feerick is the candidate who “will fight for the hardworking men and women [...]
Van Bramer gets nod from Ferreras
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Council, District 26 on September 4, 2009 | No Comments
Queens Library External Affairs Director Jimmy Van Bramer has won the backing of City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) in his bid to win Councilman Eric Gioia’s (D-Sunnyside) seat this fall. Ferreras was Councilman Hiram Monserrate’s chief of staff before winning the seat in a special election after he advanced to the state Senate. From [...]
