Term limits extension headed for voter referendum
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, City Offices, Mayor on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
The referendum would only affect future Council members — currently sitting members, even those only in their first or second terms, would still be permitted to seek a third term under a so-called grandfather clause.
VIDEO: Weiner goes ballistic on House floor as failure of 9/11 health care bill angers Queens reps
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 14, District 7, District 9, Mayor, U.S. House on July 30, 2010 | No Comments
The bill required a supermajority and only 12 Republicans voted for the act, which proposed giving as much as $7.4 billion to people who were exposed to Ground Zero toxins, including first responders, firefighters, rescue workers, police officers, EMTs, cleanup workers, area residents and schoolchildren. This angered many Democrats, most notably Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills), who blew up at House Republicans during his remarks on the House floor.
Weiner the first filer for 2013 mayoral race
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Mayor on July 23, 2010 | No Comments
While others have discussed the likelihood that they will run, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) and city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Weiner is the only one who filed paperwork July 15 with the city for his bid to become the city’s head honcho.
I warned mayor about Haggerty: Ragusa
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Mayor on June 28, 2010 | No Comments
Queens Republican Party Chairman Phil Ragusa said he tried to dissuade Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s re-election campaign last year from dealing with GOP operative and Forest Hills resident John Haggerty Jr., who was indicted earlier this month on allegations he stole $1.1 million of the mayor’s money and lied to Bloomberg that the money would go to poll watching and ballot security operations.
Republican operative John Haggerty indicted
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in City Offices, Mayor on June 14, 2010 | 1 Comment
High-profile Queens Republican campaign operative John Haggerty Jr. was indicted Monday by a Manhattan grand jury for allegedly stealing $1.1 million funneled to him through Mayor Michael Bloomberg last year, the Manhattan district attorney said. Haggerty, of 115 Greenway Ave. North in Forest Hills, faces up to 44 years in prison if convicted on charges [...]
Green bill will make city cleaner: Gennaro
Posted by Anna Gustafson in City Council, District 24, Mayor on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
The City Council passed a package of legislation last week that Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) and other lawmakers said will dramatically reduce the city’s carbon footprint, create thousands of green jobs and save city residents millions of dollars in energy costs. “Twenty years from now people will look back at the vote on this [...]
Bloomy spent $102 million to be mayor for third round
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Comptroller, Mayor on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
How much does it cost to win a third mayoral term in New York City? The answer, according to the latest information released by the city Campaign Finance Board Friday, is $102 million. That is how much Mayor Michael Bloomberg doled out in his tight victory over city Comptroller William Thompson. The mayor, who used [...]
Liu fined $543,900 for campaign signs
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, District 20, District 24, Mayor on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
The city has fined City Councilman John Liu’s (D-Flushing) successful campaign for city comptroller more than $500,000 for illegally posting signs, according to the city Sanitation Department. His campaign was issued 7,252 summonses, generating $543,900 in potential fines, for signs posted on light poles and along streets in ways that violate city law, Sanitation spokesman [...]
Qns. GOP seats 3 on Council
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in City Comptroller, City Council, District 19, District 20, District 32, Mayor on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily outnumbered. Flushing businessman Peter Koo triumphed over Yen Chou, a former aide to Councilman [...]
Bloomy won boro by fewer votes than ’05
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Mayor on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
Though Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s support from Queens voters dwindled this year compared to the last election, he still carried the borough — in part buoyed by individuals who came out to vote for the three Republicans who won City Council seats in Queens, Executive Vice Chair of the Queens GOP Vincent Tabone said. The groundswell [...]
SE Qns. voters claim term limits last straw
Posted by Ivan Pereira in District 14, Mayor, State Senate on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his controversial bid for a third term by a surprisingly slim margin.Part of the reason for his win may be that in southeast Queens, his Democratic rival, city Comptroller William Thompson, bested Bloomberg by wide margins in several state Assembly districts, city Board of Elections statistics show. Some voters [...]
Voters return Marshall, mayor as Liu swept in as comptroller
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Borough President, City Comptroller, Mayor, Public Advocate on November 4, 2009 | No Comments
Saying issues like crime, education and affordable housing drove them to the polls Tuesday, Queens residents helped to re-elect Helen Marshall as borough president and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the city’s highest office by a narrow, while sending John Liu (D-Flushing) to the comptroller’s office as the first Asian American to win a citywide office. [...]
