City’s biggest municipal union makes endorsements
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, Congress, District 10, District 10, District 11, District 14, District 15, District 16, District 23, District 24, District 26, District 28, District 30, District 35, District 37, District 38, District 39, District 6, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
Representatives from DC 37, which represents 125,000 New York workers in various sectors and 5,000 retirees, released an incumbent-heavy list of endorsements of political candidates running for office in Queens and throughout the city, but also withheld its endorsement in several contested races.
Weiner wants tennis event in Forest Hills
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 9, U.S. House on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) has asked the United States Tennis Association to again use Forest Hills’ West Side Tennis Stadium to rejuvenate interest in the historic structure that once hosted the US Open and which tennis club members are considering selling.
Gillibrand asks Senate to vote against scams
Posted by Anna Gustafson in District 9, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) along with senior advocates from Queens gathered in Rego Park last week to call on the Senate to pass legislation that would help prevent Queens residents from becoming victims of financial scams.
Biz owners, Weiner bemoan high rents
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 9, U.S. House on August 19, 2010 | No Comments
Vacant stores in Queens have as much to do with landlords who charge extravagant rents as they do with the sour economy, residents told U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) at a meeting in Kew Gardens last week.
Forest Hills pols want landmarking study for West Side Tennis Club stadium
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 16, District 28, District 29, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
“We love that the tennis club is our neighbor,” Weiner said. “In the midst of rural Queens, a stone’s throw from the Long Island Expressway, we have grass tennis courts. We have a place that has history that goes back generations. As there are conversations about how to deal with the stadium, the community needs to have a voice.”
Republican hopefuls lay out campaign plans in boro races
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, Congress, District 11, District 24, District 6, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
Five candidates, ranging from contenders for the U.S. Senate to the state Assembly, told members of the Queens Village Republican Club how they plan to win in November during the club’s meeting in Bellerose last Thursday.
Weiner to hold small business summit
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 9 on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
The congressman is expected to address ways to help small businesses. The summit follows a recent study by Weiner’s office of small businesses in his district.
Weiner’s tirade lands him peanut butter
Posted by Anna Gustafson in District 9, U.S. House on August 6, 2010 | No Comments
Rhick Bose, a teacher from Rego Park, brought Congressman Anthony Weiner a jar of Skippy during a meeting with constituents the congressman held in Rego Park Friday — a reference to a recent episode of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
Death of 9/11 law angers pols
Posted by Anna Gustafson in District 14, District 5, District 7, District 9, U.S. House on August 5, 2010 | No Comments
The defeat of a federal bill last week that would have provided billions of dollars in health care for those sickened by toxins released by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers Sept. 11, 2001, was a “disgraceful” move by politicians who have turned their backs on those who did not give a second thought about risking their lives to help, former St. John’s Hospital paramedic and Sept. 11 responder Marvin Bethea said.
Turner slams Ground Zero mosque plan at 9/11 golf outing
Posted by Anna Gustafson in District 9, U.S. House on August 3, 2010 | No Comments
On Tuesday, the city Landmarks Preservation Committee declined to grant landmark status to the site where the Islamic community center Cordoba House is expected to go, allowing the developer to go ahead with plans for the project.
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 trumps Turner in fund-raising for 2010
Posted by Anna Gustafson in District 9, U.S. House on July 29, 2010 | No Comments
The $40,000 Bob Turner raised is far less than the amount Anthony Weiner collected, which was about $230,000 from the April 1 to June 30 filing period, according to the FEC.
