Electeds decry delay on vote for Sandy aid
Posted by Karen Frantz in Congress, District 14, District 7, Governor, U.S. House on January 4, 2013 | No Comments
Queens lawmakers denounced Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday for failing to vote on a recovery package that would help New York and New Jersey rebuild after being ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. “This is an act of spiteful indifference that will go down in history as a low point in a low era,” [...]
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 [...]
Avella questions state on new revised fracking regs
Posted by Karen Frantz in District 11, Governor, State Senate on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
A state senator from Queens questioned Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Department of Environmental Conservation on hydraulic fracturing this week, arguing the recent release of revised draft regulations on the controversial drilling method raises concerns about assurances from the administration that it will take the public health impact into account in its final decision [...]
Boro pol lauds Cuomo for fracking leadership
Posted by Karen Frantz in City Council, City Offices, District 24, Governor on November 29, 2012 | No Comments
As Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrestles with whether or not to allow hydraulic fracturing in the state, a Queens councilman has lauded him for refusing to buckle to pressure and allowing a critical deadline to pass rather than speed up a review of the controversial drilling method’s potential impact on public health. City Councilman James Gennaro [...]
Dems get shaky Senate win
Posted by Rebecca Henely in City Council, City Offices, District 12, District 15, District 32, Governor, State Senate on November 15, 2012 | No Comments
State Senate Democrats in Queens were confident they had won control of the upper house and had an opportunity to advance their agenda, but a Queens College professor said a majority may not equal unity. The Democrats have seemingly emerged victorious in five races across the state will determine the outcome of the makeup of [...]
Addabbo defeats Ulrich in key state Senate race
Posted by Karen Frantz in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 15, District 32, Governor, State Senate, U.S. Senate on November 8, 2012 | No Comments
State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) beat back a strong Republican challenge and held onto his seat with a decisive victory to win a second term, according to unofficial results from NY 1. The race pitted the incumbent against a 27-year-old rising star in the state Republican Party, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who [...]
