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.
SE Queens candidates pass through revolving-door NAACP debate
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, Congress, District 10, District 11, District 33, District 6, State Senate, U.S. House on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
A political debate in St. Albans last Thursday hosted five candidates running for four offices representing southeast Queens, but incumbents and their challengers never once met face-to-face during the forum.
Avella lauds additions to College Point Fields
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in District 11, State Senate on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
Former City Councilman Tony Avella announced last week the completion of the second phase of construction of a sports facility at the College Point Fields. The long-awaited completion of the second of three phases, which he announced at a small event there Aug. 24, comes at the end of more than a dozen controversy-ridden years of work by Avella and other community leaders to provide sports fields for area sports organizations and teams.
I’m having five debates with Avella in October: Padavan
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in District 11, State Senate on August 30, 2010 | 1 Comment
“I got a call last week from [managing editor] Liz Rhoades from the Chronicle and she said they were thinking of setting up this debate. I explained to her that there are already five in October, and that there would be ample opportunity for my constituents and the media to be there,” the state senator said Monday morning.
Avella slams Padavan for declining debate invite
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in District 11, State Senate on August 27, 2010 | No Comments
State Senate candidate Tony Avella has called out his opponent, state Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose), for declining to participate in a planned political debate sponsored by TimesLedger Newspapers and the Queens Chronicle.
Padavan runs on record in re-election bid
Posted by Nathan Duke in District 11, State Senate on August 26, 2010 | 1 Comment
State Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) said he plans to run on his record of getting things done in Albany as he faces off against former City Councilman Tony Avella this fall, but he emphasized the need for new borough jobs as his top priority.
PBA backs Padavan run to retain seat in Senate
Posted by Nathan Duke in District 11, State Senate on August 19, 2010 | 5 Comments
State Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) picked up a key endorsement from the city Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association this week, while his challenger, former City Councilman Tony Avella, captured the support of the Freelancers Union.
Freelancers Union releases full slate of endorsements
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, Attorney General, District 11, District 15, District 16, District 25, District 26, District 28, District 35, District 36, District 39, Governor, State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on August 13, 2010 | No Comments
Freelancers Union announced this week the Queens candidates it is endorsing in this year’s primary and general election campaigns, siding with politicians it believes “share their commitment to modernizing labor laws to meet the needs of the growing and evolving independent workforce.”
Queens pols continue talks over SUNY bill
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, District 11, District 16, State Senate on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
One of the final sticking points keeping the new state budget from passing in the final days of negotiations was a set of higher education proposals which were left out of the final document. Negotiations continue, however, according to Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone), chairwoman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, and a set of workable solutions to some of the most significant problems facing the state’s higher education system may work its way into law when the state Legislature reconvenes in mid-September.
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.
College Point leaders vow to halt crimes
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 19, State Senate on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
Complaints by area community members and business owners have risen about issues including drug dealing, loitering, public drinking and fighting at the College Point Park, located at College Point Boulevard and 14th Avenue.
Queens pols divided but far from ecstatic about state budget
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 11, District 15, District 28, Governor, State Senate on August 11, 2010 | No Comments
State legislators passed a budget four months late and the response from Queens elected officials has ranged from lukewarm approval to outrage.
