Schumer, UFT endorse Avella for Senate reelection
Posted by Phil Corso in District 11, Uncategorized on August 31, 2012 | No Comments
State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) collected two noteworthy endorsements last week, announcing the backing of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York), the United Federation of Teachers, New York State United Teachers and the Professional Staff Congress. “Tony is a proven reformer who is always focused on how best to deliver real results for his constituents,” [...]
Past promises cast pall on Obama memo
Posted by Joe Anuta in Uncategorized on June 28, 2012 | No Comments
For many in Queens, the federal memo signed earlier this month that would save certain undocumented immigrants from deportation was reminiscent of a similar White House announcement last year that promised policy changes but did not deliver. The borough reacted with tempered excitement when President Barack Obama announced the memo June 15. It was written [...]
Weprin presses the flesh in Rego Park in last-ditch effort for votes
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Congress, District 9, U.S. House, Uncategorized on September 12, 2011 | 1 Comment
Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck) made a final push for votes Monday in his run for Congress, visiting members of the Queens Community House Rego Park Senior Center and sticking to his talking points of saying he would fight to preserve Social Security and Medicare. Weprin is in a tight race with Republican Bob Turner, [...]
GOP nominating petitions bear names of DA Brown, Gallagher
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in City Offices, Uncategorized on July 21, 2011 | No Comments
In a strange twist of fate, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s name is appearing on Republican nominating petitions that also have the name of former City Councilman Dennis Gallagher, who Brown’s office prosecuted in 2007 on sexual assault allegations. Gallagher has remained involved in politics since resigning from his Council seat as part of a [...]
St. Albans VA plans panned by Ackerman
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Congress, District 5, U.S. House, Uncategorized on February 3, 2011 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) has joined the opposition to the federal government’s plans for reconstructing the St. Albans Veterans Hospital and sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, urging it to rethink the proposal to develop part of the acreage for private use. Last year, the VA selected St. Albans Village [...]
Bring back buyback: Sanders
Posted by Ivan Pereira in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 27, District 28, District 31, District 6, U.S. House, Uncategorized on January 20, 2011 | 1 Comment
On the day the city celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leaders in southeast Queens urged residents and law enforcement agencies to continue the civil rights leader’s work for peace by getting guns off the streets. City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) joined U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) and civic groups at the [...]
