Queens Dems endorse Ron Kim for Meng’s Assembly seat
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, District 40 on May 31, 2012 | No Comments
The Queens County Democratic Party quietly endorsed Ron Kim in the upcoming election for the Flushing state Assembly seat currently held by state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing). Kim is a Flushing resident and former ombudsman for Govs. Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson. He was endorsed by the county on Monday, according to spokesman Michael Reich, [...]
Communication workers endorse Crowley
Posted by Joe Anuta in Congress, District 6, U.S. House on May 31, 2012 | No Comments
The Communication Workers of America Local 1101 endorsed City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) Thursday in her bid for the Queens congressional district centered around Flushing, which is up for grabs in September. “Elizabeth Crowley has stood with our union and all workers throughout the city fighting for fair contracts and workers’ rights,” said Keith [...]
Mittman holds news conference outside closed hospital
Posted by Joe Anuta in Congress, District 6, U.S. House on May 31, 2012 | No Comments
Bayside allergist Dr. Robert Mittman held his first news conference yesterday, where as a so-called citizen candidate he sought to portray himself as different from the other three politicians in the Democratic primary, who he called “three peas in a pod.” Mittman stood outside the shuttered St. John’s Hospital amid a small group of family [...]
