Addabbo beats Como in state Senate race
Posted by Rebecca Henely in District 12, District 13, District 15, State Senate on November 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
Despite the support of prominent Republican officials and raising more than three times the amount compiled by his opponent, Anthony Como lost his bid for a state Senate seat to incumbent Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), according to unofficial election results from NY1.
Court dismisses Aqueduct lawsuit
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Governor on July 29, 2010 | No Comments
AEC, formerly known as Aqueduct Entertainment Group, sued the state in Schenectady Supreme Court – a suburb of Albany – after the Lottery decided not to grant the consortium a gaming license. Scrutiny of AEC intensified after it was awarded the VLT contract due to the involvement of influential southeast Queens minister the Rev. Floyd Flake, who had a 0.06 percent stake in the group.
Como attacks Addabbo on AEG silence
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in District 15, State Senate on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
Former City Councilman Anthony Como is accusing state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), whom he is challenging this fall, of not standing up for the district he represents by not speaking out against the alleged leak of a memo by one of Addabbo’s colleagues about the video lottery terminal contract at Aqueduct.
Sampson defends sharing Aqueduct bidders memo with AEG
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in State Senate on June 18, 2010 | No Comments
State Sen. John Sampson (D-Brooklyn), the Democratic leader of the Senate, acknowledged sending a memo to a former colleague-turned-lobbyist representing Aqueduct Entertainment Group that led to AEG changing the terms of its bid for the video lottery terminal contract at Aqueduct.
