Queens remembers Mayor Ed Koch
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 14, District 24, District 9, Mayor, U.S. House on February 8, 2013 | No Comments
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of late Mayor Ed Koch last week as the outspoken and charismatic lawmaker was remembered in Queens with both fondness and sadness following his death at age 88. Koch, who served as mayor from 1978-89, died from congestive heart failure at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Reuters reported. Many borough lawmakers [...]
Turner’s house burns as Sanders’ home floods
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Council, City Offices, Congress, U.S. House on November 3, 2012 | No Comments
Two elected officials from Queens rode out the surging tides and flames that assailed parts of the Rockaways, and after a congressman fled for his life, he now has no home to return to. U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) lived in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaways and gave his first-hand account of [...]
Halloran opens Glendale office in bid for Congress
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 19, District 22, District 5, District 9, U.S. House on September 11, 2012 | No Comments
Nearly two months before voters in northeast Queens’ 6th Congressional District cast their ballots, Republican candidate and City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) opened his campaign office Saturday in Glendale. With support from fellow Republican lawmakers past and present, Halloran emphasized the significance of his race to justify his efforts in reaching out to constituents in [...]
Turner gets out Buckley vote
Posted by Steve Mosco in Congress, District 9, U.S. House on August 2, 2012 | No Comments
Legislation to change the name of a Queens wildlife center in honor of a former U.S. ?senator from New York passed the House of Representatives, but it is still a long way from being a wildly popular idea. U.S. Rep. Bob Turner’s (R-Middle Village) bill, H.R. 5958, to rename the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor [...]
Koch backs Joe Addabbo in Senate race
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 15, District 24, District 32, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on August 2, 2012 | No Comments
An incumbent state senator running for re-election in his seat representing Queens gained a vocal ally in a surprise endorsement earlier this month?. Former Mayor Ed Koch announced his endorsement of Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) in the race for the 15th Senate District — even after he endorsed Addabbo’s potential opponent for City Council [...]
Weiner packs funds to run
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 24, District 9, Mayor, Public Advocate, U.S. House on July 19, 2012 | No Comments
Scandal-plagued former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is sitting on several million dollars, which he could use in a run for mayor. According to a report filed with the city Campaign Finance Board, Weiner has close to $4.5 million in his war chest and he could receive $1.5 million in public matching funds, which are set [...]
