Weprin pushes to pass ‘Alice’s Law’
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, District 24 on May 24, 2013 | No Comments
A Queens state Assemblyman’s efforts to crack down on staged car accidents kicked into high gear as the lawmaker prepared his final push before the current legislation session ends in June. One decade ago, 71-year-old Queens grandmother Alice Ross died when her car crashed into a tree after being intentionally struck in a pre-meditated collision. [...]
Pols push MTA to spend surplus on Queens lines
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, District 24, District 25 on April 26, 2013 | No Comments
A $40 million MTA budget surplus has leaders from northeast Queens calling to expand service and undo drastic cuts made in 2010. Elected officials joined in Manhattan Sunday with advocacy group Riders Alliance and Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member Allen Cappelli over the weekend with their eyes on the new state dollars made possible through [...]
Candidates line up to replace Councilman Comrie
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 23, District 24, District 27, District 28, District 29, District 5, U.S. House on April 19, 2013 | No Comments
City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) will be term-limited out of office at the end of the year after representing St. Albans, Hollis, Cambria Heights and Jamaica for the last 12 years, and a bevy of candidates have lined up to take his place. Community Board 13 Chairman Bryan Block, state Assembly staffer Manny Caughman, [...]
Sanders sworn in at York
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 23, District 24, District 28, District 31, State Senate on January 25, 2013 | No Comments
State Sen. James Sanders (D-Jamaica), fresh off his first few days in Albany, celebrated his inauguration with a ceremonial swearing-in at York College last week. Sanders was officially sworn in Jan. 9 and spent the first two days last week in session in Albany, where he voted to pass the state’s new assault weapons ban. [...]
Weprin camp owes $350K for ’09 race
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Offices, District 24 on December 13, 2012 | No Comments
State Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck) personally owes more than $28,000 in penalties while his former campaign committee must repay $325,561 in public funds after the city Campaign Finance Board reported several violations from his 2009 run for city comptroller. According to the CFB, Weprin was personally responsible for paying $28,184 in total penalties resulting [...]
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 [...]
