Candidates carve out concepts on how best to be Queens beep
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, Borough President, City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 13, District 22, District 27, State Senate on March 29, 2013 | No Comments
The borough president’s job is not clearly defined in the City Charter, which has led the seven Democrats vying for the spot to mold their own ideal of how Queens should be run.? State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), businessman Everly Brown, City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Director of Community Boards Barry Grodenchik, former state [...]
Messer clashes with Stavisky in lively debate
Posted by Phil Corso in District 16, State Senate on September 6, 2012 | No Comments
Democratic Party primary challenger John Messer and state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) traded jabs over gay marriage and term limits in a heated debate last week, although they agreed on some key initiatives, such as job creation, opposition to hydrofracking and support for the state Dream Act. The candidates squared off at New York Hospital [...]
Padavan, Avella tout differences at SJU forum
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 11, District 16, District 24, District 25, State Senate on October 21, 2010 | No Comments
State Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) does not own an iPod. His challenger, former Democratic City Councilman Tony Avella, would rather have a beer with Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino instead of Paladino’s Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, “because it might end in a big argument.”
These answers were revealed during a candidate’s forum at St. John’s University Monday night, sponsored by TimesLedger Newspapers and the Queens Chronicle in conjunction with the university. On a more serious note, the candidates spent the rest of the evening explaining how they would deal with reforming Albany the state’s budget deficit and root out state corruption.
SE Queens candidates pass through revolving-door NAACP debate
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, Congress, District 10, District 11, District 33, District 6, State Senate, U.S. House on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
A political debate in St. Albans last Thursday hosted five candidates running for four offices representing southeast Queens, but incumbents and their challengers never once met face-to-face during the forum.
Stavisky stands by her record during forums
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in District 16, State Senate on September 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
For the first couple months of the campaign, state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Oakland Gardens attorney John Messer and New York Lottery winner and former chemistry professor Isaac Sasson of Flushing largely avoided appearing at events together, but they verbally sparred Aug. 24 at a MinKwon Center-sponsored event, then again at the Aug. 25 Queensboro Hill Civic Association meeting.
I’m having five debates with Avella in October: Padavan
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in District 11, State Senate on August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments
“I got a call last week from [managing editor] Liz Rhoades from the Chronicle and she said they were thinking of setting up this debate. I explained to her that there are already five in October, and that there would be ample opportunity for my constituents and the media to be there,” the state senator said Monday morning.
