Warring GOP Party spars over leadership
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Council, City Offices, District 14, District 19, District 32, State Senate on April 19, 2013 | No Comments
Republican leaders traded more barbs over the future of the Queens GOP Party this week in the wake of a wide-ranging bribery scandal. Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) and Queens Republican Party Vice Chairman Vince Tabone were both charged with participating in a bribery scheme to get state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis) on the GOP mayoral [...]
City Council lines redrawn
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 20, State Senate on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
In a feat of legal gymnastics, the commission in charge of redrawing the City Council districts Tuesday took back its supposed final version to make further changes and reunited Flushing’s Mitchell-Linden co-op and condo complex into the same district. The 15-member commission is mandated by the City Charter to redraw the lines every decade in [...]
Senate races set as fall elections loom
Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 12, District 15, District 16, District 32, State Senate on October 11, 2012 | No Comments
With November’s general election on the horizon, four different races for the state Senate have emerged, according to the city Board of Elections. According to a citywide candidacy list provided by the BOE, Senate races in the borough will be decided Nov. 6 for the 11th, 12th, 15th and 16th districts. In the 11th District, [...]
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 [...]
Avella, Concannon get backing from parties in state Senate race
Posted by Phil Corso in District 11, State Senate on June 14, 2012 | No Comments
The race for northeast Queens’ state Senate seat ?heated up with party endorsements for candidates on both sides of the aisle as they gear up for the Nov. 6 election. Incumbent Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) received the endorsement from the state Independence Party, while challenger and 25-year police Officer Joseph Concannon was backed by the [...]
Gay marriage passage hits home in Sunnyside, Jax Hts.
Posted by Rebecca Henely in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 11, District 12, District 13, District 15, District 24, District 25, District 26, District 7, District 9, Governor, State Senate, U.S. House on December 29, 2011 | No Comments
Before Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill June 24 that would legalize same-sex marriage in New York state, Astoria LGBT activist Brendan Fay and his husband, Dr. Thomas Moulton, helped same-sex couples in New York cross the border into Canada or into neighboring states to get married. Now he receives messages from people in Ireland [...]
