SE Queens debates corruption issues
Posted by Rich Bockmann in City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 13, District 14, District 28, State Senate on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
They’re neither judge nor jury, but if they were, they’d lock ’em up. Days after the revelation that former state Sen. Shirley Huntley secretly recorded some of her fellow politicians launched a new wave of headlines, a crowd in St. Albans voted on a debate about whether corruption or conspiracy played a role in the [...]
Ex-Sen. Huntley pleads guilty to fraud charges
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Attorney General, District 10, State Senate, Statewide Offices on February 1, 2013 | No Comments
Former state Sen. Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday to committing mail fraud in order to cover up a scam that bilked taxpayers out of $87,000. The embattled southeast Queens Democrat smiled at family members waiting in the courtroom as she arrived, and with her husband sitting by her side she admitted [...]
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. [...]
Mayor sets date for southeast Queens special election
Posted by Rich Bockmann in City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 14, District 31, Mayor, State Senate on January 11, 2013 | No Comments
While candidates planning to run for City Council seats in November are just starting to pick out color schemes for lawn signs, campaigns to represent the southeastern-most neighborhoods of Queens are in full swing ahead of a special election next month. Civic-minded hopefuls started seriously eyeing the District 31 seat covering Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens [...]
Sanders’ old Council offices still open for biz
Posted by Rich Bockmann in City Council, City Offices, District 31 on January 11, 2013 | No Comments
The City Council is divided into 51 districts that serve as points for constituents to access their municipal government on a local level, but for the time being that number stands at 50 — sort of. Residents in Rosedale, Laurelton, Far Rockaway and Springfield Gardens have been without a sitting Council member since Dec. 31, [...]
Weprin posts best attendance
Posted by Phil Corso in City Council, City Offices, District 10, District 23, District 24, District 25, District 26, District 31, District 32, State Senate on October 25, 2012 | No Comments
Fourteen lawmakers represent the borough of Queens in the City Council, but only one posted a perfect attendance record over the last two years, according to statistics. In response to a TimesLedger Newspapers Freedom of Information Law request, the Council released attendance records for its members from January 2011 to the present. Of the 14 [...]
