Iannece still on ballot for Lancman’s seat
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, District 25 on September 26, 2012 | No Comments
With the Sept. 13 primary out of the way, the losing Democratic candidate still has a spot on the ballot on another party line in the race for Assemblyman Rory Lancman’s (D-Fresh Meadows) seat, according to the city Board of Elections. Earlier this month, Fresh Meadows’ Nily Rozic bested Bayside Hills resident Jerry Iannece in [...]
Communication workers endorse Crowley
Posted by Joe Anuta in Congress, District 6, U.S. House on May 31, 2012 | No Comments
The Communication Workers of America Local 1101 endorsed City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) Thursday in her bid for the Queens congressional district centered around Flushing, which is up for grabs in September. “Elizabeth Crowley has stood with our union and all workers throughout the city fighting for fair contracts and workers’ rights,” said Keith [...]
Mittman holds news conference outside closed hospital
Posted by Joe Anuta in Congress, District 6, U.S. House on May 31, 2012 | No Comments
Bayside allergist Dr. Robert Mittman held his first news conference yesterday, where as a so-called citizen candidate he sought to portray himself as different from the other three politicians in the Democratic primary, who he called “three peas in a pod.” Mittman stood outside the shuttered St. John’s Hospital amid a small group of family [...]
Cuts may hurt boro hospitals
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 16, District 25, State Senate on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
Cuts that New York lawmakers were expected to make to the state budget this week in an effort to fill a $3.2 billion deficit may delay funds promised to several Queens hospitals, state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone) and state Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said. As part of the $2.8 billion budget reduction plan legislators [...]
Guv signs Lancman’s sex offender alert bill
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 25, District 30, State Senate on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
As Halloween approaches, the biggest scare for parents may not come from a slasher movie, but from a beeping BlackBerry cell phone providing the first warning of a sex offender moving into the neighborhood. Thanks to a bill pushed by state Sen. Joe Klein (D-Bronx) and state Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Forest Hills), any updates to [...]
