Candidates debate for new House seat
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 22, District 25, District 30, State Senate on June 21, 2012 | No Comments
The four Democratic candidates competing for the newly created Queens congressional seat faced off last week during a debate at the Our Lady of Hope School Auditorium in Middle Village. Close to 100 people packed the auditorium to hear City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), state Assembly members Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Grace Meng [...]
Turner gears up for Senate
Posted by Steve Mosco in Congress, District 9, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on June 21, 2012 | 1 Comment
U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) hopes to work with Democrats on the other side of the aisle if he is elected to the U.S. Senate in September, he told TimesLedger Newspapers in a sit-down interview last week. Turner, the representative of the 9th Congressional District, was a relatively unknown businessman before winning a special [...]
Lancman blasts Crowley, Meng on Social Security
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 22, District 25, District 30 on June 14, 2012 | No Comments
State Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) went on the offensive Tuesday, saying he is the only candidate in the race for the newly created congressional seat centered around Flushing who has a plan to fix Social Security. “Our seniors, and those who will soon become seniors, deserve more than a head-in-the-sand approach to Social Security [...]
Candidates for Congress spar
Posted by Rich Bockmann in Congress, District 6, U.S. House on June 14, 2012 | No Comments
A little more than two weeks before the June 26 Democratic Party primary, the three challengers for southeast Queens’ congressional seat gathered last week in Springfield Gardens, where they laid out their platforms. It was the first time former City Councilman Allan Jennings, who is also running in the Republican primary, small business owner Joseph [...]
Meng explains bid for House
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, District 22 on May 24, 2012 | No Comments
State Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) hopes to bring jobs back to America from abroad if she is elected to the new Queens congressional seat in September, she told TimesLedger Newspapers in a sit-down interview last week. Meng, a lawyer and mother of two , was born and raised in the borough before she became the [...]
Meeks talks foreclosure, financial crisis in S. Ozone Park
Posted by Joe Anuta in Congress, District 6, U.S. House on October 13, 2011 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) showed the scope of his gift of gab during a South Ozone Park town hall meeting Saturday. Meeks opined on the foreclosure crisis facing southeast Queens, the debate over fiscal responsibility in Washington and even culminated the meeting by making a plea for world peace.? The 13-year congressman also fielded [...]
