Halloran holds on as staff shrinks
Posted by Joe Anuta and Phil Corso in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 13, District 14, District 19, District 25, State Senate on April 12, 2013 | No Comments
Funding for community-based projects in northeast Queens is in limbo after City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) was arrested in a bribery scandal last week and charged with plotting to misuse money meant for neighborhood groups. For months, Halloran has been meeting with northeast Queens residents to assemble a list of initiatives the community could vote [...]
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 [...]
New Yorkers oppose fracking, poll shows
Posted by Karen Frantz in District 11, Governor, State Senate on March 29, 2013 | No Comments
A state senator from Queens cheered a poll released last week showing that for the first time New Yorkers are opposed to hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale by a clear margin. Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), a longtime opponent of the natural gas drilling method and ranking minority member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, [...]
Candidates amass support for borough president bid
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, Borough President, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 11, District 13, District 22, District 27, District 7, State Senate, U.S. House on March 15, 2013 | No Comments
The endorsements are rolling in for candidates hoping to take the place of Queens Borough President Helen Marshall after this year’s elections. The Democratic field includes state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), businessman Everly Brown, City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Director of Community Boards Barry Grodenchik, Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), former state Assemblywoman Melinda [...]
Flake nod causes stir in beep race
Posted by Joe Anuta in Borough President, City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 13, District 22, District 27, State Senate on March 8, 2013 | No Comments
An opponent of former City Councilwoman Melinda Katz is disputing her endorsement by the Rev. Floyd Flake in the race for the borough president seat. Katz announced the endorsement Monday, and her campaign published a statement by Flake, who heads the Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York. “I proudly endorse Melinda Katz as the [...]
Avella renews flat tax fuel push to fight skyrocketing city costs
Posted by Phil Corso in District 11, State Senate on March 8, 2013 | No Comments
State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said his patience was running dry as gas prices continued to go up in his home state. When he last spoke about rising fuel costs throughout New York in April, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $4.15, according to data provided by the Oil Price Information [...]
