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Monday, Nov. 9, 2009

Brooklyn Politics: Monday afternoon quaterbacking

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: The election is nearly a week old and political insiders, especially the losers, are still buzzing about it. Read on to soak in everything our “could a” “would a” “should a” column has to offer. Comment.

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

Judge questions defense’s statements in Seminerio case

TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens: After the attorney representing former state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio argued that his client was a hardworking public servant who bent over backward for his constituents, U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald expressed reservations about the defense’s statements. Comment.

Millman mea culpa: Pol tries to explain backing Heyer

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: She probably knew this day would come. Comments (1).

Dromm, Van Bramer are Queens’ first openly gay Council members

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 26: Queens has its first two openly gay City Council members now that Democrats Danny Dromm and Jimmy Van Bramer have won election. Comment.

Crowley elected to full term on Council

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 30: Incumbent City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) staved off a serious challenge from Republican Tom Ognibene, who once held the same seat, to win her first full term representing Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood and parts of Richmond Hill. Comment.

Koslowitz heads back to Council with victory over Schulman

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 29: Karen Koslowitz defeated Lynn Schulman and Bartholomew Bruno Tuesday in the race to replace City Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D-Forest Hills), claiming a victory that sends the former councilwoman back to City Hall, according to unofficial results reported by NY1. Comment.

Voters grant Vallone a third term

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 22: City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) fended off Green Party candidate Lynne Serpe and Populist Jerry Kann Tuesday to retain his seat for a third term. Comment.

Queens sends Marshall, Bloomy back for another round, hands Liu a landslide

TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens Borough President: Saying issues like crime, education and affordable housing drove them to the polls Tuesday, Queens residents helped to re-elect Helen Marshall as borough president and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the city’s highest office by a narrow, while sending John Liu (D-Flushing) to the comptroller’s office as the first Asian American to win a citywide office. Comment.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Liu makes history in winning Comptroller seat

Courier-Life
Comptroller: History was made in borough voting booths Tuesday. Comment.

Markowitz gets four more years as borough’s cheerleader

Courier-Life
Brooklyn Borough President: He isn’t often referred to as “Party Marty” for nothing. Comment.

Flatbush pol pushes for gay marriage

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: A new push to call the State Senate’s Marriage Equality Bill to a vote is coming from an unlikely place -- Flatbush. Comment.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

Halloran bests Kim in election marked by racial, religious tensions

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 19: Republican Dan Halloran defeated Democrat Kevin Kim for a seat on the City Council following a race that become increasingly contentious as the candidates accused each other’s campaigns of religious and racial discrimination. Comment.

Bloomy bucks mean bupkis in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Mayor Bloomberg rolled to a third term on Tuesday, but he didn’t win Brooklyn. Comment.

Bloomberg wins city, Thompson takes Bronx

Bronx Times-Reporter
The Bronx: Hundreds of Soundview residents demanded change at P.S. 47 on Tuesday, November 3 and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson won the Bronx in a landslide but incumbent Michael Bloomberg eked out a third term. Comment.

Republican Peter Koo defeats Chou in Flushing Council race

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 20: Xueqiao Gao, 18, of Flushing woke up at 4 a.m. Tuesday to prepare for the long day of volunteer campaigning for Republican City Council candidate Peter Koo she had ahead of her. She worked until 9 p.m. Tuesday night in front of Flushing’s Taiwan Center to ensure people voted for the man she felt so enthusiastic about.0 Comments (1).

Lander secures council seat

Courier-Life
Council District 39: This morning there was a reprise of the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” at City Council nominee Brad Lander’s Park Slope homestead. Comment.

Tall in the saddle: De Blasio elected Public Advocate

Courier-Life
Public Advocate: Brooklyn’s own Bill de Blasio was elected in a landslide to become the city’s next public advocate. Comment.

Ulrich fends off Gulluscio to win full Council term

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 32: Republican Eric Ulrich successfully defended his City Council seat from Democratic challenger Frank Gulluscio Tuesday night, winning 58.11 percent of the ballots cast, or 10,167 votes, while Democrat Frank Gulluscio got 41.89 percent, of, or 7,330 votes. Comment.

Williams coasts to victory over defiant Stewart

Courier-Life
Council District 45: It may have been one of the dirtiest campaigns in years, but City Councilmember Kendall Stewart’s Hail Mary pass sputtered and died as voters in the 45th Councilmanic District voted to elect his opponent, Democratic candidate Jumaane Williams. Comment.

Gentile dedicates City Council win to mom

Courier-Life
Council District 43: While southwestern Brooklyn is often a political minefield, the expected battle for the City Council seat in the 43rd district never reached that level, with the Democratic incumbent, Vincent Gentile, scoring an easy victory over his Republican opponent, Bob Capano. Comment.

Reyna wins re-election by 4,000 Votes

Courier-Life
Council District 34: Williamsburg City Councilmember Diana Reyna has won re-election and a third term after a hard-fought rematch against her former colleague, Democratic District leader Martiza Davila. Comments (3).

Fidler out muscles Berardelli

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: There’s four more years of Lew Fidler on the horizon. Comment.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

On Election Day, the ‘Oracle’ is a Bloomberg shill!

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Oracle of Park Slope is now a shill for Bloomberg! Comment.

Idol crooner sings Fidler’s praises

Courier-Life
Council District 46: City Councilmember Lew Fidler got some help from a pair of idol hands on Election Day. Comment.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Brooklyn bishop bestows blessing on Dem boss’ candidates

Courier-Life
Council District 34: Williamsburg residents have been receiving a higher calling this week: an automated message from Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio urging voters to support Assemblymember and Kings County Democratic Chair Vito Lopez and his candidates in next Tuesday’s election. Comments (13).

Jackie Robinson’s widow endorses the non-black, non-Brooklynite mayoral candidate

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Rachel Robinson, the widow of great Brooklyn Dodger and legendary civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson, endorsed Mayor Bloomberg for re-election, chosing the white, non-Brooklynite over a black borough native. What would Gil Hodges think? Comment.

Say cheesecake! Brooklyn pols hobknob at Junior’s

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Halloween stands for costumes and candy for most Brooklynites, but for the Borough’s left-leaning political leaders the haunted holiday can only mean one thing: Junior’s. Comment.

Campaign “tricks” at former 34 candidate’s home

Courier-Life
Council District 34: Former City Council candidate Gerry Esposito may be the victim of campaign trickery, as his Williamsburg property was vandalized in the early hours of October 30. Comments (1).

Making their case: 39th candidates pull out all the stops as Nov. 3 approaches

Courier-Life
Council District 39: Historically, Brooklyn politics are never looked at as an “anything can happen” paradigm. Usually whoever wins the Democratic primary wins the general election. That’s it. Case closed. End of story. Comment.

With just days to go, fight for the 34th hinges on churches

Courier-Life
Council District 34: These council candidates are sending out a prayer. Comment.

Dem’s Brooklyn roots may help him in fight for the 50th

Courier-Life
Council District 50: If you want to fight the Republicans on their own turf, you need a fair amount of Brooklyn moxie. That’s something Democrat James Pocchia has plenty of. Comment.

Pool Party! A Fundraiser for Northside Town Hall

Courier-Life
Williamsburg’s resident rock musician family Hugh and Jane Pool knew that neighborhood community organizations needed a community center, ever since the Engine 212 firehouse closed in 2003. Comment.

Flatbush follies: Mud flies in Stewart’s last ditch pitch for the 45th

Courier-Life
Council District 45: When it comes to campaign politics, City Councilmember Kendall Stewart has gone to the dark side. Comments (2).

Who will win on Tuesday? These pols think they know

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Downtown Democratic powerbroker Steve Cohn had his annual pre-Election Day breakfast at Junior’s, so we caught up with all the local poobahs to get their predictions about Tuesday’s mayoral election. Mayor Bloomberg may be up by 15 percent in the polls, but these Democratic pols are convinced that he’ll wake up on Nov. 4 as the outgoing leader. Comment.
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