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City Council District 22

Incumbent: Peter F. Vallone, Jr. (D)

Challengers: Lynne Serpe (G), Tom Dolley (R).

Communities: Astoria, Long Island City; parts of Jackson Heights, Rikers, Randalls and Wards Islands.

December, 2009

Keep W train: West Qns. pols

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 22: Astoria’s elected officials blasted the city’s decision to shut down its W train service last week, saying thousands of western Queens residents rely on the subway to commute to Manhattan. Comment.

Improve traffic safety at 21st Ave.: Officials

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 22: Astoria elected officials and community activists rallied last weekend at a site along 21st Avenue where they called for new traffic safety measures in the wake of a man being struck and killed while crossing the street last month. Comments (2).

Vallone pushes subway anti-harassment measures

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 22: City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) is urging the city to undertake new initiatives to prevent sexual harassment or assault on city subways in light of the police’s arrest of more than 400 individuals who tormented women on trains within the past year. Comment.

November, 2009

Vallone wants softer rules on parking

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 22: City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said he will continue to push for laws that protect city residents from overzealous traffic agents after the Council passed one bill he sponsored that would give a grace period for alternate side street parking. 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.
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