City Council District 29
Incumbent: Melinda R. Katz (D), not running
Katz was defeated in the Democratic primary for Comptroller.
Challengers: Karen Koslowitz (D).
Communities: Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens; parts of Maspeth, Richmond, Elmhurst.
By Anna Gustafson
TimesLedger Newspapers
Photo by Anna Gustafson
Council District 29: Less than a year after City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Albert Cohen ran against each other in a bid to represent the 29th Council District, the victor now relies on the defeated to gain insight into her large number of Bukharian Jewish constituents.
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By Anna Gustafson
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 29: City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz’s (D-Forest Hills) office is offering free legal guidance for renters in an attempt to help them deal with everything from tenant/landlord disputes to noise complaints.
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By Anna Gustafson
TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens Borough President: The Forest Hills Stop & Shop Supermarket made an emergency donation of 1,000 pounds of food to the Queens Jewish Community Council Tuesday to help the group restock its kosher food pantry that had been depleted of its Passover packages.
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By Jeremy Walsh
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 29: What was old is new again as City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) celebrated her inauguration for her second tenure in the governing body.
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By Jeremy Walsh
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 29: Queens City Council members picked up a bevy of committee chairmanships last Thursday as the 2010 legislative year began in earnest.
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By Anna Gustafson
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 29: Sitting in her new 17th-floor office overlooking an expansive view that includes Citi Field and the Manhattan skyline, City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) joked it will be easy for her to conduct her own Queens Boulevard traffic study.
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