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State Senate committee set up to review Monserrate
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Queens: The state Senate is forming a special committee to establish proper procedures after Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-Jackson Heights) was convicted of a misdemeanor assault of his girlfriend last week, the Senate’s Democratic Conference leader announced Tuesday. Comment.
Liu wants education, development reform
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Comptroller: City Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing) said he plans to implement reforms to the city comptroller’s office within his first six months in office should he defeat Republican Joseph Mendola in the Nov. 3 election. Comments (1).
Crowley pushes for hike in fines for idling vehicles
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Council District 30: A bill that would seek to deter people from creating the circumstances that led to the death of a 16-year-old Middle Village teen took a major step forward last Thursday in the City Council. Comment.
Gennaro rips upstate drilling plan
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Council District 24: City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) said the state’s recent proposal not to ban drilling in the upstate area that provides drinking water for city residents could cost New Yorkers billions of dollars and is urging the public to voice its thoughts on the matter at a public hearing he will hold Oct. 23. Comment.
Bloomy honors Sunnyside’s bilingual theater troupe
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Mayor: The city’s only bilingual Hispanic theater company, based in Sunnyside, was one of six citywide institutions and individuals whom Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented with his annual awards for arts and culture at Astoria’s Frank Sinatra School of the Arts last week. Comment.
Halloran beefs up war chest but can’t catch Kim
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Council District 19: Democrat Kevin Kim has raised more than three times the amount of money than Republican Dan Halloran in the race to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside), but Halloran’s participation in the city’s matching funds program has multiplied his fund-raising efforts by six times since September’s Democratic primary, according to city campaign finance records. Comment.
Brooklyn senator backs Koo in race for Liu’s seat
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Council District 20: Flushing businessman Peter Koo picked up a prominent Republican endorsement from state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Brooklyn) Sunday, reinforcing his troupe of supporters against Democratic candidate Yen Chou. Comments (5).
Crowley backs reform of flier penalties
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Council District 30: After a trio of Maspeth benevolent organizations got hit with more than $7,000 in city Sanitation Department fines last year for posters advertising a street fair, City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) is pushing a bill that would change the way the city can penalize such violations. Comment.
[UPDATED] Monserrate escapes felony charge in slash trial, convicted of misdemeanor
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Queens: State Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) was found not guilty on the most serious charge of slashing his girlfriend’s face with a broken glass but was convicted of a misdemeanor over his violent actions against the woman following the incident, a Queens Supreme Court judge ruled Thursday. Comments (1).
Smith’s anti-crime grant effort begins in wake of teen’s killing
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Queens: Kevin Miller’s death could have been prevented with the help of education and a support system for troubled teens to work out their differences, state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans) said last week. Comment.
Guv vetoes bill on closing of hospitals alert
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Queens: Gov. David Paterson vetoed Friday a bill that would have required the state to notify communities about hospital closings and issue plans for filling the gap in health-care services in the affected areas, prompting criticism from the legislation’s sponsor, state Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows). Comment.
Friedrich’s co-op letter questioned
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Council District 23: City Council contender Bob Friedrich defended a letter he sent last month as president of the Glen Oaks Village Co-op’s board to the housing community’s tenants after his opponent, state Assemblyman Mark Weprin (D-Little Neck), accused him of using the co-op’s official letterhead to promote his candidacy. Comment.
Wills to run as Conservative against White
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Council District 28: City Council candidate Ruben Wills lost his bid to be on the Democratic ticket for the November election, but that is not stopping him from trying. Comment.
Monserrate assault verdict expected this week
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Queens: State Sen. Hiram Monserrate’s (D-East Elmhurst) fate will likely be decided Thursday afternoon after both sides finished closing arguments in Queens Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon. Comment.
Former Liberal boss Harding pleads guilty to $800K kickback scheme for Hevesi seat
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Queens: Raymond Harding, the former chairman of the state Liberal Party, admitted he received more than $800,000 in exchange for doing political favors, including opening up a Queens state Assembly seat for former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi’s son, Andrew, the state attorney general said last week. Comment.
Thompson blasts Bloomy, city with charge PS 147 is altering grades
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Mayor: Mayoral candidate William Thompson has blasted Michael Bloomberg and the city Department of Education after a published report revealed failing students at a Cambria Heights public school were allegedly being promoted to the next grade level. Comment.
Astoria spa under fire over ‘fish pedicures’
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The Bronx: A state senator representing the Bronx wants to ban a procedure secretly practiced at city salons during which customers receive pedicures using fish to nibble on their toes and cited one Astoria establishment that has offered the treatment. Comment.
