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Halloran opens campaign office in Bayside for City Council run
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Council District 19: With nearly six weeks left before the general election, Republican City Council candidate Dan Halloran opened up his Bayside campaign offices Saturday to get out the vote. Comment.
Gennaro gets hands on in war against graffiti
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Council District 24: When City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) arrived at the corner of 164th Street and 69th Avenue in Fresh Meadows last week, a wall on The Corner Deli was covered in red graffiti. Gennaro put on a pair of gray work gloves and held a spray gun and less than 15 minutes later the graffiti was gone. Comment.
Sanders lands money for Carleton Manor security cams
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Council District 31: City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) is living up to his campaign promise of securing funds for installing security cameras in public housing in his district after he earmarked $214,000 for Carleton Manor. Comments (1).
Queens leaders push MTA for green renovation
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Assembly District 38: As the MTA puts together its next five-year capital plan, elected officials in Ridgewood are calling on the agency to let them turn a neglected piece of property into green space. Comment.
Limo, taxi workers urge Liu to back complaints against Tony Luo
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Council District 20: More than 25 Flushing community activists protested outside Councilman John Liu’s (D-Flushing) office last week and called on him to meet with limousine and taxi drivers who allege that a Chinese transportation company owner in the neighborhood has regularly exploited and attacked his workers. Comment.
Queens seniors are prime targets for scams: Gillibrand
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Queens: A recently released report by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) shows Queens seniors have been harder hit by financial scams than those living almost anywhere else in the state, and the legislator hopes her new five-point plan will help to combat the fraud she said is plaguing New York. Comment.
An emotional Giraldo stands by her man in Monserrate trial testimony
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Queens: The girlfriend of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) broke down in tears while viewing video footage during a full day of tense questioning from prosecutors hoping to convict him of assault. Comment.
Maloney’s family remains private after husband’s death in Tibet
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Queens: U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s (D-Astoria) husband died in his sleep last week on a Tibetan mountain shortly after having scaled its 27,000-foot peak, the congresswoman’s office announced Saturday. Comment.
Nunes to challenge as White wins by a whisker
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Council District 28: Lynn Nunes is taking his fight for City Hall to the courts after the city Board of Elections announced that City Councilman Thomas White (D-South Ozone Park) had won the Democratic Primary by the skin of his teeth. Comment.
Vallone rejects GOP backing for Avella seat
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Council District 19: Democrat Kevin Kim will face off against Republican Dan Halloran in the Nov. 3 race to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside), but one of Kim’s former opponents in the Democratic primary became the focus of the race last week. Comments (2).
Go green by going white, say Gore and Bloomy
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Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he planned to paint the town white upon meeting with former Vice President Al Gore last week on top of a Long Island City YMCA, where the two made the roof more environmentally friendly by adding a coat of paint. Comment.
Our pick: Mike Bloomberg for mayor
Community Newspaper Group
Editorial: The Community Newspaper Group, and its 30 papers and Web sites in Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn, strongly endorses Mayor Mike Bloomberg for a third term. Here’s why. Comments (2).
Gillibrand talks immigration in Woodside
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Queens: The Emerald Isle Immigration Center in Woodside got a visit from a distinguished newcomer to the borough’s constituency last week when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) dropped by to tour the facility and talk with residents about immigration issues . Comment.
Meng’s bill to drop word ‘Oriental’ signed into law
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Queens: Gov. David Paterson signed a bill sponsored by state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) into law earlier this month that will eliminate the use of the word “oriental” on all preprinted state documents by the beginning of next year. Comment.
