“Can I interrupt first? Sorry,” said Council Speaker Christine Quinn as she pushed her way in front of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on the steps of City Hall this afternoon.
A few minutes earlier, Ms. Quinn had endorsed Senator Gillibrand as “the champion of the LGBT community in our United States Read More
City Councilwoman Helen Sears has put out this flier about her opponent, Danny Dromm.
Sears, who represents Jackson Heights, was having an easier time when she faced three challengers, who could have diluted the anti-incumbent vote against her. But one opponent, Alfonse Quirroz, dropped out and endorsed her, leaving her with one major opponent, Read More
Here’s a photo from newly elected City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras’ victory party last night, where she was congratulated by her former boss, State Senator Hiram Monserrate.
After allegations that he had assaulted his girlfriend, Monserrate kept a low profile during the race.
Here’s a photo from newly elected councilwoman Julissa Ferreras’ victory party last night, where she was congratulated by her former boss Hiram Monserrate.
After allegationsthat he had assaulted his girlfriend, Monserrate kept a low profile during the race.
At a candidate forum in Jackson Heights last night, the former chief of staff to the recently arrested former City Councilman Hiram Monserrate, Julissa Ferreras, said she hasn’t been questioned by authorities about her role as head of a nonprofit group that can’t account for hundreds of thousands of dollars it received in member Read More
Although City Council Member Helen Sears of Queens is no longer term-limited, City Council candidate Alfonso Quiroz is proceeding with his campaign for her Jackson Heights seat.
Sears’ vote in support of extending term limits is going to be a major talking point of Quiroz’s campaign, as this invitation to his Read More
Jackson Heights City Council candidate Danny Dromm hosted a number of influential local politicians at a fund-raiser this weekend, most notably city Comptroller Bill Thompson, who will be a special guest at a fund-raiser for Dromm’s opponent in the Democratic primary, Alfonso Quiroz [time clarified]. Quiroz’s boyfriend and treasurer is Thompson’s director of Read More
Here’s an invitation for a birthday party-fund-raiser for Jackson Heights, Queens, City Council candidate Alfonso Quiroz.
Quiroz is likely to face district leader Danny Dromm in the Democratic primary.
Which makes the special guest status at the event of City Comptroller and likely mayoral candidate Bill Thompson somewhat notable: it’s one of Read More
