At about the same time Hiram Monserrate will be at federal court filing a lawsuit to halt his expulsion from the State Senate, and prevent a March 15 special election to replace him, those who do support the decision to expel him will be having their own meeting.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other Read More
City Councilman-elect Danny Dromm received a subpoena today as part of the federal probe of the Working Families Party, a spokesman for Dromm confirmed.
The spokesman, Will Sweeney, said they are currently figuring out which lawyer to retain in order to deal with the matter. Dromm, a district leader and teacher, ousted incumbent Read More
Incoming City Councilman Danny Dromm pointed out the irony that Hiram Monserrate, despite his recent legal trouble, was able to vote against the same-sex marriage bill.
Dromm, whose Jackson Heights district overlaps with Monserrate’s, told me: “Here’s a guy who was found guilty of assaulting his girlfriend, yet he takes a vote on Read More
The manila folder attacks again!
A reader passes along a flier that's being circulated criticizing Bill de Blasio, who is in a run-off for public advocate against Mark Green.
It’s the same design as another flier that went around Jackson Heights recently, where incumbent City Councilwoman Helen Sears implied that her Read More
City Councilwoman Helen Sears missed an appointment for an endorsement interview with the Queens Tribune editorial board yesterday, according to the paper’s publisher.
According to the editor, Mike Schenkler, her campaign apologized and said that it was a scheduling mishap. Schenkler said that she’s not necessarily disqualified from getting the endorsement, but that Read More
Edward-Isaac Dovere’s lengthy piece on the Working Families Party and their company, Data and Field Services–and how it may be violating city campaign finance rules barring coordination between campaigns and political parties–boils down to the W.F.P.’s inability to provide paperwork detailing the specific work people are getting paid for.
Defending the term-limits extension can be tricky.
In a July 30 interview with the Times Ledger, City Councilwoman Helen Sears defended her vote to extend term limits, saying, “You can’t decapitate communities by leaving projects that you wish to move along after they start,” and, “When I’m out of office, nobody’s picking up my Read More
Alfonso Quiroz is withdrawing from the City Council in Jackson Heights and throwing his support to incumbent Helen Sears.
The two remaining candidates are Stanley Kalathara, who has raised $67,952, and is active in the South-Asian community, and Democratic district leader Danny Dromm, who has raised $81,087 and was endorsed by the Working Families Read More
Alfonso Quiroz is withdrawing from the City Council in Jackson Heights and throwing his support to incumbent Helen Sears.
The two remaining candidates are Stanley Kalathara, who has raised $67,952, and is active in the South-Asian community, and Democratic district leader Danny Dromm, who has raised $81,087 and was endorsed by the Working Families Read More
The Stonewall Democrats endorsed City Council candidate Francisco Moya over Julissa Ferreras last night. The two are vying to replace Hiram Monserrate, who is now in the State Senate.
The club vote, according to one person there, was 23 to 4.
Stonewall is based in Manhattan, but has an interest Read More
