Queens Borough President Helen Marshall told the more than 400 guests at a fund-raiser last night that Michael Bloomberg is going to win her borough in the upcoming mayoral election, according to sources at the event.
"It's a pleasure to welcome the Mayor back to our borough. He won this borough before and he Read More
The crumbling economy isn’t prompting Michael Bloomberg to react with outrage to news stories about extravagant spending by the city’s borough presidents.
After more criticism of the office of borough president in the Daily News yesterday, Michael Blooomberg said at a press conference that “their budgets are relatively small compared to the city budget. Read More
The crumbling economy isn’t prompting Michael Bloomberg to react with outrage to news stories about extravagant spending by the city’s borough presidents.
After more criticism of the office of borough president in the Daily News yesterday, Michael Blooomberg said at a press conference that “their budgets are relatively small Read More
Dave Kerpen, a Queens resident who appeared in Fox’s Paradise Hotel in 2003, is announcing his candidacy for office at an event in Astoria tomorrow.
Kerpen’s political future has been the subject of local chatter for some time.
Initially, he going to run for the City Council seat being vacated by David Read More
The city’s Campaign Finance Board declined to offer a detailed opinion about whether they’d allow candidates to access money in a “frozen” account if, at a later date, they decide to run for higher office because an incumbent there suddenly decides to not seek re-election.
The question was posed to the board by Read More
As expected, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall on Wednesday gave her conditional endorsement of the Bloomberg administration’s plan to redevelop Willets Point, the 61-acre industrial area by Shea Stadium.
"There is no doubt that the existing businesses and people who work there provide valuable services and goods," she wrote. "However these activities are no Read More
The campaign to preserve the wildness of Ridgewood Reservoir in Queens–to stop the city from building athletic fields and a public park–continued today at a hearing before the City Council’s Committee on Parks and Recreation.
The committee heard testimony from Adrian Benepe, commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation, Queens Borough President Read More
I just got back from Michael Bloomberg’s press conference at a job center in Jamaica, not far from where Sean Bell was killed in 2006.
Bloomberg said he doesn’t expect any violence in response to today’s verdict, and added that there is room for peaceful dissent and possibly legal action.
Also there Read More
Here’s part of the invitation for City Councilman Leroy Comrie’s April 19 fund-raiser, geared to female supporters. Comie is considered a likely candidate for Queens borough president.
Comrie is trying to close a fund-raising gap with the fund-raising leader in that race, Peter Vallone, Jr. (who got help from Michael Bloomberg). He’s also Read More
A Democratic source called last night with a few names being circulated by the Queens organization to be Hillary Clinton delegates.
This group is from the 7th congressional district, which covers parts of Queens and the Bronx, and it includes: Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Councilman Joel Rivera, his sister, Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, East Read More
