By Azi Paybarah 11/03/08 4:54pm

Gennaro’s Second Ad

Here’s Jim Gennaro’s second television ad, which touts his endorsements by the New York Times, Queens Tribune and Hillary Clinton.

It’s not a combination you’ll see too often.

A Gennaro campaign spokesman declined to say specifically how much money is behind the ad, only saying that it's a "significant" ad buy. (Take that for what Read More

By Katharine Jose 10/27/08 2:29am

Planned Parenthood Mails Against Maltese, Padavan

A reader forwards these mailers being distributed in the two competitive State Senate districts in the city, paid for by the Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund.

The image above characterizes longtime incumbent Republican Serf Maltese as old and out-of-touch, an idea that has become something of a default for Democrats (in Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4:44pm

Gennaro Talks About Global Warming and Beer

Really:

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** COUNCIL MEMBER GENNARO & ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS TO DISCUSS IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON BEER AT QUEENS COUNTY YOUNG DEMOCRATS FORUM

(FLUSHING MEADOWS, NEW YORK) APRIL 21st, 2008 — New York City Council Environmental Protection Committee Chairman James Gennaro (keynote speaker) will tonight join other environmental experts at a forum hosted Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/03/08 10:51am

Dressing for Election

In case you had any doubt, fedoras are so much back in style I spotted them on City Council members–and candidates for higher office–David Weprin and Jim Gennaro at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Sunnyside yesterday.

Weprin is running for city comptroller, and Gennaro is running for state Senate.

Pictured Read More

By Azi Paybarah 1/29/08 8:58pm

Honors for Gennaro Movie

That’s City Councilman Jim Gennaro (left) with actor Woody Harrelson and filmmaker Josh Tickell after their movie, Field of Fuel, won the Documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.