At his campaign office opening this Sunday, City Comptroller candidate David Weprin announced he was endorsed by 20 current and former officials including former Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden and Assemblywoman Grace Meng of Flushing.
Golden joins Fernando Ferrer of the Bronx and David Dinkins of Manhattan as co-chairs of the campaign.
The office Read More
There’s a new local race to watch in Flushing, where Grace Meng, daughter of former Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, has announced she will run for her father’s old seat.
The seat is now held by Ellen Young, who won it when the elder Meng left after one term, citing health problems. The younger Meng ran Read More
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s office just released more information about the Jimmy Meng aide charged in the voter fraud case.
The 36 people whose voter information was allegedly fudged by the aide, Simon Ting, didn’t actually vote. But Ting still faces up to four years in jail.
Interestingly, the DA said that Read More
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown‘s office just released more information about the Jimmy Meng aide charged in the voter fraud case. The 36 people whose voter information was fudged by the aide, Simon Ting, didn’t actually vote. But Ting still faces up to four years in jail.
What’s interesting is that the DA Read More
Two years after Jimmy Meng narrowly defeated incumbent Assemblyman Barry Grodenchik by less than 200 votes on his way to becoming the first Asian-American state lawmaker, an aide to Meng has surrendered to the Queens District Attorney on charges that he faked voter registration documents.
According to a spokesman for the Queens DA Richard Brown, Read More
Here’s a funny thing: two most prominent insurgent candidates for state office this year, Grace Meng and Ken Diamondstone were both endorsed by the Working Families Party and have both faced residency challenges.
Last week, Meng withdrew her candidacy from the race to replace her father, Jimmy Meng, in a Queens Assembly district Read More
John Liu has sent out a press release that we sort of wanted to read!
For Immediate Release
May 2, 2006
Sent via Internet
*** Statement ***
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CM LIU ON ASSEMBLYMEMBER MENG
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City Hall, NY – Council Member John C. Liu stated the following in response to questions about Read More
