Category Archive for Politicshttp://www.addabboforsenate.com/files/District_15_map.pdf (see his district) Call it fairness. Call it karma. Call it Joseph Addabbo getting a run for his money. The New York State Senator is one of eight Democrats who voted against the marriage equality bill late last year. So when he celebrated his birthday with a fundraiser in Richmon Hill, Queens on Sunday, members of Read More »
Date: Saturday, May 22. Time: 10 am to 2 pm. Location: Community Services Center, at 43-41 39th Street, Sunnyside, NY For flyer click here: Sunnyside_State_Fair_Flyer The following agencies will be represented: 108th Police Precinct, FDNY, NYC Department of Finance, Con-Edison, Department for the Aging, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Consumer Affairs, NYS Department Read More »
By Sunnyside Post Mike Gianaris, a youthful progressive from Astoria, is the strong favorite to be the next state Senator for the 12th District of New York, which includes Sunnyside and Woodside. Gianaris (D), who is a low-key, yet visible 40 year-old, would make quite a contrast to the current state Senator representing the district, Read More »
Councilmembers Jimmy Van Bramer and Elizabeth Crowley were among the throngs of politicians and neighborhood representatives who gathered at Hook and Ladder 116 to rally against the City’s plan to close 20 fire companies citywide on July 1, 2010, the beginning of the new fiscal year. Our firehouses are the first line of defense in our Read More »
Gotham Gazette A sixth-grade student at P.S. 150 in Sunnyside, Queens, Morgan Gelber relies on the after-school program until her parents get off of work. Without it Gelber said, “I’d probably be home alone for at least five hours.” Soon, though, Gelber and the 200 children in P.S. 150′s after-school program in Sunnyside, Queens may Read More »
Councilman Van Bramer Dear neighbors, We all know that this is a tough time financially for our city and our state. This year’s budget is likely to be one of the leanest in recent memory, with many services and institutions on the line for potential cuts. At the same time, it is our responsibility to Read More »
NY POST A gutless punk last night was held on $250,000 bail in a merciless attack on an 81-year-old Queens man beaten senseless during a robbery, authorities said. Jesus “Chu Chu” Fernandez, 23, faces up to 25 years if convicted of the April 5 robbery and assault on lifelong Astoria resident Mayer Behmoiras, who suffered Read More »
Jimmy Van Bramer, the councilmember representing Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City, held a “town hall meeting” last week at the Woodside library. Van Bramer culled together representatives from a number of city agencies (from the Dept. of Education, Dept. of Sanitation; MTA; NYPD; Dept. of Buildings; Division of Housing and Community Renewal and Dept. Read More »
TOWN HALL MEETING WITH COUNCILMAN VAN BRAMER Wednesday, March 31st 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. At The Woodside Library 54-22 Skillman Ave ***Please RSVP to CMJVB.RSVPS@gmail.com***
More than 250 parents, teachers and children filled the assembly hall at PS 150 Tuesday night to protest the city’s decision to close PS 150’s “after-school program”. Parents and children, one by one, went up to the microphone and told audience members of the benefits the program has brought since its 1983 founding – as Read More »
Your Nabe In a move that would surprise few who heard him on the campaign trail last fall, former City Council candidate and Woodside resident David Rosasco has renounced the Democratic Party and joined the Republicans. At a meeting of the America’s Mayor Republican Club in Jackson Heights March 4, Rosasco formally completed his change Read More »
Queens Gazette Community Board 2 Chairman Joseph Conley said the late February meeting concerning zoning in Sunnyside and Woodside was “just the start of a series of public meetings”, not a decisive moment when a vote of any kind would be taken. The board and the Department of City Planning called the meeting to begin Read More »
If the New York City Planning Dept’s preliminary recommendations for Sunnyside and Woodside go through, be ready for some large buildings to go up on Queens Blvd. when the real estate market picks up. Last week Tom Smith, from City Planning, outlined all the different zones that would apply to the Sunnyside/Woodside neighborhoods at the local United Forties Read More »
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer introduced his staff to the public on Saturday at his Sunnyside district office, as part of what he referred to as “open day.” The councilman, who represents District 26, introduced his six employees, three of whom are dedicated to constituency services and the remainder to more of the nuts-and-bolts of politics, such as legislative, Read More »
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is holding an “Open House” at his Sunnyside district office tomorrow (Saturday, March 6), from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Light refreshments will be offered. The event will provide the public with an opportunity to visit Van Bramer’s office and meet his staff. It will be held at: 47-01 Queens Blvd, Suite 205 Sunnyside, NY 11104
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer talks schools, the 7 train service disruption, and more during his Meet Your Councilmember interview on today’s Brian Lehrer Show. [The Brian Lehrer Show] This post was discovered thanks to http://monikafabian.wordpress.com/
