Vantage Properties, a residential real estate company that owns many buildings in Sunnyside and Woodside, removed 14 superintendents from buildings it owns and replaced them with 24-hour call in numbers. The reason: cost cutting. But tenants were upset because Vantage failed to respond when tenants called in with repairs and other concerns. The following is the latest development. Vantage Ordered To Restore Supers By Read More »
Eric Gioia writes on facebook… “Is Tom DeLay really on Dancing with the Stars?! I am happy to see there is life after politics.”
The Daily News wrote a story today that reports on the political future of four city council members from Queens who lost seeking higher office. Unfortunately, Eric Gioia was one of them. ELEX PUT 4 POLS OUT OF WORK BY Nicholas Hirshon Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 10:02 AM THIS QUEENS quartet of influential City Council members Read More »
Eric Gioia’s bid to be the next public advocate came up short earlier this evening. Bill deBlasio and Mark Green pulled in 33% and 31% of the vote respectively, and face a runoff for the nomination. Meanwhile, local (Sunnyside/Woodside) politician Eric Gioia came in third with a solid 18%. While Gioia had a well-organized and funded campaign, Read More »
Passengers on the No.7 train were startled Tuesday evening by this deep voice. Most riders, who had just finished work, thought “Oh, no, a loud, aggressive panhandler….” Instead, it was this tall, thin, 20-something man with black-framed glasses and thick sideburns. “Get out and vote today everyone,” he said. “And when you do, vote for Eric Gioia…he’s from Read More »
A New York Times blog places Eric Gioia at his boyhood school. It’s a nice touch to a gruelling campaign. NEW YORK TIMES 7:24 a.m. | Just after 6:15 a.m., City Councilman Eric N. Gioia arrived at his old elementary school in Queens (Public School 11) wearing his lucky tie (red striped) to vote in the Read More »
Eric Gioia has his work cut out to win this Tuesday’s primary. However, encouraging endorsements like this from the Daily News can’t hurt. Gioia for public advocate: Daily News endorses Queens councilman The public advocate office needs to be reinvented with fresh dedication to the mission of improving the lives of New Yorkers. The right Read More »
Gioia claimed Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner sold a “bill of goods” to the people to move ahead with the project and he was against it receiving more subsidies. He also suggested the NBA’s Nets move to Sunnyside, Queens. From Queens Crap: http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2009/08/doorman-lets-bring-ratner-to-sunnyside.html
This must have been a difficult call for Gioia. However, the Queens Democratic machine has endorsed Feerick- so it makes sense that he would too. I hope he has made the right choice. (see earlier post: http://sunnysidepost.com/?p=935 ) FYI: CAMPAIGN FUNDS: Jimmy Van Bramer has $37,016; Deidre Feerick $34,421; Brent O’Leary $9, 523; Angelo Magaros $7,964 and David Rosasco with Read More »
Unfortunately, Eric Gioia is not getting any traction in his bid to become public advocate. Let’s change that. Gioia’s Story – From Stump Speech To Web Video June 22, 2009 Councilman Eric Gioia has a new video version of the Queens-boy-makes good story that is the hallmark of his stump speech as his campaigns with Read More »
Political signs calling on voters to elect Jimmy Van Bramer as Sunnyside/Woodside’s city council member have been popping up in windows throughout the neighborhood recently. Van Bramer and three other Democrats will do battle in the Democratic primary this September as they vie for the seat that is being vacated by Eric Gioia, who is leaving to run for Read More »
