Jimmy Van Bramer won the District 26th council seat by a landslide Tuesday evening, trouncing his republican rival Angelo Maragos by more than 45 points. Van Bramer, a Democrat, arrived at the Aubergine Cafe in Woodside at about 9:45 pm when it became clear it was going to be his night. He was greeted to about 75 supporters who shouted Read More »
Jimmy Van Bramer and Angelo Maragos made their final pitch to voters Tuesday, as they sought last minute support. Van Bramer greeted likely-voters at 7:00 am outside of PS 150 in Sunnyside, a short walk from his home in Sunnyside Gardens. Meanwhile, Maragos, too, chose to solicit votes outside of PS 150 at the same time. The Long Island City resident came Read More »
Angelo Maragos, the Republican candidate who is running for the 26th District council seat, told the Sunnyside Post in October that he had lived in Long Island City for the past seven years. But this was not the case: he had spent two of those years in Manhattan–between May 2007 and May 2009. Maragos’ place Read More »
Martin Golden, the New York State Senator who represents south west Brooklyn, told Republican supporters Sunday that Angelo Maragos (R), who is running for council in a predominantly Democratic district, must continue to promote key issues such as public safety if he is to convert Democrats to his side. Golden, who spoke at Maragos’ Sunnyside Read More »
Angelo Maragos, the Republican candidate seeking the 26th District seat, submitted a letter to the Sunnyside Post this morning challenging Jimmy Van Bramer’s claim that he is not a resident of area. The letter can be found in its entirety in the “letters section” of this news site. http://sunnysidepost.com/letters/
Jimmy Van Bramer, the Democratic candidate vying for the 26th District council seat, sent out an invitation to his friends on Friday asking them to join him in a “phone banking party” this Sunday at 2:00pm at his Skillman Ave. (45th-46th Sts) headquarters. The announcement comes just 3 days after Angelo Maragos, his Republican rival, said he was holding a meeting at the same Read More »
Supporters of Jimmy Van Bramer, the Democratic contender for the District 26 council seat, released an attack ad in today’s Queens Chronicle that questions whether his Republican opponent Angelo Maragos lives in the district. The ad claims that Maragos lives in Manhattan and has never voted in Queens. It cites a Manhattan address he gave that accompanied a past political contribition. Maragos Read More »
Angelo Maragos, the Republican candidate for the District 26 council seat, has started running attack ads against his Democratic opponent Jimmy Van Bramer, as the November 3 election nears. The change in strategy follows a series of weeks in which Maragos and his volunteers have been blanketing the neighborhood with political placards and have been Read More »
Angelo Maragos, who is the Republican candidate running for council, has recently set up his campaign office on Skillman Ave. between 45th and 46th. He is operating out of Century 21 Sunny Gardens Realty office. The office is on the same block (just seven stores down) as his Democratic rival, Jimmy Van Bramer, who has been Read More »
By Christian Murray, Sunnyside Post. Angelo Maragos, the 24-year-old Republican candidate who is vying for this neighborhood’s city council seat, may be young in age but he has a slew of mature ideas that he is eager to bring to the staid council. “I’ve been called a kid,” Maragos said, who faces Jimmy Van Bramer Read More »
Angelo Maragos, the Republican candidate vying for the District 26 NYC council seat, will speak to this news blog on Saturday. Maragos will face a tough battle in the general election when he takes on Jimmy Van Bramer, the winner of last week’s Democratic primary, for the seat on November 3rd. The 24-year-old’s platform is to bring new businesses to Read More »
