August 12, 2010 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan have won some concessions after entering into negotiations with the owner of EZ Pawn. However, they have not been able to “close” or “move the location” of the EZ Pawn branch.
Hundreds of local residents have expressed their opposition to the opening of an EZ Pawn branch on the corner of 46th Street [...]
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Tags: EZ Pawn, Nolan, Van Bramer | 
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July 24, 2010 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
Compiled from Queens Chronicle and YourNabe.com
Candidates have turned in their petitions in western Queens, and though the City Board of Elections has not officially announced who will be running, the Queens Chronicle (and YourNabe) has compiled a list of likely suspects for competitive races in the area.
Races pertaining to Sunnyside/Woodside:
1) The primary between incumbent U.S. Rep. Carolyn [...]
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June 9, 2010 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
Queens Courier
A new teacher and principal evaluation system recently passed by the Assembly would include annual performance reviews that will determine the effectiveness of educators.
“We have an obligation to New York State’s children to provide them with the best education possible,” said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. “This overhaul of the way we evaluate educators will [...]
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June 5, 2010 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
Your Nabe
Queens state Assembly members helped to usher in legislation that more than doubles the number of charter schools in New York state last week, a move officials said could help the state land hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education funding.
The Assembly bill raises the cap on charter schools — publicly funded but [...]
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May 21, 2010 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
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 of Labor (Career One-Stop Center), [...]
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January 20, 2010 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
PRESS RELEASE: ARTICLE TO COME
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER CHRISTINE C. QUINN, COUNCIL MEMBER JIMMY VAN BRAMER AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER CATHERINE T. NOLAN WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO PROTEST THE DISRUPTION OF THE 7 SUBWAY LINE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND,
AT THE VERNON BLVD. SUBWAY STATION
New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member [...]
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November 17, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
A dog run that would primarily serve residents on the southern side of Queens Blvd is in the planning stages, according to Sam Vargas, a community liason for Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan.
The proposed dog run would be on 43rd Street and Laurel Hill Blvd., directly across the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (in area called the Spiral), Vargas said. The run would [...]
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