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 »
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 »
This incident was reported two days ago. I have noticed that many of the women in the Sunnyside Key Food tend to be from Arab nations (all of them seem to be very pleasant). I guess they are easy to take advantage of, or so the owners thought to their peril..! Of course, in fairness, we don’t Read More »
Small victory for Sunnyside local Marc Leavitt in his titantic quest to oust Helen Marshall as Queens Borough President. Leavitt’s Funding Victory Attorney Marc Leavitt’s campaign got a big boost from the Campaign Finance Board yesterday when he received $261,619 in matching funds towards his bid to unseat incumbent Helen Marshall. Leavitt pointed out that Read More »
This article is about the Democratic primary for the New York City District 26 seat that Eric Gioia holds. Five candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination and this week the ugly nature of local-body politics reared its head. First, Deirdre Feerick, a leading candidate, challenged the number of signatures (petitions) that two of the candidates generated–namely Came Smalls Read More »
