Tag: Van Bramer

Van Bramer Wins Endorsement

Jimmy Van Bramer was endorsed by the Queens Tribune, in the Oct. 23-29 issue, for the up-coming Nov. 3 general election.…

Maragos Challenges Van Bramer’s Claim

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.…

Jimmy Van Bramer’s Block Party

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.…

Jimmy Van Bramer Punches Back

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.…

Maragos Runs Attack Ads Against Van Bramer

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 handing out leaflets at subway platforms.…

Van Bramer, Nolan Pan ‘Gentlemen’s’ Club

The New York Daily News reported that the Democratic candidate for District 26, Jimmy Van Bramer, and Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan are against the idea of a strip club coming to Long Island City. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/10/14/2009-10-14_poles_apart_on_club_outrage_over_planned_jiggle_joint_in_lic.html…

Van Bramer: Voters Ask About Graffiti and Parking

By Christian Murray Jimmy Van Bramer, who is the Democratic candidate for the District 26 council seat, continues to face the same thorny questions from voters that he heard during his hard-fought primary campaign. “People want to know what can be done about graffiti and parking problems,” Van Bramer said.…

Maragos, The New Kid on Jimmy’s Block

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,…

Post to Interview Van Bramer

The Sunnyside Post will be interviewing Jimmy Van Bramer, the Democratic candidate for District 26,  on Friday. While many people know a great deal about Van Bramer following the primary, we are wondering whether there are any outstanding questions that readers would like to be answered.…

Dems. Warm Up to Van Bramer

The Democratic party will be showing its support for Jimmy Van Bramer next week, despite failing to endorse him in the party’s primary for the District 26 council seat in September. During the primary, Van Bramer was  not endorsed by the party and many of this area’s heavy hitters.…