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BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Demonstrating its support against use of the Westway Motor Inn for "transient residence of any kind. Short-term or longterm," Community Board 1 has passed a resolution. More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Mayor Michael Bloomberg and performer Bette Midler launched an ambitious tree planting program recently which Bloomberg hopes will see a million trees planted throughout the city in the next decade. It was met by criticism about improper care of trees and the eventual cost of maintaining the trees... More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO As far as Derek Lee is concerned, he is the guy next door. "After all, I am a Queens resident," the Department of Buildings Borough Commissioner said. "As buildings officials and as your neighbors, we like to look at ourselves as your friendly neighborhood building department," Lee told the Octobe... More ...
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Seven years ago, a tough primary behind him, Assemblymember Michael Gianaris stood poised to win the seat for the 36th Assembly District, where he grew up. A member of Community Board 1 at the time, Gianaris was elected to the state Assembly in November, 2000, the first Greek-American to represent... More ... Suit Filed To Block Spitzer License Plan; Senate Bill Outlaws It Continuing their assault on Governor Eliot Spitzer's edict allowing illegal aliens to get drivers' licenses, an upstate county group filed suit on Monday to block the plan. The same day, the GOP-controlled state senate passed a bill to invalidate the governor's proposal. More ...
In 1992, Bill Clinton was a relatively unknown pol when he was making his way around New York state seeking support for his first bid to become president of the United States, Senator Hillary Clinton recalled last week at Queens Democratic headquarters in Forest Hills. More ... Christian Right Rejects Rudy's Pitch, Strong Dislike For Hillary Could Save Him BY JOHN TOSCANO Rudy Giuliani's long-awaited appearance before a Christian conservative group confirmed that he had little support among the members, mainly because of his pro-abortion views, according to published reports. More ... Vallone Tells Board 1 Cabinet Of Westway, Parking Issues BY THOMAS COGAN City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. was not on the agenda to appear at the October meeting of the Community Board 1 cabinet, but he made sure to be at the Kaufman Astoria Studios Commissary in person to handle questions about the homeless population at the Westway Motor Inn on Astoria Boulevard a... More ... Fred Slaps Rudy As Liberal In Fight For Conservative Mantle BY JOHN TOSCANO It took Fred Thompson more than a month to engage frontrunner Rudy Giuliani for the conservative crown in the Republican presidential race, but on Monday he came stomping onto Rudy's turf, recalling Giuliani ran on the Liberal Party line for mayor and endorsed "liberal Democratic" Governor Mario C... More ...
BY JOHN TOSCANO Congressmember Anthony Weiner agrees with Mayor Michael Bloomberg that traffic congestion is a serious problem in the city, but Weiner contends that the mayor's congestion pricing plan is not the way to solve it. Instead, Weiner feels reducing truck traffic in the city is the answer. More ... |
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