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Assemblymember Margaret Markey was returned to the state legislature in last Tuesday's general election with 68 percent of the 30th Assembly District vote to opponent Anthony Nunziato's 32 percent. Congressmember Joseph Crowley saluted her at a victory party at the American Legion post on Grand Avenue in Maspeth. "I am deeply grateful for this vote of confidence from the people of the 30th Assembly District and I want you to know that this tremendous victory was the result of the hard work of all of you in this room," Markey told supporters. "New York faces many challenges over the months to come, beginning with the special session of the legislature that will take place later this month. As we move ahead, job preservation and development and the continuation of important community programs for families, seniors and youth will be my highest priorities." More ... Democrats throughout the city hailed President-elect Barack Obama for his election victory in New York and the entire nation last Tuesday, but over the weekend were besieging him with calls to bail New York City out of its present fiscal crisis. More ... Reacting to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plans to cut the January Police Academy class, City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. called for immediate public hearings on the "dwindling police force and recent increases in crime in the city. More ... The confusion over whether Democrats or Republicans will be the majority party in the state senate in January continued yesterday with no indication how the thorny issue would be resolved. More ... City Councilmember John Liu took a hefty swipe at Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to charge tolls on the East River bridges, saying the scheme "should not be imposed only on a narrow cross-section of working New Yorkers". More ... |
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