Covering elections is a bit like covering the Super Bowl. There is a whole lot of build-up, starting with who will be running, petition filing, endorsement seeking and finally campaigning. Inevitably the big day arrives. All the election planning is done and executed, and now all one can do is wait for the results. Today I covered the Assembly race […]
Politics
Primary Day Endorsements
On September 9th the polls will open at 6 am. Hopefully everyone will be able to figure out where to go and vote. There is a very handy voting booth locator online. It is at http://nyc.pollsitelocator.com. We just checked and it seems to be correct. That’s the easy part. A bit harder is making the right choice. Summertime is a […]
Candidates speak
In our current issue, we asked each candidate running for State Assembly (both the 51st and 52nd districts) to submit around 500 words explaining their positions to the public and why they would make a good elected official. The primary is tomorrow – we urge all to go and vote and here is what everyone said (plus the introduction that […]
Pete Sikora receives NYSNA endorsement
As the race to succeed Joan Millman winds down to its ultimate conclusion next Tuesday, Pete Sikora received an endorsement from the union that worked hardest in the battle to save Long Island College Hospital. The New York State Nurses Union (NYSNA), whose Executive Director Jill Furillo spent a lot of time and resources in fighting SUNY Downstate, is still […]
Menchaca for Zuniga – Velazquez for Ortiz
Campaigning for State Assembly in the 51st District ramped up yesterday as both Felix Ortiz and challenger Ceasar Zuniga received help from other local elected officials. The 51st AD includes Red Hook and Sunset Park, roughly approximating the City Council district represented by Carlos Menchaca. Menchaca, who unseated long term incumbent Sara Gonzalez with a surprising victory in last year’s […]
Menchaca makes endorsement in local assembly race
Councilmember Carlos Menchaca has changed his position in the 51st Assembly race to not making an endorsement to an endorsement of Ceasar Zuniga. He will be announcing this Wednesday morning at 7 am at the 36th Street subway station (at 4th Avenue). He had originally told the Star-Revue that he was too new to make an endorsement. From early on though, […]
Mark Shames’ political column
This is the last issue of the Red Hook Star Revue that will come out before the primary elections, so I will briefly discuss my endorsements. In New York City and of late in New York State outside of the State Senate, the Democratic Party primary elections are all that matter. So please vote., if you want to have a […]
Endorsements: Teachout, Sikora, Ortiz
On September 9th the polls will open at 6 am. Hopefully everyone will be able to figure out where to go and vote. There is a very handy voting booth locator online. It is at http://nyc.pollsitelocator.com. We just checked and it seems to be correct. That’s the easy part. A bit harder is making the right choice. Summertime is a […]
Assembly candidates square off in series of debates, by George Fiala
Joan Millman’s decision not to seek reelection came as a shock to some. She has represented the 52nd Assembly District in Albany since 1997, and would no doubt be re-elected to as many terms as she wanted. However, at age 74, and with a promised job in the City administration, she decided that her traveling days to Albany should be […]
BerlinRosen
BerlinRosen is a fast growing PR firm that has become a campaign issue in the local Assembly race to succeed Joan Millman. Candidate Doug Biviano is working hard to connect all the dots between this firms clients. We ourselves were surprised as we were covering the recent Red Hook Library story when we were directed to call BerlinRosen to get […]