The New York Observer » Alfonso Quiroz http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:24:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Monserrate-Peralta Race, a Democratic Club Takes Its Time Jose Peralta has been racking up a string of early endorsements in his bid to oust Hiram Monserrate from the State Senate. But when the president of the JFK Democratic Club put forward a motion to endorse Peralta on Wednesday night--a full year before the election--there was an objection."We haven't heard from Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/monserrate-peralta-race-democratic-club-takes-time Who Will Challenge the Senate Defectors? Ongoing fluidity notwithstanding, it seems safe to assume that once their heads stop spinning, the state (and maybe national) Democrats will make it a serious priority to make both Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate into former elected officials. The senators, who cost the Democrats support of the State Senate by crossing the aisle to provide Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/who-will-challenge-senate-defectors Who Will Challenge the Senate Defectors? Ongoing fluidity notwithstanding, it seems safe to assume that once their heads stop spinning, the state (and maybe national) Democrats will make it a serious priority to make both Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate into former elected officials.

The senators, who cost the Democrats support of the State Senate by crossing the aisle to Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3954/who-will-challenge-defectors Quiroz Dropping Out of Council Race, Supporting Sears Alfonso Quiroz is withdrawing from the City Council in Jackson Heights and throwing his support to incumbent Helen Sears. The two remaining candidates are Stanley Kalathara, who has raised $67,952, and is active in the South-Asian community, and Democratic district leader Danny Dromm, who has raised $81,087 and was endorsed by the Working Families Party. Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/quiroz-dropping-out-council-race-supporting-sears Quiroz Dropping Out of Council Race, Supporting Sears Alfonso Quiroz is withdrawing from the City Council in Jackson Heights and throwing his support to incumbent Helen Sears.

The two remaining candidates are Stanley Kalathara, who has raised $67,952, and is active in the South-Asian community, and Democratic district leader Danny Dromm, who has raised $81,087 and was endorsed by the Working Families Party. Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3828/quiroz-out-council-race-sears-faces-less-diluted-opposition Stonewall Backs Moya to Replace Monserrate The Stonewall Democrats endorsed City Council candidate Francisco Moya over Julissa Ferreras last night. The two are vying to replace Hiram Monserrate, who is now in the State Senate.

The club vote, according to one person there, was 23 to 4.

Stonewall is based in Manhattan, but has an interest in the Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/1707/stonewall-backs-moya-replace-monserrate Council Candidate Fund-Raises Against ‘Old Guard’ Although City Council Member Helen Sears of Queens is no longer term-limited, City Council candidate Alfonso Quiroz is proceeding with his campaign for her Jackson Heights seat. Sears' vote in support of extending term limits is going to be a major talking point of Quiroz’s campaign, as this invitation to his November Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/azipaybarah/269/council-candidate-fund-raises-against-old-guard Council Candidate Quiroz’s Movie-Themed Fund-Raiser Here’s an invitation for a Sex and the City-inspired fund-raiser on May 29 for Democratic City Council candidate Alfonso Quiroz of Jackson Heights. Suggested contributions range from $50, which they put in the Carrie category, all the way up to $250, which means the contribution is categorized as Mr. Big! (This all sort of writes Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/sex-and-city-council-race Comptroller Thompson Attends Fundraisers for Two Candidates in Same Race Jackson Heights City Council candidate Danny Dromm hosted a number of influential local politicians at a fund-raiser this weekend, most notably city Comptroller Bill Thompson, who will be a special guest at a fund-raiser for Dromm’s opponent in the Democratic primary, Alfonso Quiroz [time clarified]. Quiroz's boyfriend and treasurer is Thompson's director of Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/danny-dromms-friends Comptroller Thompson’s City Council Candidate Quiroz is likely to face district leader Danny Dromm in the Democratic primary. Which makes the special guest status at the event of City Comptroller and likely mayoral candidate Bill Thompson somewhat notable: it's one of the first Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/thompsons-candidate-jackson-heights Again? The AP reports a power outage in the Bronx this morning affected 6,000 people. Con Ed spokesman Alfonso Quiroz emailed to say the outage lasted from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and affected "1,600 customers." Where Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2006/08/again/ Blackout Update The number of Con Ed customers experiencing power outages is now up to 3,500. Here, according to Con Ed spokesman Alfonso Quiroz, is the latest breakdown: Manhattan - 406 customers Brooklyn - 272 customers Queens - 963 customers Staten Island - 6 customers Westchester - 1431 customers Bronx - 425 customers Again, "customer" can mean Read More

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