Tired of those New York politicos shouting at one another to get their point across?
Joe Crowley has taken a different tact, using props to lambaste the G.O.P.'s budget's cuts.
Take a look:
Coming off a major victory in passing health care, Rep. Joe Crowley of Queens and The Bronx said that the White House and Democrats in congress should now turn their attention back to the economy and job creation."I think what the White House does now is put more emphasis on what we've been doing all Read More
ALBANY—Bill Owens has been to two fund-raisers outside his district in the last week.
Last Wednesday, he attended a $1,000-a-head fundraiser at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C. According to a person who was there, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Joe Crowley, Nita Lowey and Scott Murphy Read More
According to Jose Serrano, Kirsten Gillibrand is going after the low-hanging fruit first.
In the days since Representative Steve Israel decided not to consider a primary against Gillibrand, following calls from President Barack Obama and Senator Chuck Schumer, other members of the New York Congressional delegation have quickly lined up in support Read More
ALBANY—Representative Joe Crowley, the Queens Democratic Party Chairman, said that he had spoken to Caroline Kennedy as she expressed interest in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton.
"It was a very quick phone call," he said. "I always appreciate being reached out to by people who are interested in jobs in Read More
With newly minted House Democratic Caucus vice chair Xavier Becerra widely seen as likely to accept an offer to serve as U.S. trade representative in the Obama White House, Crowley is poised to enter the race to replace Becerra at the Democratic leadership table, sources Read More
A senior Crowley aide said today that the congressman has informed Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee executive director Read More
Newly minted Democratic State Assembly candidate Michael Den Dekker is personally challenging the petitions of his opponent, Marlene Tapper, according to the city Board of Elections.
Most petition challenges come from supporters of a rival candidate, not the rival candidate himself.
If successful, he could prevent her from getting on the ballot, which would make Read More
Here’s a clip from About halfway through, Powell says, “We’ve lost our backbone.” He adds later, “A lot of us have become spineless Democrats.”Towns voted against FISA. In case you’re wondering, Democratic members of Congress from New York who supported FISA include Tim Bishop and Carolyn McCarthy of Long Island; Gary Ackerman, Greg Meeks Read More
Some prominent members of the New York congressional delegation are raising money for a Florida congressional candidate, Christine Jennings, who lost a race against a Republican in 2006 by just 396 votes.
The seat, which opened up when Katherine Harris decided to run for Senate, was ultimately won by Vern Buchanan and now Jennings Read More
As of this morning, it looked like Republican Anthony Como had edged out Democrat Elizabeth Crowley to win yesterday's special election for a City Council seat in Queens. According to the Board of Elections, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, the results are:Anthony Como: 2,352 votes (31.71 percent of the vote)Elizabeth Crowley: 2,282 votes (30.77 Read More
Assemblyman Jose Peralta, a Latino lawmaker who once supported State Senator John Sabini, yesterday made the case for Sabini's Puerto Rican challenger, Councilman Hiram Monserrate, in part because the district is becoming more Latino.
Sabini's answer to that? Barack Obama.
When I asked Sabini, who is white, about how race is affecting the lead-up Read More
Tom Ognibene's ad in the latest Queens Courier asks residents to “re-elect” him to the City Council in the June 3 special election.
Ognibene, a Republican, is the former councilman of that Middle Village district, but was term-limited from office in 2001. His successor, Dennis Gallagher, resigned after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman Read More
State Senator John Sabini is reportedly on the verge of losing the backing of the Queens Democratic County organization, which may endorse his likely 2008 challenger, City Councilman Hiram Monserrate.Monserrate almost ousted Sabini in 2006, and that was before Sabini got arrested for D.U.I. Add to that a Jackson Heights district with a Read More
Citizens Against Government Waste published its annual list of congressional earmarks (they actually call it the Congressional Pig Book list).Of course, what one person calls wasteful spending, another person calls bringing home the bacon, and now that Democrats are in the majority, New York was supposed to be getting more federal money.
The state made Read More
