Iannece Kicks Off Campaign

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Reception House in Flushing former Community Board 11 Chair and Northeast Queens Civic Leader Jerry Iannece, officially kicked-off his campaign for City Council in the 19th Council District.

Among the many local residents and supporters in attendance were numerous civic leaders and local elected officials; including: Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza, Joseph Bechtold - President of the Jefferson Democratic Club, Thomas Bullaro & Joseph DiPietro of the Italian American Community, Warren Schreiber - President of the Bay Terrace Community Alliance, Mike Feiner - President of the Bayside Hills Civic Association, Bob Nobile - President of Little Neck Pines Civic Association, Chrissy Voskerichian - President of the 109 Pct Council, Rhea O’Gorman - President of the Station Road Civic Association, Steve Newman - CB 11 Chair, Phil Konigsberg -Vice Chair of CB 7, Frank Skala - President of the East Bayside Homeowners Association and Mike Neibauer - Head of the Queens Independence Party.

Van Bramer Kick-Off Party

Jimmy Van Bramer, a Democratic State Committeeman representing the 37th Assembly District in Queens County, will kick off his campaign for the New York City Council on Sunday, Nov. 23. The kickoff will take place at a fundraising house party from 2-4 p.m. at 39-19 46th Street.

Van Bramer is running to fill the open seat in the 26th Council District, which encompasses Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside and parts of Astoria and Maspeth. Councilman Eric Gioia, who currently represents the 26th District, has announced that he is running for higher office and not for re-election to his current seat.

Anthony Weiner & A Silly Putty Economy

By MICHAEL SCHENKLER

Wednesday morning, the day after the election, Anthony Weiner stopped by for a cup of coffee.

Actually, he was driving on the L.I.E. service road in a sound truck loudly thanking voters for returning him to Congress and decided there may be a free cup of coffee and some actual feedback inside.

It’s been a long time since I’ve interviewed him and since almost all of Wednesday’s discussion was on background or off-the-record, there’s little I can share with you. Except, Anthony is running for Mayor next year.

More follows after the jump. [Queens Tribune]

Beating Danny's Dromm

In case you didn't know it, gay activist and district leader Danny Dromm is officially running for City Council in the seat currently held by Helen Sears. His new Web site highlights his career, talks about the issues and send links to his blog, which has entries running since July 2007.