19th Council District: Throw Another Hat in the Ring

The race for City Council in the 19th CD is really heating up. Tom Cooke will be officially adding his name to an already crowded field of qualified candidates. He joins Jerry Iannece, Paul Vallone, Steve Behar & Debra Markell who are all seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat being vacated by Tony Avella. [...]

Avella: Legalize Sports Betting as a Cash Cow for the City

Queens Chronicle
02/05/2009
Avella attacks mayor over budget proposal
by Peter C. Mastrosimone , Editor-in-Chief
A key Queens lawmaker who intends to run for the city’s highest office blasted Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s budget plan this week as unnecessarily draconian.
City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) contends that the spending cuts and layoffs Bloomberg proposed for fiscal 2010, which begins July 1, [...]

DOT Tells Motorists & Pedestrians Where To Go But Won’t Let Them Get There Safely

BAYSIDE TIMES
DOT Tells Motorists & Pedestrians Where To Go But Won’t Let Them Get There Safely.
Avella seeks traffic signal at 19th Ave. and Utopia Pkwy.
By Nathan Duke
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:05 PM EST
Councilman Tony Avella says he is upset that the city denied his request to place a traffic signal at the intersection of Utopia [...]

Cell Phone Towers Free of Municipal Oversight

Councilmember Tony Avella has taken the lead in opposing a proposal that would allow the siting of Cell Phone Towers without municipal oversight. Follow the link below for the whole story.
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