Local Bay Ridge Election Results

By on November 7, 2012  Featured story, Politics
Nov 072012
 

1:00am, November 7 – Declared winners in Bay Ridge so far are all incumbents – Representatives Michael Grimm and Jerry Nadler, State Senator Diane Savino, and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz.

1:30am, November 7 – State Senator Marty Golden and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis have also been declared winners in their reelection bids.

1:55am, November 7 – Alec Brook-Krasny is the winner in the 46th Assembly district. All area incumbents held onto their seats.

Incumbent candidates are noted with an asterisk. Declared winners are underlined, where applicable.

Results as of November 7, 8:00pm, via WABC:

Congress – District 11 (with 100% reporting)

Republican Congressman Michael Grimm (left) defeats Democratic challenger, Mark Murphy. (Grimm photo: Brian Hedden. Murphy photo via Facebook/Mark Murphy campaign).

  • *Michael Grimm (R, C) – 94,102 (52.8%)
  • Mark Murphy (D, WF) -82,401 (46.2%)
  • Henry Bardell (G) -1,782 (1%)

Congress – District 10 (with 98.8% reporting)

  • *Jerrold Nadler (D, WF) – 145,381 (80.7%)
  • Michael Chan (R, C) – 34,848 (19.3%)

NY Senate – District 22 (with 100% reporting)

Democrat Andrew Gounardes (left) is defeated by Republican incumbent Marty Golden (right). (Photos: Andrew Gounardes/Flickr and Erica Sherman)

  • *Martin Golden (R, C, I) – 35,720 (58.1%)
  • Andrew Gounardes (D, WF) – 25,761 (41.9%)

NY Senate – District 23 (with 100% reporting)

State Senator Diane Savino (left) defeats her Republican challenger, Lisa Grey (right).

  • *Diane Savino (D, WF, I) – 43,440 (76%)
  • Lisa Grey (R, C) – 13,682 (24%)

NY Assembly – District 64 (with 100% reporting)

Democrat John Mancuso (left) has lost to incumbent Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (right).

  • *Nicole Malliotakis (R, C, I) – 19,252 (61.7%)
  • John Mancuso (D, WF) – 11,965 (38.3%)

NY Assembly – District 46(with 100% reporting)

Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny (left) leads his Republican challenger, Tom McCarthy.

  • *Alec Brook-Krasny (D, WF) – 13,224 (58.7%)
  • Thomas McCarthy (R, C) – 8,882 (39.5%)
  • Patrick Dwyer (G) – 404 (1.8%)

NY Assembly – District 51 (with 84% reporting)

  • *Félix Ortiz (D) -14,759 (86.1%)
  • Henry Lallave (R) – 2,385 (13.9%)

State Assembly Redistricting: Who Are We Voting For Today?

By on November 6, 2012  Featured story, Politics
Nov 062012
 

Today is election day!

There have been a few changes to Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts since the last election. This article reviews the new boundaries for Congressional districts that cover Bay Ridge, and lists the candidates that have their names on the ballot (* indicates incumbent candidate). Remember, you can locate your polling site through the Board of Elections web site, or text NYCVOTES to 877877.

State Assembly – District 64

A portion of the 64th State Assembly District, which also includes parts of Staten Island.

A significant portion of northern Bay Ridge is represented by the 64th State Assembly District. Replacing the old 60th district, the 64th represents a little less of the neighborhood than it did before. Portions of the district also lie in Staten Island. The candidates on the ballot are:

Miss the debate at Dyker Civic? See the candidates again tonight at P.S. 170!

By on October 11, 2012  Politics
Oct 112012
 

Andrew Gounardes (left) and Marty Golden (right) are expected to debate each other for the second time in three nights, this time at the Brooklyn Candidates Night hosted by the Arab American Association of New York. (Photos: Andrew Gounardes/Flickr and Erica Sherman)

With the postponement-turned-cancellation of The Great Bay Ridge Debate, there’s been a bit of a hole left in the debate scene for local candidates. The Dyker Heights Civic Association filled the void somewhat with their debate this past Tuesday night, which saw a fiery debate between State Senator Marty Golden and his Democratic challenger, Andrew Gounardes.

If you’re looking for something right in Bay Ridge, you can go to PS 170 (7109 6th Avenue) tonight at 6:30pm for the 2012 Brooklyn Candidates’ Night. Hosted by the Arab American Association of New York, the forum invited local candidates for Congress, State Senate, and State Assembly.

Like all very lazy citizen-journalists, I tweeted AAANY Executive Director Linda Sarsour to see who has confirmed. For starters, it looks like Golden and Gounardes will face each other once again – second time in three nights! Continue reading »

After a Resounding Primary Victory in the 46th District, a Brief Look at Tom McCarthy

By on September 17, 2012  Featured story, Politics
Sep 172012
 

Image source: assembly.state.ny.us.

After “political newcomer” Tom McCarthy’s resounding 70 percent victory over local district leader Lucretia Regina-Potter for the 46th Assembly District’s Republican primary, some of you might be asking yourselves, “Who is Tom McCarthy?” Continue reading »

[UPDATED x2] Great Debate Coming To Bay Ridge September 25

By on September 11, 2012  Politics
Sep 112012
 

Click to enlarge (Image source: Facebook.com).

[2nd UPDATE: This event will be rescheduled to avoid conflicting with the start of Yom Kippur. It will NOT be on September 25. New date TBD.]

Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to ruuuuuumble participate in our electoral process!

On Tuesday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. the Great Bay Ridge Debate will pit four pairs of major party candidates for public office against one another. It’s incumbent versus challenger as the hallowed halls of Xaverian High School play host to a colossal contest of policy – in order to help you decide who to cast your vote for this November.

The four debates currently on the bill for that evening include:

Michael Grimm (R-C) vs. Mark Murphy (D) – Who will represent New York’s new 11th District in the U.S. House of Representatives? You decide.

Marty Golden (R-C) vs. Andrew Gounardes (D) – In the race for the New York State Senate’s 22nd District, find out where both candidates stand on the issues that matter to you.

Nicole Malliotakis (R-C) vs. John Mancuso (D) – How will the campaign for New York State Assembly new District 64 pan out? See both candidates first hand to find out.

In the final debate, State Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny (D) will take on the winner of a September 13, primary contest between Tom McCarthy (R-C) and Lucretia Regina-Potter (R).

Xaverian High School’s Auditorium is located at 71st Street and Shore Road.

This event is sponsored by the Bay Ridge Community Council as a public service for the citizens of Bay Ridge and beyond.

Lucretia Regina-Potter To Challenge Alec Brook-Krasny For 46th District Assembly Seat

By on August 9, 2012  Politics
Aug 092012
 

In a struggle that threatens to hyphenate us all, Republican District Leader Lucretia Regina-Potter is set to take on Democrat Alec Brook-Krasny for his New York State Assembly seat, as reported by Yafah Sutton for Bensonhurst Bean.

The current 46th Assembly District, which covers Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, Seagate, Coney Island, and Brighton Beach, is the result of an ethnically-inspired redistricting plan Regina-Potter had adamantly opposed last year.

The action eventually led to the creation of a 51% Asian-majority district out of parts of Sunset Park and Bensonhurst.

In addition to challenging what she referred to as an “arbitrary, capricious, and politically motivated” reapportionment of the 49th Assembly District by LATFOR, she had also charged that political operatives were trying to unseat her as the GOP’s district leader for Bensonhurst.

After Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo vowed to veto the initial redistricting plan – a position he later reneged on, Regina-Potter appealed to him in a letter which included the accusation that redistricting was merely an attempt to stifle Republican influence in the 49th district.

But wait, it gets better. Continue reading »

Local Pols Push For Bay Ridge, Coney Island Ferries

By on July 30, 2012  News, Traffic & Transit
Jul 302012
 

Image source: The Eyes Of New York via Flickr.

Terrestrial forms of transportation have always proved a challenge in New York City. After all, a densely populated metropolis occupying several islands – in addition to the mainland United States, has often called for bridges, tunnels, and trams where other settlements could build simple overland roads.

However, as our aging transportation infrastructure struggles to keep up with population growth, New York – and Brooklyn’s – legacy as home to one of the world’s largest natural harbors, could prove a help rather than a hindrance in the quest for a more efficient and diversified mass transit system.

A bipartisan group of local elected officials, including Democrats such as State Senator Diane Savino, State Assemblymen Alec Brook-Krasny and Steve Cymbowitz, City Councilman Vincent Gentile, as well as Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, are calling for the very popular East River Ferry service to be expanded to Southern Brooklyn, as reported by Paula Katinas in a *moving* article for the Brooklyn Eagle. Continue reading »