Mark Holliday of SL Green talks about his company’s proposal for Aqueduct Race Track during a meeting with the Queens Chamber of Commerce last year. Photo by Christina Santucci

Guv got advice from Aqueduct bidder lobbyist

A high-profile Democratic operative and lobbyist was giving free campaign advice to Gov. David Paterson at the same time he was hired to lobby Paterson on behalf of one of the losing bidders of the Aqueduct video lottery terminal contract.

Bill Lynch’s firm, Bill Lynch Associates, was hired Nov. 1 by Aqueduct bidder SL Green for reasons of “assisting in the venture’s bid for a license to operate the video lottery facility at Aqueduct Race Track,” according to the copy of a contract signed between the two parties listed on the state Public Integrity Commission’s Web site.

While Lynch was hired by SL Green until he parted ways with the bidder last month, he also gave “informal...

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Clergy give blessing to Monserrate

Even as his legal team argues that the March 16 special election to fill his seat is invalid and unconstitutional, expelled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) has mobilized his re-election campaign with the help of a bloc of churches in his district opposed to same-sex marriage.

Queens pols grim about governor’s future

Queens officials said Gov. David Paterson should resign if allegations he ordered members of his administration to pressure a woman into dropping her charges of domestic violence against one of the governor’s top aides prove true.

City passes Pop Tarts, flunks brownies as school snacks

It has come to this: Pop-Tarts and Doritos have trumped homemade brownies as acceptable foods allowed to be sold at bake sales inside the city’s public schools.

St. John’s student plans help for Haiti

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Jan. 12 hit home for many New York City residents with roots in Haiti.

TimesLedger wins 2 awards in North American news contest

The TimesLedger Newspapers won two awards in Suburban Newspapers of America’s annual editorial contest for 2009.

Queens Village man stabs N.J. resident after party: Brown

A Queens Village man is under arrest for allegedly stabbing a New Jersey man to death near a Bellerose house following an argument at a party early Sunday morning, the Queens district attorney said.

Bearak slams Friedrich’s criticism for flier

Corey Bearak, the former campaign manager for state Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck) and a member of Community Board 13, said Monday it was inappropriate for failed Assembly candidate Bob Friedrich to ask CB 13 last week to condemn a controversial mailing sent out by the Weprin campaign.

Friedrich wants CB 11 vote on flier

Jerry Iannece easily won re-election as Community Board 11’s chairman this week, but a proposal by former state Assembly contender Bob Friedrich asking the board to condemn a controversial campaign flier which attacked him was met with more contention.

Church in Bellerose celebrates its 70th anniversary

The House of Hope Presbyterian Church has seen the best and worst of times in its 70-year-history, but the one thing congregants and leaders of the Bellerose institution said has remain stable is their sense of community.

Boro Chileans calm in aftermath of quake

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile over the weekend damaged homes and killed more than 700 people so far, but Chileans living in Queens said they were grateful it was not worse.

DA toasts SE Qns.’ Walcott

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and dozens of members of his staff were on hand last week to honor one of City Hall’s top leaders for his work in helping the community.

Comrie seeks alternate sites for new school

While the city waits for the final approval to move a new all-boys school into a Springfield Gardens middle school, city Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) said he has asked the school’s chancellor to consider some other spaces he claims would be perfect for the community’s needs.

Boro has most deaths in city from diseases: Study

Queens led New York City in deaths from seven diseases and other lethal causes in the latest statistical health snapshot of the city, but life expectancy in the five boroughs hit a new all-time high.

City promises $115 million to preserve Jamaica Bay

After years of pleading and activism from the borough’s environmental groups, the city announced last Thursday that it would be taking significant steps to prevent Jamaica Bay’s marshland from going the way of the dodo.

Party raises Haiti relief cash

Long after many shops shut their doors in the face of last week’s snowstorm, customers at one Kew Gardens restaurant thumbed their noses at the slippery streets and danced the night away at a fund-raiser for Haiti.

Queens seeks new candidates to be borough’s poet laureate

Queens poets, take note: The search for works that inspire borough residents of all ages and cultural backgrounds has begun.

Queens seeks new candidates to be borough’s poet laureate

Queens poets, take note: The search for works that inspire borough residents of all ages and cultural backgrounds has begun.

Queens College upgrades labs

Queens College officials celebrated this week the completion of a $30 million renovation that brought 11 new labs and a three-floor mosaic of a nucleus collision to one of the main science buildings on campus.

SJU students told recession hit young hard

Bakari Kitwana, a journalist and activist, last week urged St. John’s University students to mobilize around federal education and job creation bills with the same enthusiastic approach they used to rally around President Barack Obama’s campaign.

Olympian speaks at SJU about breaking into volleyball

Misty May-Treanor is one of the top beach volleyball players in the world, but the Olympic gold medalist told St. John’s University she never feels like a superstar.

St. Albans resident killed car thief: DA

A St. Albans man turned the tables on a criminal who was trying to steal his car by killing him Saturday night, police said.

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