Queens Crap (Free subscription) | yesterday
From the Queens Courier : It looks like a Weprin switcheroo in Queens. The 24th Assembly District in northeast Queens may be trading one Weprin for another as outgoing City Councilmember David Weprin announced that he will run for his brother Mark’s vacant Assembly seat. David, who decided not to seek re-election to the City Council and ran a failed bid for...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The long-predicted Weprin seat swap will take place after all, thus averting the potential crisis of the first Weprin-less Assembly for almost four decades. Outgoing Councilman David Weprin confirmed he will take the path of least resistance and seek the Assembly seat being vacated by his brother, Mark, in January, rejecting - at least for now - a call by Senate Democratic...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
While waiting for deals to be made (or not) on the deficit reduction package, I ran into Assemblyman Mark Weprin cleaning out the desk in the last row on the right-hand side of the chamber that he has occupied since 1994. Weprin, who is heading to New York City to take the Council seat of his brother, David Weprin, said he found the task "a little sad." When I...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The conventional wisdom since Councilman David Weprin lost his bid for comptroller has been that he would, if he desired to remain in politics, run in the special election for the Assembly seat vacated by his brother, Mark, who will replace him in the Council . But now a new wrinkled has emerged in the Weprin story, and it comes compliments of the councilman-elect. According to...
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
From the Daily News : The conventional wisdom since Councilman David Weprin lost his bid for comptroller has been that he would, if he desired to remain in politics, run in the special election for the Assembly seat vacated by his brother, Mark, who will replace him in the Council. But now a new wrinkled has emerged in the Weprin story, and it comes compliments of the councilman-elect....
the albany project (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
If there was any question about the incestuous nepotism of the machine in New York City politics, this story in The Daily News should put all of that to rest. To make a long story short, David Weprin, the former City Councilman turned failed-Comptroller candidate, will run for the Assembly seat of his brother Mark Weprin, the former Assemblyman turned City Councilman. And what...
the albany project (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Liz has the story that David Weprin is considering running for the senate seat currently held by Frank Padavan . Obviously, Jim [Gennaro] has the right of first refusal in the race," said Mark Weprin [David's brother]. "But if Jim doesn't do it, whoever the Democrats' candidate might be, I think Frank is vulnerable. What in the world gives Mr. Gennaro, or anyone...
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
... officials among his potential supporters: Marshall and City Councilmen John Liu (D-Flushing) and David Weprin (D-Hollis). From the Neighborhood Retail Alliance : So it should be clear to all Queens businesses, the Chamber of Commerce in your borough will stand four square behind you-at least until a bigger and better use for your property can be discovered; then you're on your own...
