Read original... Moving to City Hall to Tackle Education, with a Lady Gaga Soundtrack As MarkWeprin racked up endorsements from elected officials and union heads in his Council race in Eastern Queens, his opponents criticized him for getting as far as he has for one reason: his last name. Weprin entered politics by succeeding his father, Saul, who briefly served as Assembly speaker,...
While waiting for deals to be made (or not) on the deficit reduction package, I ran into Assemblyman MarkWeprin 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...
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 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...
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 MarkWeprin, the former Assemblyman turned City Councilman. And what...
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 MarkWeprin [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 else,...
... (ie: Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley , niece of Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley and Assemblyman MarkWeprin ). The fight between Halloran and Kim, who pulled off a surprise primary victory last month and would be the Council's first Korean-American if elected next Tuesday, has become iincreasingly heated of late , with particular attention being paid to Halloran's religious beliefs...
City Council contender Bob Friedrich defended a letter he sent last month as president of the Glen Oaks Village Co-op’s board to the housing community’s tenants after his opponent, state Assemblyman MarkWeprin (D-Little Neck), accused him of using t...
