Karen Koslowitz hopes to keep her seat in District 29

Karen Koslowitz was elected to District 29 in 2009. Prior to this Koslowitz served as Deputy Borough President under Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.

Her current council member page is here. 

Her campaign contact info: Re-elect Koslowitz 2013: (718) 268-3626, 6940 108^th Street, % R. Croce 3A

Forrest Hills, NY 11375

Peter Koo running to keep his seat in District 20

Peter A. Koo (20): was elected to City Council in November 2009. He is also President of the Peter Koo Community Charitable Organization, whose recent philanthropy includes a $100,000 donation to LaGuardia Community College, and 20 wheelchairs to Elmhurst Hospital.

His current council member page is here.

His campaign contact info: Friends for Peter Koo: (718) 961-2931, 133-24A 41^st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355

David B. Kayode running in Queens District 28

David B. Kayode is currently a legislative aide in District 28, and a reverend at a Baptist church in Brooklyn. He is originally from Nigeria.

You can see a youtube commercial for his campaign here, and his website here. 

His campaign's contact info: David Kayode 2013, 106-23 153^rd Street, 1, Jamaica, NY 11433

Candidate Launches Hurricane Sandy-Themed Political Party

Ross Barkan writes:

A candidate for City Council in a Sandy-ravaged Far Rockaway district is running on a hurricane-themed party line. Selvena Brooks is filing petitions to get on the ballot under the name of the “Rebuild Now” party.
Ms. Brooks, a communications specialist with the Service Employees International Union, will join a crowded field the special election to replace James Sanders in the 31st District.

...The election, set for Feb. 19, has attracted a slew of candidates. Mr. Sanders’ former chief of staff, Donovan Richards, is a considered the front runner. However, Ms. Brooks, who has worked in the State Senate, will be one of several candidates with legitimate credentials in the race including; Attorney Jacques Leandre, community activist Mike Duncan, marketing firm head Earnest Flowers, Community Board 8 District Manager Marie Adam-Ovide and Pesach Osina, a staffer of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. [Politicker]

Martha Taylor Makes Another Run for City Council

Back in 2008, Martha Taylor launched a bid for the 24th Council District (currently represented by James Gennaro).  Looks like she is trying it again, with help from Queens County Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley and a lot of other officials.

Constantinides Endorsed by New York City Council Progressive Caucus Alliance

Costa Constantinides was one of the first candidates endorsed by the New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus for the Council’s 22^nd District, which represents Astoria along with parts of Long Island City and Woodside. 

...Costa has previously been endorsed by New York’s Working Families Party and the UFCW Local 1500, the largest supermarket union in the city. 

Costa Constantinides is a grassroots community organizer, attorney, progressive political leader, husband and father who has lived in Astoria his whole life.  In 2009, Costa was elected as the Democratic District Leader for the 36th Assembly District. [Queens Gazette]

Lancman begins campaign for City Council

State Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) officially kicked off his campaign for City Council last week at the Local 3 Headquarters in Flushing.

More than 100 people attended the event, at 67-35 Parsons Blvd., including U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Queens Democratic Party, and a number of other Queens politicians. [Times Ledger]