Nueva York, 31 de agosto. Con el slogan, "Humanizar el trato y modernizar los servicios en el marco de la Prosperidad para todos", la Cónsul General de Colombia en Nueva York, Elsa Gladys Cifuentes Aranzazu presentó cuatro nuevos programas que serán implementados en beneficio de los colombianos residentes en el área de New York, New Jersey, Connecticut y Pensilvania.
La apertura de la "Ventanilla Social", programa que ofrecerá asistencia legal, asesoría en salud, asuntos financieros y laborales, cuenta con el apoyo de autoridades locales, estatales y reconocidas asociaciones que de manera voluntaria han manifestado su interés en participar en este proyecto.
Así mismo, en respuesta a la creciente demanda de servicios por parte de la comunidad, se implementa una jornada de horario extendido el primer martes de cada mes en jornada nocturna de 3:00 -- 9:00 pm.
Durante el mes de septiembre se realizará una jornada extensiva de ENTREGA de documentos de identidad en horario especial de lunes a viernes de 2:00 -- 4:00 pm y los sábados 17 y 24 de 9:00 am -- 2:00 pm.
Con ocasión de la visita del señor Presidente Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, en el marco del 66 período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, se han conformando 4 mesas de trabajo que abordan los temas: trámites consulares, remesas, ventanilla social y Colombia nos une, presididas por funcionarios de la sede consular y concertadas con los diferentes líderes de la comunidad, en preparación a la reunión que se sostendrá con el Presidente el próximo miércoles 21 de septiembre de 2011.
Cultura y las artes por una integracion para alcanzar la unidad
miércoles, 31 de agosto de 2011
NOTAS DEL NEWSDAY- SOBRE LA REDISTRIBUCION DE DISTRITOS
http://www.newsday.com/columnists/dan-janison/democrats-savor-redistricting-decision-1.3133500Democrats savor redistricting decision
August 30, 2011 by DAN JANISON / dan.janison@newsday.com
The fact that all seven judges on the state's top court joined in demolishing the NassauRepublicans' attempt at a quickie redistricting gave Democrats -- for the moment -- the coveted high ground.
The unanimous ruling -- predicted by neither side -- allowed state and NassauDemocratic chairman Jay Jacobs to trumpet the fact that Republican Gov.George Pataki appointed four of those judges.
It even led Jacobs to publicly suggest for the first time that the previous midlevel 3-2 appellate ruling in Brooklyn, favoring the GOP, looked suspiciously "like a political decision" rather than a legal one.
"I can't make an accusation per se," he said. "There is something political there, I believe, in that case. We're looking into it. I'm not satisfied there wasn't politics."
The outcome also gave Jacobs a chance to crow that August has been "a very bad month" for Nassau's GOP leaders -- who, he contended, "wasted" $2 million on a rejected Coliseum bond referendum, and then spent further resources on legal fees and software for their abortive "power grab."
Soon, Democrats will get to argue in court that Republican and Conservative candidates in four districts must face unplanned primary races against each other -- because of the way they submitted their petitions under their redistricting strategy.
And so, the out-of-power county Democrats get a big rhetorical windfall from this court decision.
But the practical plusses for the Democrats have clear limits.
The Republican camp, for one, cited the court finding the legislature's approval of lines in May was not itself wrongful -- only the attempt to enact them for 2011 rather than 2013.
"We are disappointed by the delay in implementing the new plan," County Attorney John Ciampoli said in a statement. "Nonetheless," he said, the new map as voted up in May "sets the base line for a fair and proper apportionment of legislative districts."
Note that Republican Edward Mangano's term as county executive runs through 2013, when a new district map must take hold for real.
So, even if Democrats were to win back a legislative majority in November, they'd need an unlikely two-thirds majority to pass their own redistricting plan over a Mangano veto.
Bottom line: Even after some Democratic objections to the current redistricting are accommodated, the new map may end up similar in key ways to the GOP's current version.
Another limit on the Democratic win is that it sets no legal precedent for the ongoing fight over redistricting on a state level due to take effect for the 2012 state and federal legislative elections.
Just the same, the state Senate Democrats, now in the minority, tried to frame the Nassau case as part of that fight, terming Ciampoli "a longtime close associate" of Majority LeaderDean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre). "The courts and the public will not stand for a rigged process," declared Democratic conference spokesman Mike Murphy. "This is a major defeat for Senator Skelos and the Senate Republicans."
But GOP majority spokesman Scott Reif replied: "It's sad that the chronically dysfunctional Senate Democrats have to inject politics into everything, but New Yorkers know better than to trust them on taxes, on spending or on anything else."
In Nassau, where the ruling's impact lies, the contours of September's primary and November's election now return to what was widely expected before three months of litigation intervened.
August 30, 2011 by DAN JANISON / dan.janison@newsday.com
The fact that all seven judges on the state's top court joined in demolishing the NassauRepublicans' attempt at a quickie redistricting gave Democrats -- for the moment -- the coveted high ground.
The unanimous ruling -- predicted by neither side -- allowed state and NassauDemocratic chairman Jay Jacobs to trumpet the fact that Republican Gov.George Pataki appointed four of those judges.
It even led Jacobs to publicly suggest for the first time that the previous midlevel 3-2 appellate ruling in Brooklyn, favoring the GOP, looked suspiciously "like a political decision" rather than a legal one.
"I can't make an accusation per se," he said. "There is something political there, I believe, in that case. We're looking into it. I'm not satisfied there wasn't politics."
The outcome also gave Jacobs a chance to crow that August has been "a very bad month" for Nassau's GOP leaders -- who, he contended, "wasted" $2 million on a rejected Coliseum bond referendum, and then spent further resources on legal fees and software for their abortive "power grab."
Soon, Democrats will get to argue in court that Republican and Conservative candidates in four districts must face unplanned primary races against each other -- because of the way they submitted their petitions under their redistricting strategy.
And so, the out-of-power county Democrats get a big rhetorical windfall from this court decision.
But the practical plusses for the Democrats have clear limits.
The Republican camp, for one, cited the court finding the legislature's approval of lines in May was not itself wrongful -- only the attempt to enact them for 2011 rather than 2013.
"We are disappointed by the delay in implementing the new plan," County Attorney John Ciampoli said in a statement. "Nonetheless," he said, the new map as voted up in May "sets the base line for a fair and proper apportionment of legislative districts."
Note that Republican Edward Mangano's term as county executive runs through 2013, when a new district map must take hold for real.
So, even if Democrats were to win back a legislative majority in November, they'd need an unlikely two-thirds majority to pass their own redistricting plan over a Mangano veto.
Bottom line: Even after some Democratic objections to the current redistricting are accommodated, the new map may end up similar in key ways to the GOP's current version.
Another limit on the Democratic win is that it sets no legal precedent for the ongoing fight over redistricting on a state level due to take effect for the 2012 state and federal legislative elections.
Just the same, the state Senate Democrats, now in the minority, tried to frame the Nassau case as part of that fight, terming Ciampoli "a longtime close associate" of Majority LeaderDean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre). "The courts and the public will not stand for a rigged process," declared Democratic conference spokesman Mike Murphy. "This is a major defeat for Senator Skelos and the Senate Republicans."
But GOP majority spokesman Scott Reif replied: "It's sad that the chronically dysfunctional Senate Democrats have to inject politics into everything, but New Yorkers know better than to trust them on taxes, on spending or on anything else."
In Nassau, where the ruling's impact lies, the contours of September's primary and November's election now return to what was widely expected before three months of litigation intervened.
viernes, 26 de agosto de 2011
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: VITUPERIOS.COM- ES QUE COMO BIEN DICE EL BACHI ES ...
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jueves, 25 de agosto de 2011
DONDE ESTAN LOS FAMOSOS LIDERES EN NASSAU.
Mientras que en Suffolk se habla de generar empleos, en Nassau la agenda es DESPEDIR EMPLEADOS, ELIMINAR TRABAJOS Y ORGANIZAR BAILONGOS.
Bellone pledges 1,000 new Suffolk jobs
By KERY MURAKAMI kery.murakami@newsday.com
Photo credit: Newsday/Jessica Rotkiewicz
Continuing his focus on economic issues in his run for Suffolk County Executive, Democratic Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone set a goal Thursday of creating 1,000 jobs during his first four years in office by encouraging people to make their homes more energy efficient.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/bellone-pledges-1-000-new-suffolk-jobs-1.3122094
NASSAU
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-raked-over-coals-on-staff-bbq-1.3119795Mangano raked over coals on staff BBQ
by CELESTE HADRICK / celeste.hadrick@newsday.com
County Executive Edward Mangano's "end of summer concert & BBQ" at the county administrative building in Mineola Thursday afternoon has angered union leaders.
Citing Mangano's recent layoffs of more than 100 employees and his freezing the salaries of remaining workers, Police Benevolent Association president James Carver said in an email to members that the event -- to which all county staffers are invited -- "is a huge slap in the face to each and every county worker" and asked the county executive to cancel it.
"It's insulting," said Civil Service Employees Association president Jerry Laricchiuta, who lost 128 members to layoffs on July 1. "In good times, the idea of the county executive asking employees to show up for an end-of-summer barbecue is a nice gesture, but these are not good times."
Struggling to close a $176 million budget gap, Mangano has cut the county's now roughly 8,000-member workforce through layoffs and retirement incentives and asked a state control board to freeze all pay increases, a move approved at the end of March.
As a result of the cuts, "all county employees are working harder than ever to serve the public," said Mangano aide Brian Nevin. "County Executive Mangano secured the private donations needed to provide these employees with a free after-work thank you barbecue."
The invitation promises hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages, with music by Dr. K's Motown Revue.
A Mangano spokeswoman said the food was donated by Dover Caterers, run by Butch Yamali, a county and town concessionaire who has donated to Republicans and Democrats.
"I would love to know who came up with this brilliant idea to have an end-of-summer party on the front lawn of the county executive's office while morale is at an all-time low," Carver emailed PBA members. "Does he think that if he gives the workers free hot dogs and burgers that all will be forgiven?"
Nevin responded, "Rather than grandstand to his membership, Jim Carver should end the circus show and begin working with County Executive Mangano to rein in the costs of government"
Bellone pledges 1,000 new Suffolk jobs
By KERY MURAKAMI kery.murakami@newsday.com
Continuing his focus on economic issues in his run for Suffolk County Executive, Democratic Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone set a goal Thursday of creating 1,000 jobs during his first four years in office by encouraging people to make their homes more energy efficient.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/bellone-pledges-1-000-new-suffolk-jobs-1.3122094
NASSAU
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-raked-over-coals-on-staff-bbq-1.3119795Mangano raked over coals on staff BBQ
by CELESTE HADRICK / celeste.hadrick@newsday.com
County Executive Edward Mangano's "end of summer concert & BBQ" at the county administrative building in Mineola Thursday afternoon has angered union leaders.
Citing Mangano's recent layoffs of more than 100 employees and his freezing the salaries of remaining workers, Police Benevolent Association president James Carver said in an email to members that the event -- to which all county staffers are invited -- "is a huge slap in the face to each and every county worker" and asked the county executive to cancel it.
"It's insulting," said Civil Service Employees Association president Jerry Laricchiuta, who lost 128 members to layoffs on July 1. "In good times, the idea of the county executive asking employees to show up for an end-of-summer barbecue is a nice gesture, but these are not good times."
Struggling to close a $176 million budget gap, Mangano has cut the county's now roughly 8,000-member workforce through layoffs and retirement incentives and asked a state control board to freeze all pay increases, a move approved at the end of March.
As a result of the cuts, "all county employees are working harder than ever to serve the public," said Mangano aide Brian Nevin. "County Executive Mangano secured the private donations needed to provide these employees with a free after-work thank you barbecue."
The invitation promises hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages, with music by Dr. K's Motown Revue.
A Mangano spokeswoman said the food was donated by Dover Caterers, run by Butch Yamali, a county and town concessionaire who has donated to Republicans and Democrats.
"I would love to know who came up with this brilliant idea to have an end-of-summer party on the front lawn of the county executive's office while morale is at an all-time low," Carver emailed PBA members. "Does he think that if he gives the workers free hot dogs and burgers that all will be forgiven?"
Nevin responded, "Rather than grandstand to his membership, Jim Carver should end the circus show and begin working with County Executive Mangano to rein in the costs of government"
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: VITUPERIOS.COM – EL SR. CONSUL MENOSPRECIA LABOR D...
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FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: EL CLAMOR DE LA VOX PUPULI DESDE EL PULGARCITO
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: EL CLAMOR DE LA VOX PUPULI DESDE EL PULGARCITO: Ay¡ mi El Salvador (II) 19 de agosto 2011 Ay, lo que fuera nuestro gran partido ARENA. Cada vez que nos llega alguna noticia de los amig...
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: VITUPERIOS.COM- COMUNIDAD SALVADOREÑA EN LONG ISLA...
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FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: VITUPERIOS.COM- DEMANDAMOS ACCION SEÑOR CONSUL GEN...
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miércoles, 24 de agosto de 2011
domingo, 21 de agosto de 2011
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: POR SI TODAVIA EXISTIAN DUDAS DE SU POSICION ANTI-...
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: POR SI TODAVIA EXISTIAN DUDAS DE SU POSICION ANTI-...: Pete King en contra de la medida del presidente Obama de detener las deportaciones en contra de mas de 300,000 indocumentados sin record cri...
martes, 16 de agosto de 2011
lunes, 15 de agosto de 2011
DEL ESCRITORIO DE STEVE BELLONE
Steve Bellone visita a comunidad hispana del este de Suffolk
Candidato demócrata dio a conocer detalles de su plan de desarrollo económico
East Hampton, NY- Steve Bellone, candidato demócrata a ejecutivo del condado de Suffolk, estuvo visitando el pasado fin de semana a la creciente y diversa comunidad hispana del este del condado. El evento fue organizado por la filántropa de orígen cubano, Luly Duke, y la activista chilena, Isabel Sepúlveda, ambas residentes de East Hampton.
A pesar de la lluvia y las inundaciones en muchas áreas de la isla este pasado fin de semana, hispanos de todas las nacionalidades se hicieron presentes a la recepción con Steve Bellone para conocer de primera mano los detalles de su plan Suffolk Innovation, el cual busca hacer del condado un centro importante de alta tecnología a nivel nacional y consecuentemente crear trabajos bien remunerados que beneficien a la clase trabajadora del condado de Suffolk.
La presentación de Steve Bellone estuvo a cargo de Phil Ramos, el primer oficial electo hispano a nivel estatal en Long Island. Durante su introducción, Ramos resaltó el record de Bellone en Babylon. Uno de los puntos importantes que Ramos enfatizó es que Bellone es el principal responsable de que Babylon goce con el gobierno municipal más diverso de la isla. Fue Bellone quien hace más de dos años nombró al primer oficial electo hispano en el pueblo, el concejal Tony Martínez.
El presidente del partido demócrata de Suffolk, Rich Schaffer, también estuvo presente en el encuentro. Schaffer aprovechó la ocasión para exhortar a los hispanos del este de la isla a que participen más activamente en la política local, que ayudan a registrar más votantes y por supuesto que no olviden votar el próximo 8 de noviembre.
Durante su intervención, Steve Bellone aprovechó la oportunidad para hablar sobre la importancia de la diversidad en el gobierno condal. “Siempre he creído que la diversidad ha sido y seguirá siendo un elemento vital en la sociedad de nuestro país. Los oficiales electos estamos llamados a actuar responsablemente y sobretodo aprovechar el cúmulo de riqueza que nos ofrece una comunidad tan diversa como lo es Suffolk,” expresó Bellone.
Por su parte las organizadoras, Duke y Sepúlveda, del evento, agradecieron a Bellone y los demás oficiales demócratas por la visita y mencionaron que era la primera vez que un candidato a ejecutivo del condado les visitaba.
Fotos: Cortesía de Isabel Sepúlveda
Candidato demócrata dio a conocer detalles de su plan de desarrollo económico
East Hampton, NY- Steve Bellone, candidato demócrata a ejecutivo del condado de Suffolk, estuvo visitando el pasado fin de semana a la creciente y diversa comunidad hispana del este del condado. El evento fue organizado por la filántropa de orígen cubano, Luly Duke, y la activista chilena, Isabel Sepúlveda, ambas residentes de East Hampton.
A pesar de la lluvia y las inundaciones en muchas áreas de la isla este pasado fin de semana, hispanos de todas las nacionalidades se hicieron presentes a la recepción con Steve Bellone para conocer de primera mano los detalles de su plan Suffolk Innovation, el cual busca hacer del condado un centro importante de alta tecnología a nivel nacional y consecuentemente crear trabajos bien remunerados que beneficien a la clase trabajadora del condado de Suffolk.
La presentación de Steve Bellone estuvo a cargo de Phil Ramos, el primer oficial electo hispano a nivel estatal en Long Island. Durante su introducción, Ramos resaltó el record de Bellone en Babylon. Uno de los puntos importantes que Ramos enfatizó es que Bellone es el principal responsable de que Babylon goce con el gobierno municipal más diverso de la isla. Fue Bellone quien hace más de dos años nombró al primer oficial electo hispano en el pueblo, el concejal Tony Martínez.
El presidente del partido demócrata de Suffolk, Rich Schaffer, también estuvo presente en el encuentro. Schaffer aprovechó la ocasión para exhortar a los hispanos del este de la isla a que participen más activamente en la política local, que ayudan a registrar más votantes y por supuesto que no olviden votar el próximo 8 de noviembre.
Durante su intervención, Steve Bellone aprovechó la oportunidad para hablar sobre la importancia de la diversidad en el gobierno condal. “Siempre he creído que la diversidad ha sido y seguirá siendo un elemento vital en la sociedad de nuestro país. Los oficiales electos estamos llamados a actuar responsablemente y sobretodo aprovechar el cúmulo de riqueza que nos ofrece una comunidad tan diversa como lo es Suffolk,” expresó Bellone.
Por su parte las organizadoras, Duke y Sepúlveda, del evento, agradecieron a Bellone y los demás oficiales demócratas por la visita y mencionaron que era la primera vez que un candidato a ejecutivo del condado les visitaba.
Fotos: Cortesía de Isabel Sepúlveda
jueves, 4 de agosto de 2011
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: AL OIDO DEL CANCILLER- POR FRANCISCO PACHECO
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miércoles, 3 de agosto de 2011
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FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: VITUPERIOS.COM- EL VIVO A SEÑAS Y EL BURRO A PALOS...: "POR UNA COMUNIDAD LIMPIA DE CIZAÑA, LIBRE DE PARASITOS, DEMAGOGOS Y FARISEOS fue como titulamos una pequeña encuesta que compartíamos con el..."
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martes, 2 de agosto de 2011
DEL ESCRITORIO DEL ASAMBLEISTA PHIL RAMOS
***Comunicado de Prensa***
Ramos: Gobernador firma legislación que permite designar $1 millón en fondos de estímulo federal
El asambleísta Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) anunció que el gobernador Cuomo firmó el proyecto legislativo, convirtiéndolo en ley, auspiciado por él que autoriza al Comisionado de Servicios Generales transferir y traspasar las escrituras de un antiguo y abandonado bodega para arsenal militar, propiedad del estado, al Distrito Escolar de Bay Shore (UFSD) (Capítulo 156 de las leyes del 2011). La firma de Cuomo es el paso final en los esfuerzos de Ramos para eliminar los obstáculos para que el distrito escolar de Bay Shore pueda hacerse acreedor a un millón de dólares en fondos de estímulo federal para atender mejor las necesidades de su población estudiantil.
“La firma del gobernador Cuomo para aprobar esta ley es uno de los últimos pasos en este proceso complejo de asegurar fondos federales para la comunidad de Bay Shore”, dijo Ramos. “Este dinero les permitirá brindarles a los jóvenes los recursos que necesitan para triunfar sin añadirles una carga más a los contribuyentes locales”.
La legislación de Ramos transferirá el almacen de arsenal abandonado de la División de Asuntos Militares y Navales, localizado en la 70 de Brentwood Road en Bay Shore, al distrito escolar por la consideración de un dólar. El distrito tiene la intención de renovar el edificio usando los fondos de estímulo federal del Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) para proveer servicios de pre-kindergarden y educación especial a los niños de la comunidad.
Para poder recibir los fondos, el distrito debe igualar el 10 por ciento del costo de las renovaciones y someter una solicitud al Comisionado de Servicios Generales para traspasar el terreno al distrito escolar antes del 20 de julio de 2012.
El distrito de Bay Shore ha llegado a un acuerdo tentativo con el YMCA de Great South Bay, organización que invertirá una cantidad similar de fondos para la conclusión del proyecto.
Ramos: Gobernador firma legislación que permite designar $1 millón en fondos de estímulo federal
El asambleísta Phil Ramos (D-Central Islip) anunció que el gobernador Cuomo firmó el proyecto legislativo, convirtiéndolo en ley, auspiciado por él que autoriza al Comisionado de Servicios Generales transferir y traspasar las escrituras de un antiguo y abandonado bodega para arsenal militar, propiedad del estado, al Distrito Escolar de Bay Shore (UFSD) (Capítulo 156 de las leyes del 2011). La firma de Cuomo es el paso final en los esfuerzos de Ramos para eliminar los obstáculos para que el distrito escolar de Bay Shore pueda hacerse acreedor a un millón de dólares en fondos de estímulo federal para atender mejor las necesidades de su población estudiantil.
“La firma del gobernador Cuomo para aprobar esta ley es uno de los últimos pasos en este proceso complejo de asegurar fondos federales para la comunidad de Bay Shore”, dijo Ramos. “Este dinero les permitirá brindarles a los jóvenes los recursos que necesitan para triunfar sin añadirles una carga más a los contribuyentes locales”.
La legislación de Ramos transferirá el almacen de arsenal abandonado de la División de Asuntos Militares y Navales, localizado en la 70 de Brentwood Road en Bay Shore, al distrito escolar por la consideración de un dólar. El distrito tiene la intención de renovar el edificio usando los fondos de estímulo federal del Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) para proveer servicios de pre-kindergarden y educación especial a los niños de la comunidad.
Para poder recibir los fondos, el distrito debe igualar el 10 por ciento del costo de las renovaciones y someter una solicitud al Comisionado de Servicios Generales para traspasar el terreno al distrito escolar antes del 20 de julio de 2012.
El distrito de Bay Shore ha llegado a un acuerdo tentativo con el YMCA de Great South Bay, organización que invertirá una cantidad similar de fondos para la conclusión del proyecto.
UNA DURA DERROTA PARA MANGANO EL VOTO DEL COLISEO
http://www.newsday.com/columnists/dan-janison/coliseum-vote-a-hard-defeat-for-mangano-1.3068069
Coliseum vote a hard defeat for Mangano
August 2, 2011 by DAN JANISON / dan.janison@newsday.com
Chalk up one hard midterm defeat for Edward Mangano.
Long Island's political world was bound to view this referendum as an epilogue to the surprise events of November 2009.
That month, Republican legislator Mangano ousted the incumbent Nassau executive, Democrat Thomas Suozzi. The contest was so close, Suozzi didn't concede for another four weeks. The ersatz, GOP-aligned "Tax Revolt Party" provided an extra boost for underdog Mangano and others on his ticket who took part in the upset.
Postmortems of that campaign mentioned three factors: Low turnout, high taxes and tea party sentiment. Mangano had campaigned, with apparent success, against Suozzi's home-energy tax worth an estimated average of $87 per year per household.
The forces of low turnout and high taxes returned Monday to Nassau's polling sites. Self-styled tea-partiers shunned the deal; predictably, county Democrats seemed to look forward to political comeuppance.
This time, the mix of circumstances came back to bite Mangano.
Monday's ballot proposal, once approved, would have added an estimated $58 in taxes to the average homeowner's tax bill -- or, perhaps, $13.80 if the county's expected take of Coliseum revenues went to tax reduction.
Proponents of a "yes" vote, of course, worked hard to make clear the distinction between the unpopular utility tax that Mangano got to eliminate on his first day -- and this bond proposal, which they promoted as an investment in a vital facility that would spur employment and commerce.
Among those who came out, that message -- emphasized at every turn -- appeared to fall short. Mangano and company, of course, will now underscore the position that they put the choice to the people to decide.
He expressed optimism last night, saying "we will find a way" to make a Coliseum plan work.
Mangano has struggled since taking office. Citing shaky fiscal assumptions, a state monitoring board took control of his budget, as he and GOP allies tried to win the public-relations war by blasting the board as too political. If Mangano had won this arena vote, it would have given him leverage in the county Legislature and with the board, the Nassau Interim Finance Authority. Then he'd have had a clearer shot at succeeding where Suozzi failed, to keep the Islanders hockey team in Nassau and also develop the hub.
For full-time politicos, it will be time to review how the "yes" and "no" campaigns were conducted and exactly who was moved to show up and vote -- not to mention speculation of what might have happened if the same proposal had appeared on the primary or general-election ballot.
The rival parties may find all that information useful as they look to November, with the county's 19 legislative seats open.
As of Monday, the "Vote Yes 2011" election committee registered by Charles Wang's Islanders organization reported spending $239,407 over the past two weeks. As of July 20, the Association for a Better Long Island had reported committing $35,000 against the proposal, which is expected to be updated later on.
There will be concrete consequences. The future of the real estate in Uniondale -- and of the Islanders in Nassau -- has become as murky as ever.
Coliseum vote a hard defeat for Mangano
August 2, 2011 by DAN JANISON / dan.janison@newsday.com
Chalk up one hard midterm defeat for Edward Mangano.
Long Island's political world was bound to view this referendum as an epilogue to the surprise events of November 2009.
That month, Republican legislator Mangano ousted the incumbent Nassau executive, Democrat Thomas Suozzi. The contest was so close, Suozzi didn't concede for another four weeks. The ersatz, GOP-aligned "Tax Revolt Party" provided an extra boost for underdog Mangano and others on his ticket who took part in the upset.
Postmortems of that campaign mentioned three factors: Low turnout, high taxes and tea party sentiment. Mangano had campaigned, with apparent success, against Suozzi's home-energy tax worth an estimated average of $87 per year per household.
The forces of low turnout and high taxes returned Monday to Nassau's polling sites. Self-styled tea-partiers shunned the deal; predictably, county Democrats seemed to look forward to political comeuppance.
This time, the mix of circumstances came back to bite Mangano.
Monday's ballot proposal, once approved, would have added an estimated $58 in taxes to the average homeowner's tax bill -- or, perhaps, $13.80 if the county's expected take of Coliseum revenues went to tax reduction.
Proponents of a "yes" vote, of course, worked hard to make clear the distinction between the unpopular utility tax that Mangano got to eliminate on his first day -- and this bond proposal, which they promoted as an investment in a vital facility that would spur employment and commerce.
Among those who came out, that message -- emphasized at every turn -- appeared to fall short. Mangano and company, of course, will now underscore the position that they put the choice to the people to decide.
He expressed optimism last night, saying "we will find a way" to make a Coliseum plan work.
Mangano has struggled since taking office. Citing shaky fiscal assumptions, a state monitoring board took control of his budget, as he and GOP allies tried to win the public-relations war by blasting the board as too political. If Mangano had won this arena vote, it would have given him leverage in the county Legislature and with the board, the Nassau Interim Finance Authority. Then he'd have had a clearer shot at succeeding where Suozzi failed, to keep the Islanders hockey team in Nassau and also develop the hub.
For full-time politicos, it will be time to review how the "yes" and "no" campaigns were conducted and exactly who was moved to show up and vote -- not to mention speculation of what might have happened if the same proposal had appeared on the primary or general-election ballot.
The rival parties may find all that information useful as they look to November, with the county's 19 legislative seats open.
As of Monday, the "Vote Yes 2011" election committee registered by Charles Wang's Islanders organization reported spending $239,407 over the past two weeks. As of July 20, the Association for a Better Long Island had reported committing $35,000 against the proposal, which is expected to be updated later on.
There will be concrete consequences. The future of the real estate in Uniondale -- and of the Islanders in Nassau -- has become as murky as ever.
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