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VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS
JOSHUA A. SCHNEPS
BOB BRENNAN
ROBERT POZARYCKI
NIRMAL SINGH
EMILY DAVENPORT
KATRINA MEDOFF, RYAN KELLEY, JENNA BAGCAL,
ALEJANDRA O'CONNELL-DOMENECH
CLIFF KASDEN, SAMANTHA SOHMER, ELIZABETH ALONI
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CELESTE ALAMIN
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VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS
JOSHUA A. SCHNEPS
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STORY: Bayside actor muscles into Hollywood with a fi lm about
northeast Queens in the 1980s
SUMMARY: Bayside native Peter Gaudio will be playing “the muscle”
in upcoming fi lm “Cruise,” which is directed by Robert Siegel, writer of
fi lms “The Wrestler” and “The Founder.”
REACH: 15,041 people (as of 9/17/18)
Moving in the right direction
For once, we feel better about democracy in Queens.
Th e Sept. 13 primary election had a much higher turnout than most people
anticipated. September primaries are never well attended – the 2014 primary
drew just 9 percent of registered Queens Democrats — largely due to the
timing. It falls at the end of summer, at the start of the school year and — in
this year’s case — amidst the Jewish high holy days.
However, more than 180,000 registered Queens Democrats cast their ballots
in this year’s September statewide primary, choosing their gubernatorial,
lieutenant governor and attorney general candidates. Th at number was just
23 percent of the eligible Democratic voters, but nonetheless a vast improvement.
All things being equal, this was a successful outcome for Queens, and
not just for one particular party. It was a success in spite of the continuous
impediments New York voters face every election — including poor scheduling,
no early voting, diffi culties in obtaining absentee ballots and the occasional,
inexplicable voter roll purge.
Th e boost in voter turnout signals a renewed interest among the electorate
in government, and who represents them. Th at’s civic engagement as it
should be. Everyone, regardless of party, should be paying more attention to
what their government does, and use their vote as their voice to support it
or implement change.
Certainly, those voices were exercised in droves by voters in two Queens
state Senate districts who punished state Senators Jose Peralta and Tony
Avella for their previous association with the Independent Democratic
Conference (IDC) — a group of breakaway Democrats who worked with
Senate Republicans.
Peralta and Avella were ousted by two candidates — Jessica Ramos and
John Liu, respectively — who campaigned as “real Democrats” supporting a
progressive agenda while staying true to the party. Despite the incumbents’
accomplishments and an IDC reunion with traditional Democrats, the voters
sent a message that they won’t tolerate a split of the caucus for political
purposes.
Of course, the primaries only decided the candidates who will be on the
ballot in the Nov. 6 general election. We hope that the turnout for that will
be even higher, but only you can make that happen.
A newspaper doesn’t vote. Your next door neighbor can’t vote for you. You
can’t rely upon everyone else in your neighborhood to make the choice for
you. You have to do it yourself.
So stay engaged. Read your local newspapers. Learn about the candidates
and the issues in this coming election.
And, for God’s sake, make sure you’re registered to vote on Nov. 6 — and
make the time that day to do it. Our democracy depends on you!
Publisher & E ditor Victoria Schneps-Yunis
Co-Publisher Joshua A. Schneps
Chief Operating Officer Bob Brennan
E ditor-In-Chief Robert Pozarycki
Art Director Nirmal Singh
S ocial Media Manager Emily Davenport
S taff Reporters Katrina Medoff, Ryan Kelly, Angela Matua
Contributing Reporters Cliff Kasden, Samantha Sohmer, Elizabeth Aloni
Production Manager Deborah Cusick
I nside Sales Manager Celeste Alamin
Chief Financial Officer Maria Valencia
President & CEO Victoria Schneps-Yunis
Vice President Joshua A. Schneps
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