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	www.NYCCOUNCIL.info - NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL
		In 1984, Monserrate began his life-long career in public service by enlisting in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, where he received the National Defense Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal.
		In the City Council, Monserrate serves as the Chair of the Veterans Committee.
		Raised and educated in Queens, Monserrate has provided millions of dollars in necessary funding to ensure the quality of life in the borough, helping to expand libraries, provide quality playgrounds and greenspace and support language and job training programs.
	www.nyccouncil.info /constituent/member_details.cfm?con_id=50 (407 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: A Political Bulldog Who Does A Mean Meringue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Monserrate, the son of Puerto Rican immigrants who perfected his merengue and mambo in the barrios of Queens, said he was underwhelmed by the mayor's much ballyhooed meringue turn in the Dominican Republic last month.
		Monserrate, a stocky, soft-spoken man, has lately set himself apart from a crowd of ambitious council members by taking on the role of the mayor's chief critic on a particularly sensitive issue.
		Monserrate was re-elected for another two-year term by defeating his Democratic opponent in the primaries with 75 percent of the vote.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2003/vol7n43/PolitBulldog-en.shtml (763 words)

	City Council District 21: Monserrate
		During Hiram Monserrate’s tenure as City Councilman, District 21 in Queens has seen the expansion of IS 61 with the addition of 600 new seats.
		Monserrate, who is Puerto Rican, is the first Hispanic elected to office in Queens.
		Monserrate is co chairman of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and is a strong voice on behalf of the people in his own district and throughout the city.
	www.virtualboricua.org /Docs/ed51.htm (337 words)

	Community Gazettes - District 21 - City Council Election Information 2003
		Councilman Hiram Monserrate, a sponsor of the bill and an outspoken critic of the mayor on this issue, said that unless the city's policy was changed, it would hurt everyone, not just immigrants.
		Monserrate said he hoped the mayor would be more willing to negotiate now that the Council appeared to be preparing its own bill.
		Abreu is a volunteer for Luis Jimenez, one of Monserrate's challengers in the September primary.
	www.gothamgazette.com /community/21/campaign2003 (2317 words)

	UpsizeMag.com
		Monserrate, who came to Minnesota 19 years ago to attend the University of Minnesota, knew there was tremendous opportunity if someone could successfully tap in to this fast-growing segment of the population through effective Spanish-language media.
		Monserrate’s goal was to serve the needs of the Latino community by offering all-Spanish publications providing local and national news and entertainment.
		Monserrate called a former client to invest, so he could finance the purchase of the remaining 40 percent of the directory.
	www.upsizemag.com /coverStory.asp?issueID=7 (2458 words)

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		Monserrate first made citywide headlines in 1994, when he criticized the NYPD as senior vice president of the Latino Officers Association.
		Monserrate, who had been on the job for eight years, was denied overtime and days off and transferred for no reason from Bayside's 111th Precinct to Harlem's 26th.
		Monserrate's three main rivals, including his old nemesis Lisa, each come from one of the area's demographic power bases--Ecuadorian, African-American and Italian--and have endorsements from the borough's Democratic powers.
	www.citylimits.org /content/articles/articleView.cfm?articlenumber=46 (722 words)

	Birds of the Monserrate Area, Chiapas, Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A mile south of the Monserrate ranch house there was a stream-fed laguna about one acre in extent, bordered by several acres of boggy, partly flooded land.
		The breeding birds of Monserrate appear to be dosest to inquieus, the male tending toward fiavidior in size.
		The Hacienda Monserrate, an extensive ranch owned by Xavier del Pifio E., is situ- ated in the district of Cintalapa among the mountains of southwestern Chiapas.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Condor/files/issues/v057n01/p0031-p0054.html (20685 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - 2 ex-cops - rebels with cause (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Davis was referring to a front-page article in yesterday's New York Times on a conflict between Monserrate and Mayor Bloomberg over a new City Hall policy that would permit disclosure of the immigration status of New Yorkers to federal agencies.
		Monserrate is the prime sponsor of a bill opposing the mayor's new policy.
		Monserrate said he yelled to the rest of the Council members to get under their desks.
	nydailynews.com /news/crime_file/v-pfriendly/story/103427p-93583c.html (506 words)

	Times Ledger - Monserrate boasts of independent, combative style
		Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Corona) repeatedly attacked his political rival for being ineffective and stressed his own political independence and combative style of representing his constituents, during a recent conversation with staff members and the publisher of the TimesLedger.
		Monserrate, 38, was first elected to political office in 2000, when he won as district leader representing Jackson Heights and Corona.
		Monserrate stressed his independence, contrasting his repeated challenges to the unified and powerful Queens County Democratic Party.
	www.timesledger.com /site/index.cfm?newsid=16946940&BRD=2676&PAG=461&d (597 words)

	The Hindu : National : Monserrate quits Parrikar Ministry
		Feeling humiliated, Atansio alias Babush Monserrate, who was on Thursday stripped of the plump Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) Ministry, today submitted his resignation to the Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar.
		Monserrate, who faxed it to him early in the morning.
		Monserrate was reportedly planning for the last few months to topple the Government by quitting the party along with a couple of MLAs and contest by-elections.
	www.hindu.com /2005/01/29/stories/2005012914831100.htm (248 words)

	Monserrate Gallery-The Bio
		Monserrate and Carolina Ortiz had 8 children, of whom two, Monserrate Jr.
		Monserrate was born in Puerto Rico December 16, 1913.
		In March of 1978 Monserrate was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus.
	06monserrate.ortizshowcase.com (382 words)

	Rival Campaign Worker Arrested For Death Threats To Monserrate by john toscano
		Jiminez is challenging Monserrate for the Democratic nomination in the September primary.
		Monserrate said, "After the tragedy that took the life of my friend and colleague, Councilmember James Davis, it is clearly necessary to take all threatening behavior seriously.
		Monserrate said the threats by Abreu were made over the past month against himself and members of his staff.
	www.qgazette.com /News/2003/0730/Front_Page/002.html (437 words)

	Monserrate
		Monserrate is the 2,712th most popular female first name in the United States ; frequency is 0.002%; percentile is 88.044 [ SourceCBN ]
		Monserrate is the 31,482nd most popular last name (surname) in the United States ; frequency is 0.000%; percentile is 82.083 [ SourceCBN ]
		Monserrate, Puerto Rico, United States [Comunidad]; population was 2,647 in 1990; housing units was 854 in 1990; location is 18°26'N 66°21'W; land area is 0.67 square miles (427 acres); water area is 0.02 square miles (14 acres); FIPS code is 53979 [ SourceCBP ]
	www.placesnamed.com /m/o/monserrate.asp (100 words)

	Monserrate v Farmingville Taxi, Inc. (2004 NY Slip Op 50492(U))
		Plaintiff Monserrate was the operator of a motor vehicle that was allegedly struck in the rear.
		Defendants now move for summary judgment in their favor dismissing the complaint on the ground that neither plaintiff can satisfy the threshold issue of that a "serious injury" was sustained; plaintiffs have opposed the applications.
		Monserrate was found to have no disability, however, and no need for further treatment.
	www.courts.state.ny.us /reporter/3dseries/2004/2004_50492.htm (1276 words)

	Times Ledger - Monserrate calls for clinic for Ground Zero workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		City Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Jackson Heights) called on the president to help fund a clinic for Ground Zero workers that many said has cured their Sept. 11-related ailments with a detoxification therapy developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
		It is an intense regimen of physical and psychological exams, daily saunas and exercise, and high doses of vitamin and minerals, particularly niacin, designed to purge toxins from the body.
		But Monserrate, who urged President Bush to include money for the program in the $25 million he recently pledged for Sept. 11-related health care, said the Scientology connection should not be an issue.
	www.timesledger.com /site/index.cfm?newsid=17827428&BRD (476 words)

	IndieStreet Latino
		MONSERRATE: Yeap greetings for all the Indie Street Latino readers and thanks for the opportunity to create music for everybody.
		MONSERRATE: Right now we are working on the production of Wisin y Yandel label album named Los Vaqueros and Producing our first Album as Urba and Monserrate Named THE JEDAYS with performances from the best artists in Reggaeton and Hip Hop music from PR and the USA.
		MONSERRATE: Because I had two options, go to earn a Bachelors Degree in Jazz or work with Daddy Yankee on his new album BARRIO FINO and start working directly with the top Reggaeton artist and so I chose to be a producer and stay in PR.
	www.indiestreetent.com /latino/articlemonserrate.html (799 words)

	Zippy Chippy :: The Encyclopedia of New York State :: Syracuse University Press
		Fearing the horse would end up at the meat market, trainer Felix Monserrate traded an old horse van for the winless gelding in 1995.
		Zippy Chippy continued to lose, and in 1998, after he refused to leave the starting gate for the third time, officials at Finger Lakes Racetrack in Farmington (Ontario Co), his home base, banned him from racing there.
		In December 2004 Monserrate announced that he was retiring the horse from racing.
	syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu /encyclopedia/entries/zippy-chippy.html (286 words)

	Queens DA Too Slow On '93 Murder Case, Monserrate Says - October 6, 2005 - The New York Sun
		City Council Member Hiram Monserrate yesterday criticized the Queens district attorney's office for having taken five months to find lost records from a 1993 murder case.
		Monserrate, a Democrat of Queens, for years has been campaigning for further investigation into the slaying of Manuel Mayi, an 18-year-old Queens College student.
		Monserrate was informed in August that the office had "misplaced" the records, though in a letter dated September 8 the DA's office told him that "as a result of the unsealing order, our file is now available" to the police.
	www.nysun.com /article/21112 (349 words)

	Follow the Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Though in their endorsement of Sabini, the Times might have misjudged the potential of his opponent, City Councilman Hiram Monserrate.
		Sources tell me Monserrate is universally reviled amongst the Queens Democratic Party power brokers, especially after making noise several years ago that he would challenge Congressman Joseph Crowley, who is all but certain to be the new Queens County party chairman.
		And if anyone's interested, Montgomery will be holding her campaign kickoff, featuring an appearance by Freddy Ferrer and hosted by Councilwoman Letitia James, Wednesday night at 6 PM at the Habana Outpost on Fulton Street in her home borough.
	ftl.nypress.com /blog.cfm?blog_id=881 (259 words)

	IPA NY Voices That Must Be Heard
		Monserrate won the election and, with help from the same coalition, won the position of City Councilman in November, 2001.
		However, at the beginning of this year, when the new District 39 was created, Monserrate broke his agreement with the coalition, and instead endorsed Salgado’s rival, Ivan Lafayette, for the Assembly, representing District 34.
		However, at the last minute Monserrate surprised his colleagues by cutting his ties with the group and aligning himself instead with Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin, who has powerful ties to labor unions, and Dominican Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat.
	www.indypressny.org /article.php3?ArticleID=244 (649 words)

	Monserrate Santiago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		LAWRENCE -- Monserrate Santiago, 75, died yesterday at home.
		She was born and educated in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.
		Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery in Lawrence.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20030122/OB_004.htm (92 words)

	Phone Threats To Monserrate Ring Of Davis Similarities - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said Julio Abreu, 53, who volunteered for Luis Jimenez, a candidate competing against Monserrate in the upcoming Democratic primary, was charged with making a terroristic threat, aggravated harassment in the second degree, and harassment in the second degree.
		In a released statement, Jimenez, who is running in the District 21 primary, did not comment on whether the charges against Abreu were true, but he did say that Monserrate made false allegations about the defendant’s relationship to his campaign.
		According to the district attorney, a criminal complaint charged that on June 25 the defendant telephoned Gomez and accused the aide of tearing down fliers that he had put up in support of Jimenez.
	www.queenscourier.com /Archives/2003/lead073103b.htm (1587 words)

	The New York Observer Politicker: Today, Monserrate. Tomorow... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Councilman Hiram Monserrate, who lost a state senate race by 247-votes, called on the state Board of Elections to investigate allegations that about 200 voters in his district were unjustly prevented from voting during the primary.
		And Assemblyman Jose Peralta, who did not support Monserrate during that race, just joined the councilman and other electeds on the City Hall steps to call for an investigation, because, he said, "Today, it was the people that Councilman Monserrate registered.
		Interesting that while the often-misspelled "Monserrate" was spelled correctly, "tomorrow" was misspelled in the item heading.
	thepoliticker.observer.com /2006/10/today-monserrate-tomorow.html (431 words)

	Link To Puerto Rico.com - Hormigueros
		There are two legends; one says that in 1599, Our Lady of Monserrate revealed herself to Don Gerardo González when he was attacked by a bull, González invoked the name of the Virgin.
		The image of the Virgin is a traditional icon attribute to Our Lady of Monserrate as much as for Jesus that both carry the globe in their hands.
		It is reasonable for Hormigueros to be represented by the Sanctuary that for centuries has dominated the panorama of the town, from which the population rose to become a municipality separated from San Germán.
	www.linktopr.com /hormigueros_e.html (916 words)

	Queens Chronicle - Monserrate, Smith Mum On Future
		Monserrate, who lost to Sabini by a count of 6,264 to 6,017, also remained relatively coy about his political ambitions.
		Monserrate could run against Sabini again in 2008, as the 13th Senatorial District continues to pick up more of the young Latino voters that pulled the lever for him on primary night.
		Monserrate said in his concession statement that he intends to work with Congressman Joseph Crowley, the new chairman of the Queens County Democractic Organization.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17258926&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=575596&rfi=6 (493 words)

	Monserrate v. Sabini \| Room Eight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In the Council, Monserrate pushed to greatly increase the NYPD patrols and brought in the DOE Fund (whom I've previously worked with and strongly suport) to make Roosevelt Avenue both safer and cleaner.
		It is also undoubtable that Monserrate many times uses bullying and thuggish tactics to get what he wants, best exemplified in the way he basically extorted the Mets into giving up more money in order to build their new stadium.
		As bad as Monserrate is, the energy and guerilla tactics he will bring to the State legislature, even if it is to showboat and raise his own profile, is better than continuing with the same old failing status quo that is bext exemplified by John Sabini.
	www.r8ny.com /blog/jp/monserrate_v_sabini.html (1000 words)

	: 1084479063
		Monserrate, in April, said, “Unfortunately, too many Democrats were asleep at the wheel when the Patriot Act was passed.” It passed because Congressional Democrats did “not have the valor to be counted,” he said.
		Monserrate, a former Marine and police officer, won election as a district leader, then as a Councilman in 2001 — without party support.
		She said the race, if there is one, is “not so much changing of the guards,” but is rather a local slice of the national debate about Iraq, immigration, and the economy.
	www.queenstribune.com /news/1084479063.html (577 words)

	: 1086289350
		Monserrate said although he is “disturbed by some of our elected officials’ handling of the war in Iraq,” he “will instead focus on a local agenda.” The co-chair of the Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus added, “I personally expect to play a major role in the next mayoral campaign”
		But Monserrate’s highly publicized speculation about the congressional race led party leaders to lash out, and openly declare that they’re looking to oust him.
		One candidate who lost to Monserrate said newly registered voters in that area, many of them immigrants, are not greatly influenced by County leaders.
	www.queenstribune.com /news/1086289350.html (497 words)

	New York Daily News - Boroughs - Autism center funded (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He said he hopes that the site will be secured by the end of the year in order for construction or refurbishing to take place in 2005.
		The center will be the first in the city to provide support for autistic children and their families in both English and Spanish.
		According to Monserrate, recent reports show that as many as one in 250 children is diagnosed with autism.
	www.nydailynews.com /boroughs/story/209279p-180390c.html (354 words)

	Monserrate Bashes EDC's Willets Point Plan
		City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate, who has never warmly embraced the Bloomberg mayoral administration's plans to remove the existing businesses from the Willets Point Iron Triangle in Flushing and redevelop it, last week flatly rejected the ongoing process by the New York City Economic Development Corporation to choose a developer to do the project.
		Monserrate said that the existing businesses on the site, many of them auto-related, don't want to be relocated and are threatening to resist EDC efforts to relocate them or buy them out.
		Monserrate vowed that if and when the EDC's plans come before the City Council, he will offer stout opposition to them.
	www.qgazette.com /news/2006/0614/features/017.html (295 words)

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