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September 2009
August 2009
June 2009
“Four Grapple for the Vote” Times Newsweekly, June 18 (Read More)
“Strictly Stasi” Forest Hills Times, June 2, 2009 (Read More)
May 2009
April 2009
“27-year-old Running in a Crowded Field for Council Seat” Apr. 23, 2009 (Read More)
“A Cohen Opponent Says He Won't Go Negative, Then Goes Negative” Politicker NY, Apr. 15, 2009 (Read More)
“Mel Gagarin 29th Council District Statement on Cuomo Revelations” Room Eight, Apr. 15, 2009 (Read More)
February 2009
January 2009
“Early Bird '09 Filers” Daily News, Jan. 14, 2009 (Read More)
“'09 Candidates Campaign Finance Lawsuit Dismissed” Daily News, Jan. 9, 2009 (Read More)
“Council campaign battle royal brewing” Daily News, Jan. 7, 2009 (Read More)
”First Post of 2009 - The State of the Forest Hills Union” Forest Hills 72, Jan. 7, 2009 (Read More)
December 2008
”Term limits lawsuits loom as critics bare fangs” Chelsea Now, Dec. 31, 2008 (Read More)
“City Council Hopefuls Sue On Members' Money Edge; Decry CFB Ruling” The Chief-Leader, Dec. 12, 2008 (Read More)
“City Council Hopeful Sues Finance Board” Forest Hills Ledger, Dec. 12, 2008 (Read More)
“Katz Sends Residents Letter Explaining Her Term Limit Stance” The Forum Newsgroup, Dec. 4, 2008 (Read More)
“Council Wannabes Sue Over Ruling on Campaign Financing” Daily News, Dec. 3, 2008 (Read More)
”’09 Hopefuls Sue CFB” Daily News, Dec. 2, 2008 (Read More)
”Challengers File Suit Against CFB” Gotham Gazette, Dec. 2, 2008 (Read More)
“First Time Candidates Running for City Council Seats Seek Fairness from the Campaign Finance Board” (Read More)
November 2008
”Young, Brash, and Mostly Cooling Their Jets Until 2013” City Hall News, Nov. 13, 2008 (Read More)
“Mel Gagarin's Statement Regarding Term-Limits Extension Signed Into Law” (Read More)
October 2008
“Throw Them All Out...” Forest Hills 72, Oct. 23, 2008 (Read More)
“Council Candidate Stands Up Against Term-Limits Extension” (Read More)
“Seeks Alderton Street Traffic Change” Queens Gazette, Oct. 15, 2008 (Read More)
“Movement on Slowing Alderton Gaining” Forest Hills Times, Oct. 9, 2008 (Read More)
“Council Candidate Calls on DOT to Take Action on Alderton Street” Queens Crap, Oct. 1, 2008 (Read More)
September 2008
“Melinda Katz plays coy, narrowing choice to two frontrunners” Daily News, Sept. 29, 2008 (Read More)
“Council Hopeful Fights for Alderton” Forest Hills Times, Sept. 25, 2008 (Read More)
“Fresh face, vision for Kew Gardens council seat” Queens Chronicle, Sept. 4, 2008 (Read More)
August 2008
"Loved the Pasta, Development Not So Much" Forest Hills Times, Aug. 28, 2008 (Read More)
“Residents Fighting 20-Story Apartment and Hotel Proposal” Forum News, Aug. 28, 2008 (Read More)
“Kew Gardens business owners say 20-story building is unsafe” Richmond Hill Times, Aug. 28, 2008 (Read More)
“Statement from Mel Gagarin Regarding Aggressive Development in Kew Gardens” (Read More)
“The Saga of Alderton Street” Forest Hills Times, Aug. 14, 2008 (Read More)
“A Fresh New Face in the 29th District?” Forest Hills Times, Aug. 14, 2008 (Read More)
“Another Added to Forest Hills Council Race" Queens Tribune, Aug. 7-13, 2008 (Read More)
“A New Vision Emerges from Kew Gardens ...” (Read More)