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1. FOREST PARK REPUBLICAN CLUB

   meeting place:
   American Legion (Continental Post)
   107-15 Metropolitan Ave.
   (between 74th Ave. and Ascan Ave.)
   Forest Hills 11375

   phone:
   voice (718) 261-4965
   fax (718) 268-3239

   mail:
   Forest Park Republican Club
   c/o Matthew D. Hunter, Esq.
   108-18 Queens Blvd., Floor 9
   Forest Hills, NY 11375-4789

   A bus runs along Metropolitan Avenue. Club meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month (except July and August). Many people attend the monthly meetings of the club (maybe, in part, because the club has no membership dues). The club's active members include president Matt Hunter, Keith Hunter, John Haggerty, and Bart Haggerty. The club has a special interest in the 28th Assembly District (Cohen).

   
   

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2. GOP CLUB (GRAND OLD PARTY REPUBLICAN CLUB)

   correspondence address:
   GOP Club
   41-40 47th St.
   Sunnyside, NY 11104

   phone (718) 784-1663

   meeting place:
   Nak Won Reform Church
   41-20 Queens Blvd.(a white, brick building)
   (Use the side entrance on 42nd Street, then go downstairs.)
   Sunnyside 11104
   western Queens between L.I.C. and Woodside

   subway: Take the 7 elevated train (color-coded purple) to the 40th Street station (a local station). Walk east on Queens Boulevard about two blocks.

   The club usually meets on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. John J. Ward is president and Al Seifert is treasurer. Stephen H. Wiener (a 37th A.D. district leader and a member of the NYC Board of Elections), Betty-Ann Hogan (the other 37th A.D. district leader), and Alice Lemos are some of the other people who are active in the club. The club has the easiest-to-get-to meeting place of any Republican club in Queens: on Queens Boulevard, about two blocks from a station of the number 7 elevated train.

   
   

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3. MASPETH REPUBLICAN CLUB

   phone (718) 894-0335

   meeting place:
   Kowalinski Post
   61-57 Maspeth Ave. (N. of Grand Ave., S. of L.I. Exp'y, W. of Mt. Olivet Cemetery)
   Maspeth 11378-2895
   

   This club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (except January, February, July, and August) at 7:30 p.m. Frank Messano is president.

   
   

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4. MIDDLE VILLAGE REPUBLICAN CLUB

   Trinity Lutheran Church
   6370 Dry Harborr Road
   (north of Juniper Valley Park, near 63rd Avenue and 82nd Place)
   Middle Village neighborhood
   central Queens (near Brooklyn), NY 11379-1977

   The club's leaders include Joseph Suraci and long-time member Olga Finneran. The club meets in the church basement on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. except in July and August.

   
   

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5. NORTHEAST QUEENS REPUBLICAN CLUB, INC.

   meets at
   Reception House
   167-09 Northern Blvd.
   (north of Flushing Cemetery, west of Francis Lewis Blvd.)
   Flushing 11358-2638
   
   mail:
   Northeast Queens Republican Club
   PO Box 580440
   Flushing, NY 11358-0440
   
   phone 631-3900
   fax 631-3737
   
   The Club meets at 8:00 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (except July and August). The club's leaders include president Janet Malone, Terrance Gray, Joseph Dubowski, Mary Anderson, Wanda Beck Antosh, James Hartman, Rabbi M. Pomerantz, and Sheila Peralta. By the way, Northeast Club used to be named Bayside Republican Club.

   
   

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6. QUEENS VILLAGE REPUBLICAN CLUB, Inc.

   meeting place:
   St. Anne Post, CWV
   237-20 92^nd Road (across from Bellerose Post Office)
   (south of Braddock Ave., north of Jamaica Ave., east of Springfield Blvd.)
   Bellerose, eastern Queens near Nassau County, 11426-1110

   mail:
   224-23 Davenport Avenue
   Queens Village 11428-1462

   phone and fax (718) 465-6405

   This big club is the oldest Republican club in America and possibly may be the best-financed Republican club in Queens. The club (which meets in eastern Queens, near Belmont Park race track) has a special interest in the 24th and 33rd Assembly Districts, and in the 11th Senate District. The club meets at 8:00 p.m. on the first Thursday night of every month (except July and August) and has a monthly newsletter, The Queens Village Eagle, edited by James A. Trent and published by Harvey E. Moder. The club's leaders include president Phillip T. Sica, Mary C. Moder, Linda Gritsch, Helen Trent, and Arlene Mooradian. State senator Frank Padavan is on the board of directors.

   
   

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7. REGULAR REPUBLICAN CLUB, 30TH A.D., Inc.

   meeting place:
   Four Provinces Hall
   39-30 58th Street
   (north of Roosevelt Ave., south of Broadway, east of Doughboy Park)
   Woodside 11377-3394
   western Queens, NY

   mail:
   80-09 35th Avenue
   Jackson Heights, NY 11377

   train:
   MTA's 7 elevated train (color-coded purple) to Woodside (61st St.) station, or
   LIRR to the Woodside station.

   Pat Hurley (club president), Pennie Eoanidis, State Committeemembers Ed Coyne and Joanne Mugno, Elizabeth "Betty" Kellner, and Rene Arecco are some of the active members. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday.

   
   

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8. ROCKAWAY REPUBLICANS

   meeting place:
   Belle Harbor Yacht Club
   533 Beach 126th. Street
   (on Rockaway peninsula, south of Beach Channel Drive)
   Belle Harbor 11694-1724
   between Jamaaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, NY

   train:
   MTA's A train (8th Avenue Express, color-coded blue) or S train (Rockaway Park Shuttle) to Rockaway Park Beach 116th Street station (last station).

   bus:
   35 (Newport Avenue) and 22 (Rockaway Beach Boulevard)

   telephone 318-1515
   email rockrepublicans@hotmail.com

   This young club's officers are President Tom Lynch; Vice President Stu Mirsky; Secretary JoAnn Ambrosio; Treasurer John Santoro; Sergeant-At-Arms Dennis Sugrue; Chairman of the Board George Greco; and Board Members Kevin Moroney, Steve Greenberg, and Rosemary Kelleher. Meetings seem to start at about 8:00 p.m. on a Tuesday.

   
   

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9. SOUTH QUEENS REPUBLICAN CLUB

   meeting place
   Knights of Columbus
   135-45 Lefferts Blvd.
   (near 120th Street and 135th Avenue)
   South Ozone Park 11420

   phone 845-4008
   fax 848-8164

   mail:
   South Queens Republican Club
   133-17 116th Street
   Jamaica, NY 11420

   On the last Thursday night of the month at 8:30 p.m. (except in August), there is a meeting of at least one of the following three groups (in alphabetical order): Queens Young Republican Club, South Queens Republican Club (also known as William Fells South Queens Republican Club), and Young American Conservatives. Those monthly meetings are the best-attended of any Republican club in south Queens. Club members include president Joseph F. "Joe" Kasper, Ephraim Grossbein, Mitch Marcus, Carl Perrera, Ross Serber, and Ray Costanza. Food for religious diets (kosher and halal, for example) is available on request at club dinners.

   
   

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10. WHITESTONE REPUBLICAN CLUB

    The club meets at:
    Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall
    15117 14th Road
    (near corner of Clintonville St. and 14th Ave.)
    Whitestone, northeast Queens near the Bronx Whitestone Bridge, 11357-2612
    Telephone, fax, email, and meeting time unknown

    Enter the building using the back entrance by the parking lot. The club meets the 2nd Thursday of the month. The club does not seem to meet every month. State senator Frank Padavan belongs to the club.

    
    

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11. SOME CLUBS THAT MEET IN BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN

    
    

    1. BROWNSTONE REPUBLICAN CLUB

       
       web site Brownstone Republican Club

       mail:
       Brownstone Republican Club
       60 Remsen Street, 9c
       Brooklyn, NY 11201

       phone: 625-0808

       email:

       Club President Rosemarie Markgraf markgraf@brownstonegop.com,

       Club Secretary Eric Miller emiller@brownstonegop.com,

       general information and questions about the club info@brownstonegop.com

       
       

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    2. GRAMERCY PARK REPUBLICAN CLUB

       
       This is the biggest Republican club in New York State. It meets in Manhattan on the 3rd Thursday night of the month for a general meeting (and also on the 2nd Thursday night of the month, to stuff envelopes and chat about politics). The main leader is Bill Fling. The club often participates in street fairs. The club has annual membership dues and also requests a small donation at the door from each person entering the general meetings (on the third Thursday night of the month). If your personal life is not conservative, possibly you should not join. The club often has excellent, famous speakers. The club uses mass mail to get new members.

       mail:
       Gramercy Park Republican Club
       PO Box 262
       NY, NY 10150-0262

       meeting place:
       Lutheran Church
       155 East 22nd Street (west of 3rd Avenue)
       enter by the bright red door
       Gramercy Park, east side of Manhattan 10010-5508

       phone (212) 366-5009
       email gprepublicanclub@hotmail.com
       subway station: Park Avenue and 23rd Street
       
       

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    3. LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS OF NEW YORK STATE

       
       Leaders of the New York City chapter include Timothy M. Concannon, president, t.concannon@lcrny.org; Stephen F. Scherock, vice president, s.scherock@lcrny.org; Paul A. Szczepanski, treasurer, p.szczepanski@lcrny.org; Daryl J. Finizio, political director, d.finizio@lcrny.org; and James A. Wagstaff, development director, j.wagstaff@lcrny.org. LCR, many of whose members seem to be gay, meets in Manhattan on the first Thursday of the month at 8:00 p.m. at:
       Women's National Republican Club
       3 W. 51 St. (west of Fifth Avenue)
       New York, NY 10019-6909
       
       phone (212) 886-1893
       email info@lcrny.org
       
       subway:
       E train to Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street
       F train to 50th Street and Avenue of the Americas
       
       postal mail:
       LCR
       PO Box 2561
       NY, NY 10163
       
       

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    4. METROPOLITAN REPUBLICAN CLUB

       
       Ann Meschery, Peter Hein, and Stephanie Kupferman are active in the club. MRC meets in Manhattan on the first Thursday night of the month from 6:30 to 9:00. This silk stocking club, which was founded in 1902 by Bull Moose Republicans, owns the building it meets in.
       
       122 East 83rd Street
       (between Lexington and Park Avenues)
       upper east side of Manhattan 10028-0838
       
       phone (212) 288-8606
       fax (212) 288-8607
       email metclub@rcn.com
       
       subway: 4, 5, or 6 subway train (color-coded green) to Lexington Avenue and 86th Street
       
       
       

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    5. NEW YORK YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB, Inc.

       
       The club meets in Manhattan on the second Thursday night of the month. The club often hosts debates. The club filed a document in court (an amicus brief) supporting Judge Rosenberg's decision to overturn a New York City Council law which created an exception to term limits. The club is one of two which are named "New York Young Republican Club, Inc.".

       New York Young Republican Club, Inc.
       P.O. Box 370
       New York, NY 10163
       
       212-533-4940
       718-358-5874
       email info@nyyrc.org
       
       Some of the club's leaders are:
       President Robert Alan Hornak (who lives in Queens, I think), Executive Vice-President Paul Rodriguez, Vice-President Kevin Klepper, Vice-President Steve Soulios, Treasurer Mark Kronenberg.

       
       

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    6. NEW YORK YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB, Inc.

       
       The club meets in Manhattan on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at:
       Women's National Republican Club
       3 West 51 Street
       (west of Fifth Avenue)
       New York, NY 10019-6909

       The club often hosts famous speakers. The club was the New York State Young Republican Club for 2003. The club is one of two which are named "New York Young Republican Club, Inc.".

       mail:
       New York Young Republican Club, Inc.
       P.O. Box 892
       New York, NY 10268-0892
       
       212-465-3377
       email info@nyyrc.com
       
       Some of the club's leaders are: Jason Weingartner, President; Kimberly Morella, Vice President; Dennis Cariello, Treasurer; Charles Petz, Secretary.
       

    
    

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12. LINKS

    New York Republican State Committee

    Republican National Committee