Press Secretarying - 2005

State Senator John D. Sabini marches in the 2005 Ecuadorian Day Parade in Jackson Heights, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

Governor George E. Pataki signs legislation, sponsored by State Senator John D. Sabini and Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, that establishes a scholarship for relatives and dependants of victims of the AA Flight 587 airplane crash of Nov. 12, 2001. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

Governor George E. Pataki signs legislation, sponsored by State Senator John D. Sabini and Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, that establishes a scholarship for relatives and dependants of victims of the AA Flight 587 airplane crash of Nov. 12, 2001. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

Mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer campaigns in Jackson Heights, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

State Senator John D. Sabini is interviewd by Marcia Kramer of CBS Channel 2 News in Elmhurst, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

An admirer wears a John Sabini mask as the senator looks on at the 2005 Jackson Heights Halloween Parade. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

State Senator John D. Sabini hosted several forums in his district to help explain the federal government's confusing new Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

State Senator John D. Sabini, who has introduced a bill legalizing 'social poker' in restaurants, clubs and bars in New York, is interviewed for a documentary film on the country's poker craze. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

Congregation Tifereth Israel in Corona, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

Congregation Tifereth Israel in Corona, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

Congregation Tifereth Israel in Corona, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

Borough President Helen H. Marshall (in pink), State Senator John D. Sabini (speaking) and other government officials gathered to announce the opening of the Victor Moore Arcade Bus Terminal in Jackson Heights, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

HSBC Bank employees at Delhi Palace in Jackson Heights, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)

State Senator John D. Sabini marches in the 2005 Ecuadorian Day Parade in Jackson Heights, NY. Photo © Shams Tarek (shams.m.tarek@gmail.com)