Assemblyman José R. Peralta, a Democrat from Queens, who has already declared that he will run for the Senate seat of former senator Hiran Monserrate, is moving to gain the support of local Democrats, was endorsed on Thursday, by Council Speaker Christine Quinn (better known at City Hall at the six deputy mayor) and Hiram Monserrate former chief of staff, Council Member Julissa Ferreras. Video by Rafael Martínez Alequín