Queens candidates loom large in mayor’s race
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Queens candidates – both those who have declared their candidacy and those who are expected to – are likely to loom large over the race for New York City mayor.
Read MoreShort-term deal gives local org more control of Roy Wilkins Park
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An interim deal has been reached between the Parks Department and a Black led nonprofit at Roy Wilkins Park that will allow the organization more freedom with programming and events within the Southeast Queens open space.
Read MoreGov yet to utilize clemency powers as illegal prison guard strike continues
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While Governor Kathy Hochul has worked to ease the crisis facing New York’s prisons, she has yet to utilize a power granted only to her that could lead to the release of dozens, if not hundreds, of people locked for decades in New York’s prisons.
Read MoreAdams deflects after tumultuous two weeks
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After a tumultuous two weeks and general silence from the mayor on the chaos, Eric Adams faced reporters on Monday and largely deflected an onslaught of questions about his ongoing legal and political troubles.
Read MoreMTA to roll out Queens’ new bus routes in June
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Queens bus riders will soon see the MTA’s long-awaited bus route redesign take effect, over half a decade after the transit agency first began redrawing the public transit network in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreCohen’s casino pitch heads to Council for vote, but state approval remains a gamble
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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot will head to the City Council for a vote after the City Planning Commission gave the project their stamp of approval last week.
Read MoreOpinion: Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would be a burden on working families and small businesses
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“The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act is a well-intentioned but deeply flawed approach that threatens to impose an unbearable financial burden on working-class families and the small businesses that drive New York’s economy.”
Read MoreJudge calls on independent atty to argue against dropping Adams’ case
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President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice and Mayor Eric Adams agree – the federal bribery and corruption charges brought against the mayor last year should be dismissed. But despite their consensus, the judge overseeing the case is not so convinced.
Read MoreHochul won’t remove Adams for now, but proposes guardrails instead
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Governor Kathy Hochul proposed on Thursday reigning in New York City Mayor Eric Adams with a set of “political sanctions,” stopping short of removing him from office – for now.
Read MorePrison guards charged for murdering Robert Brooks
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Five New York prison guards were charged with murder Thursday after they allegedly beat 43-year-old Robert Brooks to death while his hands were cuffed behind his back in Marcy Correctional Facility in December.
Read MoreAdams denies quid pro quo under oath as judge considers dismissing his case
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Mayor Eric Adams effectively denied entering into a quid pro quo with the Trump administration in an effort to get the criminal case against him dropped on Wednesday before a federal judge, who will soon decide whether or not to dismiss the case against Adams at least for the time being.
Read MoreMan held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
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A 38-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Wednesday morning.
Read MoreTrump moves to kill congestion pricing
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The Department of Transportation on Wednesday yanked its approval of New York’s congestion pricing program, putting the future of the controversial toll into extreme doubt.
Read MoreMisconduct settlements topped $205 mil last year
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The city paid out over $205 million in police and prosecutorial misconduct settlements last year, marking a seven-year high, according to a new analysis released by the Legal Aid Society.
Read MoreDebate over discovery continues in Albany
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Debate over New York’s evidence-sharing laws dominated a budget hearing on the state’s criminal and civil legal system held by the state legislature last week.
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