Queens CB9 honors 50-year member Sylvia Hack
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Queens Community Board 9 honored member Sylvia Hack for half a century of community service on Tuesday night.
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‘Overburdened’: Two neighborhoods in Queens bear brunt of new asylum seeker shelters
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Two neighborhoods in Queens are home to a large percentage of the city’s migrant shelters and while locals say they are happy to help amid the crisis, they also want the city and other neighborhoods to step up.
Read MoreHorse racing to housing: Council speaker proposes new housing project at Aqueduct Racetrack
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As part of her State of the City speech, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams proposed building a new neighborhood on the 172-acre site currently occupied by Aqueduct Racetrack.
Read MoreCouncil overrides mayor’s vetoes of criminal justice bills
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The City Council on Tuesday voted to override the mayor’s veto of a bill aimed at increasing transparency in the NYPD and a bill to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails, putting to an end a weeks-long public debate riddled with accusations from both councilmembers, Mayor Eric Adams and his allies that the other side purposely were spreading half-truths or outright lies.
Read MoreMayor vetoes pair of criminal justice reform bills
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Mayor Eric Adams on Friday vetoed a pair of recently passed City Council bills, setting up an imminent showdown with the legislature that the mayor is likely to lose.
Read MoreQueens councilmembers get committee appointments
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Leadership of the City Council on Thursday announced which councilmembers will be serving on which committees and which lawmakers will be in charge of them.
Read MoreCity expands commission to close Rikers: Lippman Commission grows as mayor’s position on jail’s closure shifts
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Over three dozen people have officially been appointed to serve on the second iteration of the Independent Rikers Commission, the group that has again been tasked with mapping a plan to shutter Rikers Island’s jail complex.
Read MoreCouncil to vote on long-stalled solitary confinement ban
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The New York City Council is expected this week to vote on – and pass – a long-stalled bill that would effectively ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
Read MoreWith a month before the election, how much cash does each Council candidate have?
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In just under a month, Queens voters will head to the polls to cast votes in their local City Council elections.
Read MoreCouncil passes bill in hopes more detainees are brought to court on time
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The City Council last week passed legislation they say will not only ensure detainees get to their court appearances on time, but will also help the city reach its legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island by the summer of 2027.
Read MoreCity proposal could expedite casino process
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A proposal from the City Council and Adams administration released this week could potentially create a new zoning process for casinos in New York City, as several applicants hope to earn one of three new state casino licenses to bring a casino to the five boroughs.
Read MoreQueens pols give $6 mil to Eastern Queens Greenway
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Two Queens electeds are hoping to help complete the Eastern Queens Greenway and connect the borough’s parks with a $6 million allocation announced this week.
Read MorePols applaud Rockaway homeownership development
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Queens electeds are applauding an affordable homeownership project coming to Far Rockaway that was the result of a deal with the developer just before the City Council nearly voted to scrap the project altogether.
Read MoreQueens pols unveil winning participatory budgeting projects
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Queens is getting the money this year through participatory budgeting, with several projects being selected last week in nine City Council districts, an increase from only three last year.
Read MoreCouncil proposes more funds for legal services
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Leadership of the New York City Council and its budget negotiating team proposed boosting funding for legal services providers by $195 million on Monday.
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