Queens’ wacky write-in votes from a historic election

Queens’ wacky write-in votes from a historic election

While a majority of voters in Queens cast a ballot for Mamdani, others voted for former Governor Andrew Cuomo or Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. But a handful of those voters got a little more creative.

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A Queens mayor – one way or another

A Queens mayor – one way or another

Since Queens became a part of New York City in 1898, none of the 23 men who served as the city’s mayor were born in Queens or represented the borough in political office. On Election Day, that is likely to change.

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Mayoral candidates spar over Roosevelt Avenue

Mayoral candidates spar over Roosevelt Avenue

The three remaining men vying for New York City mayor sparred over how to address crime and improve quality of life on Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday during the first of two debates in the race.

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Advocates slam gov for failing to commute sentences of incarcerated women

Advocates slam gov for failing to commute sentences of incarcerated women

Tami Eldridge is one of over 1,800 people with a clemency application pending with Governor Kathy Hochul, who has yet to commute the sentence of a single woman who applied for clemency since she took office four years ago.

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Queens pols stay mum on Mamdani after Hochul endorsement

Queens pols stay mum on Mamdani after Hochul endorsement

Queens’ Democratic establishment has yet to endorse Democratic mayoral nominee and Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani after Governor Kathy Hochul threw her weight behind the local candidate over the weekend.

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One-on-one with mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa

One-on-one with mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa

In a Zoom interview with the the Eagle this week, Sliwa said he firmly believes he has the ability to turn deep blue Queens red, and also discussed his campaign and his plans for New York City ahead of the November election.

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‘Killing hope’: Advocates say gov has abandoned clemency reforms after failing to commute sentences

‘Killing hope’: Advocates say gov has abandoned clemency reforms after failing to commute sentences

Issuing her first round of clemencies in eight months, Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday pardoned 13 people but chose not to commute the sentence of a single New Yorker, despite the fact that commutation request make up a vast majority of the hundreds of clemency applications sent to the governor’s desk each year.

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