Judge tosses Queens-led City of Yes lawsuit
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A Staten Island judge threw out the Queens-resident led lawsuit against the city’s wide-reaching rezoning plan to address the housing crisis on Wednesday.
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Queens council candidate flaunts fake endorsements and doctored news articles
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A Queens City Council candidate has posted a number of seemingly doctored and AI-created images flaunting fake endorsements and made-up news articles about his campaign.
Read MoreQueens’ closest Council race is also its most predictable
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District 30 is a politically complicated corner of Queens. While it maintains a strong Democratic majority, it has long been represented by Bob Holden, who has consistently voted with the Council’s Republican minority and co-chairs the conservative Common Sense Caucus in the Council.
Read MoreQueens candidates get more funds while Adams is spurred again
/A handful of Queens candidates saw their campaign coffers grow following a Campaign Finance Board payout on Thursday.
Read MoreOne-on-one with mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa
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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.
Read MoreCity defends City of Yes in court
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The city made its first defense of its sweeping but controversial plan to address New York City’s housing crisis known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity in a Staten Island courtroom on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens Council races clear up after new vote count, but some too close to call
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Three Queens candidates running for open seats in the City Council declared victory in their respective races on Tuesday after the city’s Board of Elections released its first ranked-choice voting tabulation in June’s primary election.
Read MoreOne hot Election Day: Queens votes for mayor, city council under blistering heat
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Across New York City and Queens voters went to the polls as the temperature outside hit triple-digits.
Read MoreFight over ballot petitions begins
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For weeks, dozens of candidates in Queens have hit the streets to ask voters not for their support, cash or vote – but for their name, address and signature.
Read MoreQueens-led coalition files lawsuit against City of Yes
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A Queens-led coalition of lawmakers and civic groups on Wednesday sued Mayor Eric Adams in an effort to stop the implementation of the City of Yes, the city’s largest zoning overhaul in decades which stands to serve as a major marker of Adams’ time in office, should it stand.
Read MoreQueens candidates get more matching funds in crowded races for open seats
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Several Queens candidates in crowded races for the mayor’s office and the City Council were approved for matching funds by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on Monday morning, while some also announced massive fundraising hauls that will also soon multiply under the city’s matching funds program.
Read MoreQueens candidate leads in mayoral fundraising as money pours into local races
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New campaign fundraising numbers show Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani outraising all of his mayoral opponents during the most recent filing period. The new filings also show a rush of cash to several local races in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreHolden’s deputy chief of staff to run for his seat
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Alicia Vaichunas, the longtime deputy chief of staff to Councilmember Bob Holden, is running with her boss’s blessing for his term-limited seat.
Read MoreDOT says people are generally happy with controversial Queens e-scooter pilot
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During a hearing before the City Council which seemingly pertained to anything on wheels, the Department of Transportation praised its e-scooter program in Queens, which has taken some heat from locals.
Read MoreCity of Yes gets final ‘yes’ from City Council
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The mayor’s sweeping and controversial plan to address the city’s housing crisis known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity cleared its final and highest hurdle on Thursday when it was approved by the New York City Council.
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