Adams, Queens candidates lag in new poll

Adams, Queens candidates lag in new poll

Mayor Eric Adams, as well as Queens elected officials running for mayor, are all toward the bottom of a pack in a new 2025 mayoral primary poll that showed former Governor Andrew Cuomo – who has yet to actually declare for the race – has a strong lead.

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As Adams welcomes Trump’s border czar, Queens migrants brace for impact

As Adams welcomes Trump’s border czar, Queens migrants brace for impact

With Donald Trump vowing mass deportations and Mayor Eric Adams meeting with the president-elect’s new “border czar,” Queens is poised to be the center of a fight over immigration.

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Justice delayed: Lengthy stays on Rikers jump as cases slow in courts

Justice delayed: Lengthy stays on Rikers jump as cases slow in courts

The number of detainees who have had to wait three years or longer on Rikers Island while their cases sluggishly make their way through the court system has increased by nearly 180 percent in the last half decade, according to a new report.

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Queens pols want big universities in NYC to pay their ‘fair share’

Queens pols want big universities in NYC to pay their ‘fair share’

A group of Queens lawmakers took aim at two of the city’s most powerful universities this week, demanding they pay their “fair share” of property taxes to directly fund their public counterparts.

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Family of detainee who died on Rikers awarded $2 mil before filing lawsuit

Family of detainee who died on Rikers awarded $2 mil before filing lawsuit

The family of a 35-year-old man who died by suicide on Rikers Island last year will be awarded over $2 million from the city before they’ve even filed a lawsuit, the New York City comptroller’s office announced on Friday. 

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Migrant crisis widens political rifts in Queens and beyond

Migrant crisis widens political rifts in Queens and beyond

As the ongoing migrant crisis in New York City intensifies with no signs of slowing down, as has the rift between various sects of city electeds with different strategies for fighting it, splintering Mayor Eric Adams’ hopes of a united front. 


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Correctional officer union sues city

Correctional officer union sues city

The union representing correctional officers working on Rikers Island sued the Department of Correction this week, alleging the agency illegally told officers to speak with the federal monitor responsible for tracking violence in the jail. 

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