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 MoreFor about two hours over the weekend Southeast Queens was the center of the city’s political galaxy –– a place Queens as a whole has been increasingly finding itself in.
Read MoreQueens 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 MoreSpeaking publicly in Queens for the first time since being indicted on federal bribery and corruption charges, Mayor Eric Adams announced from the World’s Borough that the city was patching up its water supply – he also appeared to be trying to patch up his relationship with New Yorkers.
Read MoreDemocrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to win the special election for the 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday evening, overwhelmingly winning in the Queens portion of the district.
Read MoreTom Suozzi, the Democratic candidate and former seat holder in the race to fill the congressional seat vacated by former Rep. George Santos, held a significant fundraising lead over his Republican competitor Mazi Pilip as early voting in the special election began over the weekend.
Read MoreAs 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.
Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal is stepping down from his seat representing Queens’ 27th District to take a job with the UJA-Federation of New York, a Jewish non-profit.
Read MoreHiram Monserrate, the disgraced former Queens lawmaker, has built a successful judge-electing machine in Queens. He’s trying to do it again – and get back into the City Council.
Read MoreAs power in the city has slowly drifted from Manhattan into the outer boroughs over the past several years, Queens has seen itself come into a position of power with the new mayoral administration taking over.
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