The city broke ground on a $7.4 million renovation of the Hollis branch of the Queens Public Library, months after the project was threatened by the mayor’s proposed cuts to the library system’s budget.
Read MoreQueens Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, who is perhaps Mayor Eric Adams’ closest elected ally, is exploring a run at the city comptroller’s office.
Read MoreThough Mayor Eric Adams has said for months that if given the power, he could close all the city’s illegal smoke shops in 30 days, now that he’s been given that power, the mayor says he may need a little more time.
Read MoreAfter months of calls for more power in policing illegal smoke shops, city officials finally got their wish by way of the state budget.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams made a trip to Queens on Friday to announce a faith-based housing initiative that would allow houses of worship to more easily build affordable housing.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul ordered a review of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management amid the agency’s troubled legal weed rollout. Officials hope the audit officials can better the process of creating the state’s legal marijuana market, which the governor has previously called a “disaster.”
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday renewed her call for increased enforcement against illegal cannabis shops and announced steps to broaden the state’s enforcement through a proposal first introduced through her state budget plan last month.
Read MoreQueens elected officials and advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall on Friday in support of a bill that they say will help the city crackdown on illegal pot shops – but just how that crackdown would look under the bill remains unclear.
Read MoreThe first financial contribution filing deadline for the 2024 election cycle came on Tuesday, giving the public their first look at how much monetary support candidates in Queens have been able to drum up so far.
Queens residents accounted for over $130,000 of the approximately $725,000 donated to the mayor’s legal defense fund, new public filings show.
Read MoreA new bill from a Queens legislator would give the city and other local municipalities within the Empire State more authority when it comes to shutting down illegal smoke shops.
Read MoreAfter years of advocacy, the governor signed into law a bill that looks to make Diwali a holiday for New York City public school students
Read MoreThe 2024 election for Queens’ Assembly seats may be a ways away – but that hasn’t stopped a number of incumbents and challengers from starting up their campaign efforts. Recent filings with the state’s Board of Elections show a number of potentially interesting Assembly races slated for next year in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreAssemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, who represents the area of Richmond Hill, Glendale and Woodhaven, introduced two bills on Thursday, both of which aim to address the migrant crisis and formulate a more coordinated statewide response and force upstate municipalities – some which have so far been reluctant to accept migrants – to do so.
Read MoreAn unlikely coalition joined an impassioned Mayor Eric Adams at a rally in Manhattan on Thursday urging the federal government to let asylum seekers legally work.
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