Nearly 100 candidates file petitions to run in Queens
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Nearly 100 people in the World’s Borough have submitted petitions to appear on the ballot in June’s primary elections for Assembly, State Senate and Congress.
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Queens dog owners call for accountability after their pup was killed in Sunnyside
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A Queens couple is looking for justice more than a month after their Italian greyhound, Neelu, was mauled to death by a group of dogs in Sunnyside.
Read MoreFour Queens races dominate in recent campaign filing
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More than half a million was raised by candidates in four of Queens’ most competitive races for the state legislature over the last two months, new campaign finance filings show.
Read MoreQueens candidates hit streets as busy ballot petition season begins
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Tuesday marked the beginning of petitioning season for Queens political candidates hoping to get their names on the ballot. Compared to years prior, this year might be one of the busiest.
Read MoreWhose got the money?: State candidates pull in first batch of money for 2026
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Money is already pouring into campaign coffers despite there being more than six months before most Queens voters head to the polls for the June primaries.
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 MoreQueens candidates get matching funds
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A handful of Queens Council candidates received matching funds on the sixth payday from the Campaign Finance Board on Monday, while a few others were denied.
Read MoreSpeaker’s final State of the City address doubles as potential mayoral campaign launch
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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams may have called her State of the City address her “grand finale” on Tuesday, but what is an end if not a new beginning?
Read MoreRajkumar jumps from comptroller to public advocate race
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Queens Assemblymember and omnipresent Mayor Eric Adams ally Jenifer Rajkumar is running for public advocate, shifting away from a bid for the city’s comptroller as she appeared to be lagging in the crowded race.
Read MoreAfter library budget fight, city breaks ground on Hollis branch renovation
/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 AM Rajkumar explores comptroller bid
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Queens Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, who is perhaps Mayor Eric Adams’ closest elected ally, is exploring a run at the city comptroller’s office.
Read MoreMayor walks back timeline to shutter all of city’s illegal pot shops
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Though 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 MoreCity gets power to padlock illicit pot shops
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After 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 wants faith organizations to build affordable housing
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Mayor 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 MoreGov launches review of state cannabis agency
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Governor 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.”
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