City 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.
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Mayor 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.”
Read MoreGov calls for broader enforcement against illegal pot shops
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Governor 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 pols push bill to close illegal pot shops but details are hazy
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Queens 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 MoreWho’s running for Assembly in Queens?
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The 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 donate $130K to mayor’s legal defense fund
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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 MoreQueens pol’s bill takes aim at illegal smoke shops
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A 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 MoreGovernor signs Diwali school holiday bill into law
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After 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 MoreSeveral Queens assemblymembers to face challengers
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The 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 MoreQueens pol brings asylum seeker crisis to Albany
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Assemblymember 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 MoreTop city leaders stand side-by-side to call for migrant assistance
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An 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.
Read MoreLocal pols demand President Biden aid city during migrant crisis
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Less than a week after nearly 60 New York City elected officials penned a letter to President Joe Biden calling for increased federal support in dealing with the migrant crisis, several of them rallied outside City Hall on Monday calling for Biden’s backing.
Read MoreCity scraps plan to bring migrant shelter to Aqueduct
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Off the side of a highway on Monday evening, protesters and local elected officials gathered to oppose plans to construct a tent shelter for asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Queens. However, just before the demonstration was set to begin, officials learned that the plan had been scrapped.
Read MoreState passes Diwali school holiday bill but punts to city to figure out details
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The state legislature passed a bill marking a Diwali school holiday in the city’s public schools. But bringing the holiday to the city’s schools isn’t a done deal yet.
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