The mayor’s sweeping and controversial plan to address the city’s housing crisis known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity cleared its final and highest hurdle on Thursday when it was approved by the New York City Council.
Read MoreWhen Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial housing plan comes before the City Council for what is expected to be a marathon two-day hearing this week, it won’t get much of a warm reception from the delegation from Queens.
Read MoreThe final meeting of the Charter Revision Commission was held in Queens on Monday. Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting, the commission released its final proposed changes to the city’s charter, calling into question whether or not what was discussed at the meeting was considered for the final recommendations.
Read MoreA group of over a dozen city councilmembers this week called on the Adams administration to reverse its decision to up the number of beds in Queens’ yet-to-be-built borough-based jail facility.
Read MoreSeveral Queens and Brooklyn elected officials are calling on the MTA to consider running the G train along its former route, deeper into Queens, now that the transit authority has announced plans to do work on the line that will likely cause major service disruptions.
Read MoreLeadership of the City Council on Thursday announced which councilmembers will be serving on which committees and which lawmakers will be in charge of them.
Read MoreAhead of the primary, which falls on Tuesday, June 27, the Queens Daily Eagle sent a five-question survey to every candidate running for one of the borough’s 15 City Council seats.
Read MoreFollowing the Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to transfer the enforcement of street vendors from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to the Sanitation Department, vendors, advocates and lawmakers rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday to call for the reversal of the move and reforms to the city’s vending rules.
Read MoreJuan Ardila, a former City Council candidate, is running to replace Cathy Nolan in the State Assembly.
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