Brooklyn BP launches NY7 bid while Queens candidates wait in the wings

Brooklyn BP launches NY7 bid while Queens candidates wait in the wings

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced his bid to succeed retiring Representative Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday, making him the first major candidate to throw their hat in the ring to represent the Queens and Brooklyn district.

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Majority of Queens members back Menin for speaker

Majority of Queens members back Menin for speaker

A broad coalition of Queens councilmembers signaled their support for Councilmember Julie Menin’s bid for speaker as the moderate Manhattan representative declared an early victory in the race on Wednesday.

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With 2027 out of reach, Council passes bills to move Rikers’ closure along

With 2027 out of reach, Council passes bills to move Rikers’ closure along

With the city lagging years behind its legally-mandated 2027 deadline to shutter Rikers Island, the City Council on Wednesday passed a suite of bills that they say will at least help get the effort to close the notorious jail complex back on track.

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City of Yes gets final ‘yes’ from City Council

City of Yes gets final ‘yes’ from City Council

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.

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Power struggle between mayor and council plays out in Queens

Power struggle between mayor and council plays out in Queens

The 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.

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Local pols want G train restored to former Queens glory

Local pols want G train restored to former Queens glory

Several 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.

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Pols protest Sanitation Department’s new vendor enforcement role

Pols protest Sanitation Department’s new vendor enforcement role

Following 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.

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