Working Families Party goes for JGR over Ramos
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The Working Families Party is endorsing Jessica González-Rojas in her bid to unseat State Senator Jessica Ramos, who the WFP has previously supported.
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Monserrate runs again – this time, against his former staffer
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Former State Senator Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled from the legislature and who later served prison time on public corruption charges, filed this week to run for the seat he once held.
Read MoreFeds’ dawn raid in Jackson Heights draws scrutiny from locals
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Heavily armed federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security were spotted in Jackson Heights on Thursday morning, and reportedly detained a woman who recently moved into the neighborhood before being berated by locals.
Read MoreAOC, Nydia Velázquez endorse JGR as race to replace her in Assembly heats up
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Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas received endorsements from Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez on Monday as the race to replace her in the Assembly also heated up after over the weekend.
Read MoreMayoral candidates spar over Roosevelt Avenue
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The three remaining men vying for New York City mayor sparred over how to address crime and improve quality of life on Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday during the first of two debates in the race.
Read MoreCalls grow for expansion of state’s treatment courts
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The leaders of New York’s courts, a number of elected officials, lawyers and advocates together on Friday called on the state to reform its court system in a way that they say will prevent the cycle of incarceration hundreds of mentally ill New Yorkers experience every year.
Read MoreMetropolitan Park unanimously approved by local committee
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Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino plan dubbed Metropolitan Park was unanimously approved by its local committee on Tuesday, a crucial victory that puts it in contention for one of three coveted downstate casino licenses.
Read MoreResorts World casino expansion approved by local committee
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Resorts World’s plan to put the nation’s largest casino in Southeast Queens cleared a major hurdle on Thursday following unanimous approval from the community advisory committee tasked with reviewing it.
Read MoreOdds improve for Queens’ casino bidders
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The odds keep getting better for the two Queens bidders hoping to score one of the three downstate casino licenses to be handed out by the state’s Gaming Commission at the end of the year.
Read MoreMetropolitan Park hearing ends abruptly after clash
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The final public hearing for Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Northern Queens was ended abruptly on Tuesday by the state committee tasked with reviewing it after a clash between community members opposed to the project and the committee's top official.
Read MoreCommittee hears Queens’ thoughts on Cohen’s casino
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The committee tasked with making a recommendation on the fate of Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park casino plan to the state’s Gaming Commission held its first public hearing on Tuesday, as the downstate casino bidding process reaches the home stretch.
Read MoreLocal pol running for State Senate promotes climate plan ahead of Ida anniversary
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Queens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas launched a new set of climate and resiliency goals as the borough marks another year since Hurricane Ida and as the legislator launches her bid for the State Senate.
Read MoreLocal committee begins review of Steve Cohen’s casino plan
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A local community advisory committee began reviewing Mets owner Steve Cohen’s bid to build a casino next to Citi Field this week.
Read MoreGonzález-Rojas launches insurgent campaign against Ramos
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A host of Queens elected officials immediately jumped to back State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas in her bid to unseat State Senator Jessica Ramos, which the lawmaker officially kicked off Monday night.
Read MoreHolding all the cards: Fate of Queens’ casino bidders rests with newly-appointed committees
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The local committees charged with reviewing bids from each of the developers hoping to snag one of the three downstate casino licenses up for grabs began to be formed this week, including the committees set to evaluate the two separate casino bids in Queens.
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