Six takeaways from Queens’ election results
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Here are six takeaways from Queens’ Election Day.
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‘What do these people want?’: Ulrich was pressured to find City Hall gig for illegal gambling den boss, DA says
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The owner of an illegal South Queens gambling den who loaned money to former Queens City Councilmember Eric Ulrich had been pressuring the former politician for a position with city government before both got busted for bribery, recorded phone calls played during Ulrich’s trial on Wednesday showed.
Read MoreCity targets Queens districts with little affordable housing for fast-tracked development
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Five of the 12 communities in New York City that have seen the least amount of new, affordable housing over the past half decade are in Queens – and are now being targeted by the Mamdani administration for fast-tracked housing projects, angering some local legislators.
Read MoreCity’s emergency response in isolated Queens communities criticized by Council
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Several Queens lawmakers say the city needs to do more to bring emergency resources to the borough’s far-flung communities on the Rockaway peninsula.
Read MoreStaten Island’s flag just become law, Queens’ might be next
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The World’s Borough has had its blue and white, flower-adorned flag unofficially representing the county since 1913. It’s a beautiful but rogue banner with no legal legitimacy behind it. But that may soon change.
Read MoreQueens pol wants city to be more transparent about ambulance delays
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A Queens councilmember introduced legislation that she says would help notify New Yorkers when ambulances are delayed or unavailable.
Read MoreQueens begins to imagine a new future for Aqueduct
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An entirely different type of starting gun was fired at Aqueduct Racetrack this week as the state began soliciting public feedback about what to do with the massive plot of state-owned land when it becomes empty later this year.
Read MoreSwastikas found in Queens parks, one week after similar incident
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Several swastikas were found spraypainted in two Queens parks on Monday, a week after antisemitic graffiti was sprawled on a synagogue and a Jewish Center in the borough.
Read MoreMayor unveils Office of Community Safety
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani took a step toward meeting a key campaign promise on Thursday, announcing the creation of an Office of Community Safety.
Read MoreQueens Republicans ditch Common Sense Caucus
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Queens’ only two Republican elected officials are ditching the conservative-leaning Common Sense Caucus in the City Council after having a falling out with their fellow members.
Read MoreMenin speeds up ethics review as Paladino doubles down on anti-Muslim posts
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City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Tuesday that the legislature’s ethics committee will expedite its inquiry into Islamophobic remarks made by City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, after the Queens Republican posted a fresh round of controversial comments online this week.
Read MoreQueens pols and civic leaders sue Mamdani over FOIL request regarding Israel EOs
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A group of Queens electeds and civic leaders are suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani over a Freedom of Information Law request demanding he explain his reasoning for eliminating an Adams administration executive order regarding the definition of antisemitism.
Read MoreQueens lawmakers given top roles in new Council
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Queens may no longer be in possession of the City Council speaker’s office, but several members of Queens’ Council delegation were appointed to significant leadership roles by Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday.
Read MoreMenin voted speaker of City Council
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Manhattan Councilmember Julie Menin was unanimously elected to be the next speaker of the City Council on Wednesday.
Read MorePaladino faces censure calls after Islamophobic social media posts
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A Queens City Councilmember sparked outrage over the weekend after she called for the “expulsion of Muslims from western nations” in a since-deleted Islamophobic social media post that prompted calls for her censure.
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