Queens voters cast ballots in hotly contested primary races

Queens voters cast ballots in hotly contested primary races

New York’s heat wave may have broken just before Tuesday’s primary elections, but a number of contested races throughout Queens had yet to cool down. Across the World’s Borough on Tuesday, a relatively small number of voters headed to the polls to cast their ballots in a number of hotly contested Democratic primary elections – and one Republican primary – in Queens. 

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With nowhere else to turn, Ardila appears to form partnership with disgraced former pol

With nowhere else to turn, Ardila appears to form partnership with disgraced former pol

A year after sexual misconduct allegations made Western Queens lawmaker Juan Ardila persona non grata in Albany, the freshman lawmaker has teamed up with a disgraced former elected official who himself knows all too well the struggle of attempting to come back from scandal. 

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Ardila remains in office but faces uphill battle to re-election one year after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him

Ardila remains in office but faces uphill battle to re-election one year after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him

Juan Ardila remains in office a year after sexual misconduct allegations made against him first came to light. Now, he’s running for re-election – but two challengers and the cloud left by the allegations will make that difficult.

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Who’s running for Assembly in Queens?

Who’s running for Assembly in Queens?

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. 


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Despite calls for resignation, Juan Ardila files for re-election

Despite calls for resignation, Juan Ardila files for re-election

Embattled Assemblymember Juan Ardila has officially filed to seek re-election for his Western Queens seat, despite having been called on to resign following sexual assault allegations made earlier this year by nearly every one of his Western Queens colleagues, a number of local leaders and the governor. 

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