Nearly 100 candidates file petitions to run in Queens
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Nearly 100 people in the World’s Borough have submitted petitions to appear on the ballot in June’s primary elections for Assembly, State Senate and Congress.
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Meng draws in more support for reelection bid
/Queens Representative Grace Meng was endorsed by retiring Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez on Monday as she continues to draw support in her reelection bid against an insurgent progressive in New York’s 6th Congressional District.
Read MoreFour Queens races dominate in recent campaign filing
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More than half a million was raised by candidates in four of Queens’ most competitive races for the state legislature over the last two months, new campaign finance filings show.
Read MoreLawmakers propose boost to civil legal services fund
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The state legislature this week proposed boosting a civil legal services fund in its one-house budgets that attorneys say was severely underfunded in Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal.
Read MoreMamdani grilled by old colleagues as city works to close budget gap
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani returned to his old Albany stomping grounds on Wednesday to ask for the state’s help in closing a $7 billion shortfall in the city’s budget.
Read More‘No rights at all’: A Queens woman’s estate belongs to her accused killer. Her family is calling for a change to state law.
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A Queens woman’s grieving family is demanding a change to state law so that their relative’s accused killer can no longer control her estate.
Read MoreQueens candidates get more funds while Adams is spurred again
/A handful of Queens candidates saw their campaign coffers grow following a Campaign Finance Board payout on Thursday.
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 MoreCuomo, Mamdani make their last pitch to voters amid early voting surge and new poll
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Mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani have made their last pitch to voters as New Yorkers head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a mayor’s race that has boiled down to the two Queens-connected men.
Read MoreMamdani backed by Queens Senator John Liu
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Queens State Senator John Liu endorsed fellow Queens legislator Zohran Mamdani in the race for mayor on Monday, despite the two lawmakers having some major political differences.
Read MoreCohen’s casino gets green light in Albany
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The State Senate voted 54-5 late Tuesday to grant Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets, a crucial permission that will allow him to submit his application to the state to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex on Citi Field’s parking lot, unencumbered by land use restrictions.
Read MoreAssembly approves Cohen’s casino plan
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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen's recent string of luck continued this week after the State Assembly voted to grant him a crucial permission that would allow him to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex in Queens should he win one of the three casino licenses to be handed out by the state later this year.
Read MoreCohen casino bill begins to move through Senate
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A Senate committee played their cards close to their chest this week when they narrowly voted to advance a bill that would allow New York Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreMetropolitan Park gets another thumbs up from City Council
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The City Council passed a resolution on Thursday calling on the state to pass a bill that would allow New York Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreOpinion: What does a climate-just future for Queens look like?
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“As lifelong New Yorkers and environmental professionals, we are sounding the alarm. Queens Future’s proposal is greenwashing. The so-called “Metropolitan Park” is not a park—it’s a sprawling casino development dressed in the language of sustainability.”
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