Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery
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Eric Adams became the first New York City mayor in modern history to be criminally charged while in office on Thursday.
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MTA’s new Queens bus map far from perfect, residents say
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Around three years after the MTA decided to ditch their first attempt at redesigning Queens’ complex bus map after it was almost universally panned, their latest attempt, which they shared with riders at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday night, hasn’t necessarily won everyone over.
Read MoreElectchester corner named after late lawmaker Nettie Mayersohn
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Several members of the New York State Senate, Assembly and City Council gathered Sunday morning in Eastern Queens to honor the late former Assemblymember and Queens community leader Nettie Mayersohn.
Read MoreQueens pols want better buses in budget
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As the city gets closer to the implementation of congestion pricing later this year, a group of elected officials – including many from Queens – want to see money in the state’s budget for better, faster and more reliable buses in the five boroughs.
Read MoreQueens pols want big universities in NYC to pay their ‘fair share’
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A group of Queens lawmakers took aim at two of the city’s most powerful universities this week, demanding they pay their “fair share” of property taxes to directly fund their public counterparts.
Read MoreHistoric Flushing burial ground honored with street co-naming
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Over the weekend, residents and elected officials recognized local history in Flushing, co-naming an intersection after the burial ground that has long resided there.
Read MoreGov signs anti-human trafficking bills into law in Queens
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The governor was in Queens on Wednesday to announce a number of new initiatives to fight human trafficking throughout the state. From inside the Glow Cultural Center in Downtown Flushing, Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills aimed at decreasing instances of human trafficking, which she called one of the “most enduring forms…of exploitation.”
Read MoreQueens faces big hurdles under new class size law, city says
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Queens school districts will have more work to do than any other New York county when it comes to hiring teachers and finding room for students thanks to new class size laws, a new report from the city’s budget office claims.
Read MoreQueens pol blasts state police for alleged discrimination
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A Queens lawmaker is calling on the leader of the New York State Police to immediately implement guidelines that protect officers against discrimination based on religious attire, clothing or facial hair.
Read MoreGov’s charter school plan draws ire from Queens pols
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“I don't begrudge any organizations or anybody from setting up their private schools, my concern is when those private schools want public dollars, and that's exactly what's happening here,” Queens State Senator John Liu said of Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase the number of charter schools in New York.
Read MoreQueens senators dish on borough’s best pizza
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Your state senator thinks they know where the best pizza in Queens is – are they right?
Read MoreDiwali school holiday fight resumes in Albany
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Dozens of lawmakers and South Asian residents of Queens made their way to Albany to rally in support of a bill that would make Diwali a holiday recognized in the New York City public school system. Even with over two dozen state lawmakers signed onto the legislation, community leaders in Queens remain skeptical of the efforts being made to complete a promise that they say has been made to them before.
Read MoreSenate rejects governor's chief judge pick
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Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial nominee for New York State’s highest judicial position, Hector LaSalle, was rejected by the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Wednesday following an unusually drawn out hearing, potentially setting the stage for a legal battle between the state’s top executive and the legislature.
Read MoreNYCHA Bland Houses residents have been without gas for five months
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One of the Bland Houses five buildings has been without cooking gas for five months, angering tenants and local lawmakers who say NYCHA hasn’t been upfront about making the repairs.
Read MoreQueens Senate maps take shape
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Fewer puzzle pieces, a little more compact, a new Senate seat in Queens replacing and old new Senate seat in Queens. Read more about the borough’s likely new State Senate districts here.
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