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 MoreSome members of the City Council are still hanging onto hope that the city will decide to resurrect an old train line that they believe would change South Queens locals’ lives for the better, rather than build a park along the elevated tracks.
Read MoreA Queens state senator last week proposed a bill that would speed up the state’s process for handing out a trio of casino licenses expected to hit New York City and its surrounding area next year.
Read MoreThe owners of Resorts World New York City in Southeast Queens unveiled their proposal for a massive casino expansion and entertainment complex on Thursday, marking the latest proposal soon to be officially submitted to the state’s Gaming Commission and the second planned for Queens.
Read MoreAfter years of advocacy, the governor signed into law a bill that looks to make Diwali a holiday for New York City public school students
Read MoreLess than a week after nearly 60 New York City elected officials penned a letter to President Joe Biden calling for increased federal support in dealing with the migrant crisis, several of them rallied outside City Hall on Monday calling for Biden’s backing.
Read MoreNot all of the 64,000 Queens voters who cast a ballot in the recent Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney bubbled in a vote for incumbent DA Melinda Katz or challengers George Grasso or Devian Daniels. Instead, a small portion of the Queens electorate chose to write-in a candidate for the borough’s top prosecutor.
Read MoreOff the side of a highway on Monday evening, protesters and local elected officials gathered to oppose plans to construct a tent shelter for asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Queens. However, just before the demonstration was set to begin, officials learned that the plan had been scrapped.
Read MoreThe state legislature passed a bill marking a Diwali school holiday in the city’s public schools. But bringing the holiday to the city’s schools isn’t a done deal yet.
Read MoreProblems at the polls? An apt metaphor for the race for Queens only State Senate District? A voter spits on the ground after exiting a polling site? Did Queens’ second primary election in as many months have it all?
Read MoreBeach lovers across Queens were left wondering about the fate of a stretch of the borough’s beloved Rockaway coast following rumors of temporary summer closures of more than 20 blocks of shoreline.
Read MoreWith New York State facing a major economic deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the time was now for us to legalize mobile sports betting
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Read More“Suspending rents is a critically important step to help New Yorkers survive this unprecedentedly difficult time.”
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