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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Community board says it has no confidence in Ardila's ability to represent them amid sexual assault allegations

Community board says it has no confidence in Ardila's ability to represent them amid sexual assault allegations

Though it already appeared clear that Assemblymember Juan Ardila’s local community board had lost faith in him in the months since two women accused him of sexual assault – the board made it official on Thursday.

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Ardila hires prominent attorney amid alleged probe into sexual assault allegations

Ardila hires prominent attorney amid alleged probe into sexual assault allegations

Assemblymember Juan Ardila has allegedly hired a prominent attorney following sexual assault allegations made against him in March. The revelation came after he was confronted by several of his fellow elected officials and community board members at a board meeting.

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Ardila avoids questions about sexual assault allegations at community event

Ardila avoids questions about sexual assault allegations at community event

Juan Ardila, the Western Queens assemblymember who a month ago was accused of sexually assaulting two women at a 2015 party, refused to answer questions about an alleged independent investigation into the allegations when confronted by the Eagle at a neighborhood clean-up event his office hosted over the weekend. 

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Is Juan Ardila representing Queens in Albany? Many say, ‘no’

Is Juan Ardila representing Queens in Albany? Many say, ‘no’

Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila, who was recently accused by two women of sexually assaulting them at a 2015 party, has lost his ability to represent his Western Queens district, his constituents, local elected officials and his colleagues in Albany say.

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