Rockaway trauma center goes mostly unfunded in city budget

Rockaway trauma center goes mostly unfunded in city budget

Capital funding for a new trauma center on the Rockaway peninsula was left out of the city’s $126 billion budget passed by the City Council Tuesday, despite growing calls from the community to finance the project in the isolated area in Queens.

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Mayor, Council settle housing voucher lawsuit and pass $125 billion budget

Mayor, Council settle housing voucher lawsuit and pass $125 billion budget

The end of a prolonged legal battle between the mayor’s office and the City Council over an expensive housing voucher program known as CityFHEPS was baked into the city’s colossal $125 billion budget, which was passed by the Council late Tuesday.

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Queens officials relieved after mayor axes property tax increase threat

Queens officials relieved after mayor axes property tax increase threat

Property tax increases that officials claimed would have greatly harmed Queens residents will not be included in the city’s budget, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday as he rolled out his $124 billion executive spending proposal.

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Swastikas found in Queens parks, one week after similar incident

Swastikas found in Queens parks, one week after similar incident

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.

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Paladino sues Council over ethics charges

Paladino sues Council over ethics charges

Queens City Councilmember Vickie Paladino is suing her colleagues after the legislature’s ethics committee charged her with violating the Council’s anti-discrimination and harassment rules for a series of Islamophobic remarks she posted to social media.

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Menin speeds up ethics review as Paladino doubles down on anti-Muslim posts

Menin speeds up ethics review as Paladino doubles down on anti-Muslim posts

City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Tuesday that the legislature’s ethics committee will expedite its inquiry into Islamophobic remarks made by City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, after the Queens Republican posted a fresh round of controversial comments online this week.

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Queens lawmakers given top roles in new Council

Queens lawmakers given top roles in new Council

Queens may no longer be in possession of the City Council speaker’s office, but several members of Queens’ Council delegation were appointed to significant leadership roles by Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday.

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