Outside Brooklyn Housing Court on Monday morning, tenant organizers and legal aid attorneys led a rally on the courthouse sidewalk in support of expanding the city’s Right to Counsel program, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Comptroller Mark Levine toured inside.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday the city is facing a “serious fiscal crisis” that rivals the Great Recession, blaming his predecessor for four years of shoddy budgeting practices that has left the city with a bleak financial outlook.
Read MoreZohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the next mayor of New York City on Thursday, becoming the first elected official from Queens to lead the five boroughs from City Hall.
Read MoreThree Queens candidates running for open seats in the City Council declared victory in their respective races on Tuesday after the city’s Board of Elections released its first ranked-choice voting tabulation in June’s primary election.
Read MoreNew York City is failing to meet its obligation to provide legal representation to low-income New Yorkers facing eviction, a new report for the city’s comptroller’s office revealed.
Read MoreNew York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot will head to the City Council for a vote after the City Planning Commission gave the project their stamp of approval last week.
Read MoreQueens Assemblymember and omnipresent Mayor Eric Adams ally Jenifer Rajkumar is running for public advocate, shifting away from a bid for the city’s comptroller as she appeared to be lagging in the crowded race.
Read More“We are sounding the alarm today in the face of what could be an avalanche of evictions to crash over tenants in this city on a scale that we’ve never seen.”
Read More“This is a tremendous victory for tenants across New York City and a true testament to the power of organizing.”
Read More“We are NOT currently planning to use local parks as burial grounds. We are exploring using Hart Island for temporary burials, if the need grows.”
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