City of Yes gets final ‘yes’ from City Council

City of Yes gets final ‘yes’ from City Council

The mayor’s sweeping and controversial plan to address the city’s housing crisis known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity cleared its final and highest hurdle on Thursday when it was approved by the New York City Council.

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Queens electeds warn against City of Yes as milestone approaches

Queens electeds warn against City of Yes as milestone approaches

Elected officials primarily from Northeastern Queens gathered in Bayside this week and imagined a world where the mayor’s controversial City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal becomes a reality – and they don’t like how it looks.

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‘Overburdened’: Two neighborhoods in Queens bear brunt of new asylum seeker shelters

‘Overburdened’: Two neighborhoods in Queens bear brunt of new asylum seeker shelters

Two neighborhoods in Queens are home to a large percentage of the city’s migrant shelters and while locals say they are happy to help amid the crisis, they also want the city and other neighborhoods to step up.

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Councilmembers call for a hit of pot enforcement

Councilmembers call for a hit of pot enforcement

In a rare show of unity, a bi-partisan group of city councilmembers, including several from Queens, penned a letter calling on the state to give the city more power to enforce illegal cannabis.

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Queens rallies for QueensLink at City Hall

 Queens rallies for QueensLink at City Hall

Nearly a year after the mayor announced that his administration was choosing to build a park over a 3.5 mile strip of abandoned rail that cuts through Central and South Queens, a group of supporters hoping to revive the rail line rallied at City Hall on Wednesday. 

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Last minute deal pushes Rockaway housing project through council

Last minute deal pushes Rockaway housing project through council

A controversial Queens affordable housing development was approved by the City Council on Thursday after being changed at the last minute from offering 100 percent affordable rental units to 100 percent home ownership units, addressing concerns raised by the local councilmember. 

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As candidates exit Council races, Queens Democratic primaries become clearer

As candidates exit Council races, Queens Democratic primaries become clearer

Four previously listed candidates for New York City Council races in Queens will not be on the ballot for the June Democratic primaries after failing to turn in petitions. The four dropouts, who according to the New York City Board of Elections did not file petitions for the 2023 election cycle, tie up two primaries in Queens, and narrow the field in one of the more attention-pulling races coming later this month. 

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