Queens Dem incumbents sweep
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All but one Queens Democratic incumbent appeared to somewhat easily withstand challenges from Republican candidates Tuesday night, preliminary vote totals from the Board of Election show.
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Queens electeds warn against City of Yes as milestone approaches
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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.
Read MoreWho’s running for Assembly in Queens?
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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.
Queens pols push One Fair Wage in Albany
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On Monday, State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas rallied with advocates in Albany for her One Fair Wage bill, which would equally compensate tipped workers like restaurant staffers.
Read MoreLocal pol’s Israel bill creates controversy in Queens
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Astoria Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani recently introduced "Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act,” a bill that would stop tax-exempt registered nonprofits in New York from helping to fund the State of Israel’s settlement activities in the West Bank, which have been deemed illegal by the United Nations. That legislation is now garnering condemnation from dozens of his legislative colleagues who have called it antisemetic.
Read MoreQueens pols tout abortion protections in state budget
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Queens officials and advocates rallied in Long Island City on Thursday, celebrating the inclusion of abortion access protections in the final state budget. HMH Part U, a proposal from Queens State Senator Kristen Gonzalez and Queens Assemblymember Nily Rozic was included in the state budget and contains provisions for protecting abortion access in New York following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Read MoreOpinion: How New York State should respond to overturning of Roe
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“For the first time in American history, our daughters will have fewer rights than their mothers.”
Read MoreQueens man resigns
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Governor Andrew Cuomo, the second Queens-born executive to face an impeachment scandal in the past two years, announced his resignation Tuesday.
Read MoreRozic, NYC leaders call for more expansive Holocaust education
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“We have to make sure the future generations understand what’s at stake for our democracy.”
Read MoreNew York’s new ‘proximity’ law will help incarcerated parents stay close to kids
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More than 100,000 children in the state have at least one incarcerated parent.
Read MoreAnti-Semitic, homophobic vandals deface car in Hillcrest
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Police are investigating an anti-Semitic attack in Hillcrest that vandalized the inside of a car with swastikas and anti-gay language early Monday morning.
Read MoreA memorable year on the roads and rails
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Check out some of the stories that shaped the transit system serving 2.3 million Queens residents.
Read MoreCuomo nixes e-bike legalization
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The bill would have eliminated the $500 fine and threat of confiscation that comes with riding an e-bike or e-scooter.
Read MoreRozic, Ramos urge Cuomo to pass e-bike bill
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Thousands of food delivery workers — many of them low-income people of color — have had their electric bicycles and scooters confiscated by the NYPD.
Read MoreFifteen Queens lawmakers say they’re ‘watching’ Amazon warehouse working conditions
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The Queens signatories include both supporters and opponents of Amazon’s high-profile plan to build a corporate campus in Long Island City.
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