Six takeaways from Queens’ election results
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Here are six takeaways from Queens’ Election Day.
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Officials decry conditions at Queens veterans’ shelter
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Lawmakers said Wednesday that they remain concerned about conditions inside the Borden Avenue Veterans’ Residence in Long Island City, several weeks after the city pulled out of a federal program that funded the shelter and a week after two Queens officials were turned away when they tried to enter the building.
Read More‘Not going to compromise’: Claire Valdez on her primary victory and hopes for the House
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Most had expected election night to be a long haul for sophomore Assemblymember Claire Valdez, who was running in a competitive four-way race to succeed a revered New York lawmaker.
Read MoreGianaris endorses across Queens – but stays silent about his own successor
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Queens State Senator Michael Gianaris may be retiring at the end of the year, but that hasn’t stopped him from endorsing those he hopes will become future members of the legislature – except when it comes to the race to fill his own seat.
Read MoreQueens candidates outraise Brooklyn BP in open congressional race
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Queens’ candidates running to replace Nydia Velázquez in New York’s 7th Congressional District outraised her chosen successor, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, during the most recent fundraising period, new filings show.
Read MoreMeng draws in more support for reelection bid
/Queens Representative Grace Meng was endorsed by retiring Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez on Monday as she continues to draw support in her reelection bid against an insurgent progressive in New York’s 6th Congressional District.
Read MoreQueens candidates hit streets as busy ballot petition season begins
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Tuesday marked the beginning of petitioning season for Queens political candidates hoping to get their names on the ballot. Compared to years prior, this year might be one of the busiest.
Read MoreQueens pols call on notorious landlord to pay up after 2023 fire
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Queens residents are calling on A&E Real Estate, which was named the worst landlord in the city earlier this year, to pay $6 million to cover damages they suffered in a fire that evicted them from their homes more than two years ago.
Read MoreJulie Won jumps into Queens congressional race
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Queens City Councilmember Julie Won filed to run in the already crowded race to replace Nydia Velázquez in New York’s 7th Congressional District on Monday.
Read MoreReynoso wants to reintroduce himself to Queens voters
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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hasn’t represented Queens since he left the City Council in 2021. Even then, he only represented a small sliver of the World’s Borough.
Read MoreVelázquez endorses against DSA slate in Queens
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Retiring Representative Nydia Velázquez announced a trio of local endorsements on Thursday, largely spurning the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates seeking to capitalize on Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win.
Read MoreValdez to run for Congress, setting up NY-7 showdown
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Queens Assemblymember Claire Valdez launched a campaign to succeed Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday.
Read MoreLocals rally as ICE’s presence in World’s Borough grows
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Queens locals and elected officials rallied in Western Queens over the weekend to protest the federal detention of a 6-year-old and his father as immigration agents were spotted in two separate Queens neighborhoods.
Read MoreBrooklyn BP launches NY7 bid while Queens candidates wait in the wings
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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced his bid to succeed retiring Representative Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday, making him the first major candidate to throw their hat in the ring to represent the Queens and Brooklyn district.
Read MoreVelázquez to retire, opening up a new race in Queens
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Representative Nydia Velázquez announced Thursday night she will retire next year, opening up a new primary for a congressional seat in Queens and Brooklyn.
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