Queens councilmember to lead Republican caucus

Queens councilmember to lead Republican caucus

Queens Councilmember Joann Ariola will take over the mantle as minority leader of the City Council’s Republican caucus, around a week after her colleagues attempted to install Staten Island Councilmember David Carr as the next minority leader.

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Pols want city to put brakes on QueensWay as QueensLink is studied

Pols want city to put brakes on QueensWay as QueensLink is studied

Queens officials want the city to slow down construction of a linear park on an old elevated train line in the borough that could potentially stop the line from being reactivated for transit.

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Decades in the making, Southeast Queens’ 116th Precinct opens

Decades in the making, Southeast Queens’ 116th Precinct opens

After a four-decade campaign filled with starts, stops, delays and broken promises, Southeast Queens residents celebrated on Wednesday the opening of the new 116th Precinct in Rosedale.

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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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City of Yes clears Council committees with substantial changes

 City of Yes clears Council committees with substantial changes

The mayor’s sprawling and controversial plan to rework the city’s zoning laws in an effort to encourage more housing construction cleared a major hurdle Thursday after undergoing some significant changes.

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City Council hangs onto hopes of a QueensLink

City Council hangs onto hopes of a QueensLink

Some members of the City Council are still hanging onto hope that the city will decide to resurrect an old train line that they believe would change South Queens locals’ lives for the better, rather than build a park along the elevated tracks.

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Queens’ 7 train is epicenter of deadly subway surfing trend

Queens’ 7 train is epicenter of deadly subway surfing trend

During a City Council hearing on Monday, city officials said the 7 train is the “overwhelming” epicenter for incidents of subway surfing, a dangerous practice which has resulted in six deaths citywide this year.

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‘They need to do more’: Rockaway locals say MTA’s plan to keep them moving during A train stoppage won’t be enough

‘They need to do more’: Rockaway locals say MTA’s plan to keep them moving during A train stoppage won’t be enough

On Thursday night, Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers and the MTA held a town hall in Rockaway to discuss the MTA’s long-slated and much needed repairs on the peninsula portion of the A line and to hear out local concerns. At the town hall, the councilmember and several other locals told the MTA it isn’t going far enough to accommodate riders during the stoppage.

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