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 MoreA broad coalition of Queens councilmembers signaled their support for Councilmember Julie Menin’s bid for speaker as the moderate Manhattan representative declared an early victory in the race on Wednesday.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill that would have eliminated criminal penalties for street vendors that the City Council passed with a veto-proof majority in June.
Read MoreA host of Queens elected officials immediately jumped to back State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas in her bid to unseat State Senator Jessica Ramos, which the lawmaker officially kicked off Monday night.
Read MoreMoney has begun to flow following the first public matching fund payout for the upcoming general election season, with several Queens candidates pulling in cash for their campaigns.
Read MoreDespite the gloomy, rainy weather on Friday, local elected officials and community members celebrated Queens’ annual beach opening on Beach 17th Street and the boardwalk in Far Rockaway.
Read MoreFour years ago, then-President Joe Biden made a trip to Queens to pledge the federal government’s support in addressing flooding issues in the borough, where nearly a dozen people died in flooded basements during Hurricane Ida.
Read MoreOpen street season officially started last week, and elected officials stood with advocates in Queens to demand the city expand the program throughout the outer boroughs.
Read MoreOver a dozen candidates running for City Council in Queens were gifted public matching funds by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday.
Read MoreFor weeks, dozens of candidates in Queens have hit the streets to ask voters not for their support, cash or vote – but for their name, address and signature.
Read MoreSeveral Queens candidates in crowded races for the mayor’s office and the City Council were approved for matching funds by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on Monday morning, while some also announced massive fundraising hauls that will also soon multiply under the city’s matching funds program.
Read MoreImmigration advocacy groups and officials in the city and in Queens are on edge this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have made their way to the five boroughs.
Read MoreAmish Doshi was inducted as the first South Asian man to serve on the bench in Queens last week inside a courtroom where he will soon preside.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreDuring 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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