Menin voted speaker of City Council
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Manhattan Councilmember Julie Menin was unanimously elected to be the next speaker of the City Council on Wednesday.
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Immigration judge withdraws from public defender leadership role amid staff backlash
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One of the city’s top public defender organizations recently faced backlash from its union after an announced candidate for director of their immigration practice sparked outrage.
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 MoreMajority of Queens members back Menin for speaker
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A 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 vetoes Council bill that decriminalizes illegal vending
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Mayor 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 MoreGonzález-Rojas launches insurgent campaign against Ramos
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A 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 MoreMatching funds flow in first payout of general election
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Money 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 MoreQueens’ beaches open for summer despite gloomy weather
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Despite 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 MoreOfficials still trying to plug Queens’ flooding without federal support
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Four 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 MoreComptroller calls on support for Open Streets as the program shrinks
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Open 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 MoreQueens candidates bring in over $1 million in matching funds
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Over a dozen candidates running for City Council in Queens were gifted public matching funds by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday.
Read MoreFight over ballot petitions begins
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For 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 MoreQueens candidates get more matching funds in crowded races for open seats
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Several 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 MoreQueens on edge as ICE makes arrests in the Bronx and Chicago
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Immigration 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 inducted as first Indian American man to serve on Queens’ bench
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Amish 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.
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