Queens Assembly race heading to recount
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A Western Queens Assembly race was too close to call after results came in on election night and will now likely head toward a recount.
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Gianaris 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 officials press MTA to pay attention to poor conditions to transit in Woodside
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Elected officials in Western Queens want the MTA to turn its attention to their properties in the area, which have been plagued by delayed construction, poor conditions and illegal dumping.
Read MoreMayor backs trio of Queens state candidates
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed three candidates running to represent Queens in Albany over the weekend, around half a year after he left the legislature for Gracie Mansion.
Read MoreTwo Queens Dem mainstays to run unopposed after challengers booted from ballot
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Two of Queens’ more tenured elected officials are now running unopposed in this year’s primaries after their opponents failed to get enough petition signatures to appear on the ballot.
Read MoreNearly 100 candidates file petitions to run in Queens
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Nearly 100 people in the World’s Borough have submitted petitions to appear on the ballot in June’s primary elections for Assembly, State Senate and Congress.
Read MoreFour Queens races dominate in recent campaign filing
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More than half a million was raised by candidates in four of Queens’ most competitive races for the state legislature over the last two months, new campaign finance filings show.
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 MoreAnother progressive vs socialist race brews in Queens as Raga throws hat into Senate race
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Queens Assemblymember Steven Raga threw his hat into the race to replace Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris in the State Senate, setting up a battle between the progressive lawmaker and Democratic Socialists of America-backed Aber Kawas.
Read MoreWhose got the money?: State candidates pull in first batch of money for 2026
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Money is already pouring into campaign coffers despite there being more than six months before most Queens voters head to the polls for the June primaries.
Read MoreMayoral candidates spar over Roosevelt Avenue
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The three remaining men vying for New York City mayor sparred over how to address crime and improve quality of life on Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday during the first of two debates in the race.
Read MoreGov leaves out atty student loan relief from budget
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Despite widespread support from lawmakers, district attorneys and public defenders alike, Governor Kathy Hochul did not allocate the $4 million in her recently released Executive Budget Proposal needed to enable legislation that would expand the District Attorney and Indigent Legal Service Attorney Loan Forgiveness program.
Read MoreMany problems, many solutions: Local pols pitch new plan to fix Roosevelt Ave after mayor, gov launch their own efforts
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Everyone agrees that Roosevelt Avenue has issues. But no one appears to agree on how to solve them.
Read MoreQueens pols call for closure of smoke shop as new law takes effect
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As the city gets the ability to shutter illegal cannabis shops across the five boroughs, Western Queens electeds targeted a single one in Jackson Heights this week.
Read MoreLocal pols want G train restored to former Queens glory
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Several Queens and Brooklyn elected officials are calling on the MTA to consider running the G train along its former route, deeper into Queens, now that the transit authority has announced plans to do work on the line that will likely cause major service disruptions.
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