Many 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.
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Queens 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.
Read MoreQueens pols call on gov to back Right to Shelter rules
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As New York City and the Adams Administration – with support from Governor Kathy Hochul – fight the city’s Right to Shelter rules in court, a host of local electeds including, several from Queens, penned a letter to Hochul this week calling on her to keep the mandate in place.
Read MoreCity launches massive Long Island City rezoning effort
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A year ago this week, City Councilmember Julie Won was in the midst of a tense battle over Innovation QNS, a massive, five-block, $2 billion development that was eventually approved by the council after a drawn out fight.
Read MoreQueens pols look to landmark Maspeth firehouse
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Just over 22-years ago, nearly two dozen firefighters from Maspeth’s Squad 288 and HazMat 1 firehouse were killed after they responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, marking the largest loss of life from any single firehouse that day. Now, local officials are trying to get the century-old building where they served designated as a city landmark in their honor.
Read MoreQueens officials defend food vendors in Corona Plaza
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A Queens locale known for its vibrancy and culture was the site of a late night city crackdown on illegal vendors last week, done with little notice to the vendors or local elected officials, who held a rally on Wednesday protesting what they said was heavy-handed enforcement from the city.
Read MoreLocal pols demand President Biden aid city during migrant crisis
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Less than a week after nearly 60 New York City elected officials penned a letter to President Joe Biden calling for increased federal support in dealing with the migrant crisis, several of them rallied outside City Hall on Monday calling for Biden’s backing.
Read More‘Their loss is not forgotten’: Officials pitch bill to fund futures for kids who lost parents to COVID
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As the federal government’s emergency COVID-19 declaration came to end on Thursday, a group of families, doctors and lawmakers gathered in the Queens neighborhood that was once the epicenter of the pandemic and called on New Yorkers not to forget them, or the loved ones they lost.
Read MoreElection results: Queens incumbents hold strong, upset on the Civil Court bench
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Progressive candidates showed strong early results in open races in Queens, most Assembly incumbents cruised to victory and an upset in the race for a spot on the bench in Queens Civil Court. Check out how Tuesday’s primary played out.
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