Over a dozen city councilmembers this week called on Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz to drop the felony charges her office has brought against Jabez Chakraborty, the 22-year-old who was shot by police in his family’s home while experiencing a mental health crisis in January.
Read MoreQueens officials want an East Elmhurst office complex to stop immigration agents from using its parking lot as a staging area.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani laid out a broad plan to address safety on New York’s streets on Tuesday, featuring some ideas that have been strongly supported and championed by Queens officials for some time.
Read MoreAs federal immigration officers have been spotted with increasing frequency in Queens, local officials on Monday told their constituents to prepare themselves in the event that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempt to arrest them or their neighbors.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani threw his support behind a Queens legislator's bill that aims to rein in Amazon and other companies’ use of contracted delivery drivers.
Read MoreAstoria locals and elected officials celebrated the opening of the controversial 31st Street bike lane over the weekend while several local businesses continue to fight it in court.
Read MoreMore than a dozen Queens lawmakers signed on to a letter with around 100 other elected officials calling on federal Democrats to push for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read MoreOne 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 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 MoreRepresentative Nydia Velázquez announced Thursday night she will retire next year, opening up a new primary for a congressional seat in Queens and Brooklyn.
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 MoreThe City Council on Wednesday approved New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Citi Field.
Read MoreA group of over a dozen city councilmembers this week called on the Adams administration to reverse its decision to up the number of beds in Queens’ yet-to-be-built borough-based jail facility.
Read More“Let’s use our common sense. Whose assessment of conditions at Rikers Island is more credible: a court-mandated federal monitor team of expert watchdogs, or George Santos’ closest political allies who routinely spew bigoted MAGA garbage and conspiracy theories worthy of QAnon?”
Read More“I’m happy that they came out to support,” said Tsering Wangdu, whose 7-year-old daughter was recently fatally struck by a driver in Astoria. “In the park, we are like a family.”
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