Valdez to run for Congress, setting up NY-7 showdown
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Queens Assemblymember Claire Valdez launched a campaign to succeed Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday.
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Family of man killed by police calls for officers’ firing after AG releases bodycam video
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The family of a man shot and killed by police called for accountability after the state’s attorney general released footage of the fatal shooting on Tuesday.
Read MoreMamdani makes first judicial appointments
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani made the first judicial appointments of his tenure, just a few days after issuing an executive order reshaping the review and appointment process for city judges.
Read MoreMamdani renews long-standing Rikers emergency order, vows to reform jails
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he acknowledged would prolong a controversial legal workaround used by his predecessor for years to skirt rules dictating how the city should treat detainees.
Read MoreMamdani picks Queens attorney to overhaul judicial selection process
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday tapped a prominent Queens lawyer to lead City Hall’s judicial selection committee, a little-known group the new mayor vowed to “revitalize” by opening its work to the public.
Read MoreMamdani sworn in as city’s first Queens mayor
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Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the next mayor of New York City on Thursday, becoming the first elected official from Queens to lead the five boroughs from City Hall.
Read MoreWhat Mamdani’s Queens office could reveal about his mayoral approach
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As Mamdani gears up to become the city’s next mayor, one of the most pressing questions revolves around how his administration will address those everyday issues, the ones New Yorkers often demand be solved quickly but often aren’t.
Read MoreBanks and Kassem tapped to serve as city’s top attorneys
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Two attorneys with long careers in public service were tapped to join Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administration on Tuesday.
Read MorePols want more info on police shooting in Far Rock that left man dead
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A trio of Queens elected officials are asking for a full investigation into a police shooting that left a 29-year-old man dead in Far Rockaway over the weekend.
Read MoreMamdani backs Diana Moreno as his Assembly successor
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani officially threw his support behind longtime friend Diana Moreno in her bid to succeed him in the State Assembly.
Read MoreMamdani taps Queens-raised official to lead budget office
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A Queens-raised official who manages the City University of New York’s finances was tapped by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to serve as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget on Thursday.
Read MoreAdvocates call for fully funded RTC as city prepares for new leadership
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As a new mayor and new City Council speaker are set to soon take office, legal and housing advocates are making the push to get the city to fully fund its long-struggling Right to Counsel program.
Read MorePaladino faces censure calls after Islamophobic social media posts
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A Queens City Councilmember sparked outrage over the weekend after she called for the “expulsion of Muslims from western nations” in a since-deleted Islamophobic social media post that prompted calls for her censure.
Read MoreProgressive battle brews in 34th Assembly District
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A progressive battle is brewing in one of Queens’ most diverse districts, even if both of the leading candidates claim they aren’t looking for a fight.
Read MoreRikers detainee becomes 14th to die in DOC custody this year
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A 32-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Sunday morning, becoming the 14th person to die in the Department of Correction’s custody this year.
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