Mamdani 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.
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Mamdani 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.
Read MoreMamdani, Queens’ first mayor, to move to Manhattan
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Zohran Mamdani, the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City, will pack his bags over the coming weeks and make the move across the East River to Gracie Mansion when he takes office in January.
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 MoreQueens community board wants Adams to make good on precinct pledge
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A Queens community board is calling on the Adams administration to make good on a pledge to explore bringing a new police precinct to Northern Queens before they leave office.
Read MoreAstoria nonprofit founder officially joins all-DSA race to replace Mamdani
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A longtime nonprofit leader from Astoria officially launched her campaign to succeed Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Assembly this week, a move that turns the contest for his open seat into a rare, all-Democratic Socialists of America member showdown.
Read MoreMamdani expands transition, appoints 400 New Yorkers to 17 committees
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani greatly expanded the breadth of his transition team on Monday as he prepares to take office in January.
Read MoreRikers detainee becomes 13th person to die in DOC custody
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A 38-year-old man on Rikers Island became the 13th person this year to die in Department of Correction custody, agency officials announced on Friday.
Read MoreQueens men meet
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The first man from Queens to be elected president and the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City met for the first time in the Oval Office on Friday.
Read MoreTisch to stay on as NYPD boss under Mamdani
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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has agreed to stay on as the city’s top cop when Zohran Mamdani takes office as mayor in January, honoring the mayor-elect’s wish that the NYPD boss remain in the role as a new administration comes into City Hall.
Read MoreDSA member officially launches campaign to replace Mamdani in Assembly
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Diana Moreno, a lifelong activist and elected leader in the Democratic Socialists of America, is running to succeed Zohran Mamdani in his progressive Astoria Assembly district. She officially launched her campaign on Monday.
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