Mamdani 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.
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Queens get the jackpot?: Casinos in Queens and Bronx approved
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Three casino bidders, including two in Queens, were awarded a coveted casino license by the state on Monday in a move that has the potential to reshape the World’s Borough’s cultural and economic landscape.
Read MoreQueens’ wacky write-in votes from a historic election
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While a majority of voters in Queens cast a ballot for Mamdani, others voted for former Governor Andrew Cuomo or Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. But a handful of those voters got a little more creative.
Read MoreQueens Jewish community breaks ground on Holocaust memorial
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Queens Jewish leaders and elected officials broke ground on a planned memorial dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust outside Borough Hall on Tuesday.
Read MoreBrooks-Powers makes case to keep speaker's gavel in Southeast Queens
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Queens Councilmember and Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers announced her intentions to campaign for City Council speaker in a letter to colleagues sent out Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreHochul joins Mamdani to announce new funding for Astoria Boys & Girls Club
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Governor Kathy Hochul is allocating $5 million to Astoria’s Variety Boys & Girls Club to build a new clubhouse, expand the nonprofit’s programming and build new affordable housing, making the Astoria location the largest club in the country.
Read MoreNewtown Creek collapse renews request for revitalization
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Queens is one small part of New York City’s waterfront, but portions of the old infrastructure keeping the element at bay — like a bulkhead at 29th Street —are starting to crumble.
Schools chancellor meets with Queens parents
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Borough President Donovan Richards hosted the first Queens Parent Advisory Board meeting under the Adams administration Tuesday, with new Schools Chancellor David Banks on hand to offer insight into what's next for public schools.
New Queens Borough Hall address will honor late BP Claire Shulman
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Claire Shulman in 2019. File photo by Walter Karling
By David Brand
Late Queens Borough President Claire Shulman’s name will live on at the government office where she presided for 16 years.
Starting Monday, Queens Borough Hall will be located at “One Claire Shulman Way,” a vanity address that will appear on a street sign outside the building.
“Claire Shulman was a larger-than-life figure who consistently defied expectations with her uncanny ability to get things done for the people of Queens,” current Borough President Donovan Richards said Friday.
Shulman served as borough president for four terms, from 1986 to 2002. She died in August 2020 at age 94.
During her tenure, she presided over dozens of rezonings, including the 2001 plan that would pave the way for skyscrapers in Long Island City.
She also worked to establish or grow major cultural institutions in Queens, including the Queens Museum of Art, Queens Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image and Flushing Town Hall, which honored Shulman at their 40th anniversary gala last year.
Richards and other Queens leaders will unveil the new street sign Monday at 11 a.m. The formal address of Queens Borough Hall will remain 120-55 Queens Blvd.
Richards taps Silva to manage reelection campaign after backing rival in Queens council race
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Richards endorsed Silva’s opponent in the CD31 special.
Read MoreCrowley is back for another Queens borough president try
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Crowley is courting moderate Democrats in the three-candidate race.
Read MoreCommunity condemns gun violence in wake of Woodside shootings
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“That pain will never go away.”
Read MoreQueens borough president candidates urge JetBlue to stay in Long Island City
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“JetBlue should stay in Queens.”
Read MoreFeds end deal with NYC’s only private jail contractor
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Queens BP Donovan Richards called the news “a victory for the Southeast Queens community and our borough.”
Read MoreBikes, buses & business: Queens BP Richards outlines policy and funding plans
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Richards marked his first 100 days in office.
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