Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery
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Eric Adams became the first New York City mayor in modern history to be criminally charged while in office on Thursday.
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Congestion pricing debate comes to a head at foot of Queensborough Bridge
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The fight over Governor Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing pause came to a head at the foot of the Queensborough Bridge on Friday as a local Queens pol who has long been opposed to the now-delayed toll sparred with transit advocates and prevented a local city councilmember supportive of congestion pricing from making remarks to the press.
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 MoreCouncil hopefuls answer the Eagle’s questions
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Ahead of the primary, which falls on Tuesday, June 27, the Queens Daily Eagle sent a five-question survey to every candidate running for one of the borough’s 15 City Council seats.
Read MoreArdila denies sexual assault allegations in self-funded report
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Assemblymember Juan Ardila has released a report denying that he sexually assaulted two women at a 2015 party, calling the encounters consensual and walking back his apologies nearly three months after the initial accusations broke.
Read MoreAs candidates exit Council races, Queens Democratic primaries become clearer
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Four previously listed candidates for New York City Council races in Queens will not be on the ballot for the June Democratic primaries after failing to turn in petitions. The four dropouts, who according to the New York City Board of Elections did not file petitions for the 2023 election cycle, tie up two primaries in Queens, and narrow the field in one of the more attention-pulling races coming later this month.
Read MoreFederal Queens pols urge Biden to expedite migrant work authorization
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With fears that the asylum seeker crisis in New York City may worsen with the ending of Title 42, a majority of the city’s congressional representatives signed a joint letter addressed to President Joe Biden looking for his help in allowing the migrants to work.
Read MoreInnovation QNS officially approved by City Council
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The largest rezoning in the history of Queens – dubbed Innovation QNS – was given the thumbs up on Tuesday by the City Council, clearing the final major hurdle in the half decade battle for the project’s approval.
Read MoreLander, Won meet with Queens nonprofit to talk city procurement
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City officials visited a nonprofit in the Queensbridge Houses Wednesday to pledge that community groups that contract with the city won’t have to jump through hoops to get paid any longer.
Queens community rallies for citizenship reform
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“It is us, immigrant workers who built this city, it us… who have helped the city survive a pandemic and continue to risk our lives.”
Read MoreNothing left to do but wait: Candidates hang tight as BOE prepares to count ballots
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It’s a weird time for a handful of Queens City Council candidates.
Read MoreAAPI women from Queens organize solidarity bike ride against racist violence
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“All the bike rides are organized by men right now.”
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