Ballot, and new ranked choice voting format, set in Central Queens special election
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A Manhattan judge upheld ranked-choice voting in the Feb. 2 contest.
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Gennaro tries to kick GOP placeholder off ballot in complicated Queens council race
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The complicated race for Council District 24 is getting a little more complicated.
Read MoreQueens County Women’s Bar president seeks vacant Queens Council seat
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“My entire professional life has been fighting for the needs of people on the margins.”
Read MoreNYC’s first ranked-choice election is coming to Queens. Are voters ready?
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“I don’t know what it is.”
Read MoreSpecial election for Lancman's Queens council seat will take place Feb. 2
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Another election? It must be Groundhog Day.
Read MoreRory Lancman is leaving the Council for new role in Cuomo administration
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Lancman’s early departure will trigger a special election in Council District 24.
Read MoreHolden tries to repeal new police chokehold penalty, four months after passage
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The bill passed 47-3 earlier this year.
Read MoreDaniel Rosenthal likely running for Lancman’s Council seat
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So far seven candidates have filed to run for the Council District 24 seat.
Read MorePolice chokehold ban sponsor rebukes move to weaken law
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“There hasn’t been a single example of an officer being unfairly prosecuted or unable to arrest.”
Read MoreOcasio-Cortez, Meeks slam Trump cuts to U.S. Postal Service
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“I just hope everything gets back to normal and they give us the time we need to do the job.”
Read MoreHundreds paint Black Lives Matter street mural on Jamaica Avenue
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“I thought it was important that we be a part of it. This is for all of us.”
Read MoreLocal leaders push permanent housing for Fresh Meadows hotel residents freed from Rikers
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Councilmembers Barry Grodenchik and Rory Lancman visited the hotel Wednesday.
Read MoreCouncil poised to pass NYPD chokehold ban, six years after Eric Garner’s death
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“I wish everything in life moved quicker than it does and I’m happy we’re finally doing it.”
Read MoreQueens Councilmember blasts height, questions parking at site of proposed jail
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“The height of this building is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to me.”
Read MoreKatz and Cabán pledge conviction review as 'flimsy' 1993 murder case returns to Queens court
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“Flimsy convictions, for both violent crimes and less serious charges, reinforce the overcriminalization of our black and brown communities.”
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