Governor Kathy Hochul announced several sweeping subway safety measures on Wednesday, including a proposal that would temporarily ban some convicted New Yorkers from using the system.
Read MoreThe Adams administration was sued on Wednesday by the Legal Aid Society for allegedly failing to enact a recent package of legislation that expands the eligibility of the city’s housing voucher program.
Read MoreThe City Council on Tuesday voted to override the mayor’s veto of a bill aimed at increasing transparency in the NYPD and a bill to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails, putting to an end a weeks-long public debate riddled with accusations from both councilmembers, Mayor Eric Adams and his allies that the other side purposely were spreading half-truths or outright lies.
Read MoreSeveral Queens and Brooklyn elected officials are calling on the MTA to consider running the G train along its former route, deeper into Queens, now that the transit authority has announced plans to do work on the line that will likely cause major service disruptions.
Read MoreLeadership of the City Council on Thursday announced which councilmembers will be serving on which committees and which lawmakers will be in charge of them.
Read MoreThe New York City Council passed a bill on Wednesday that bans the use of solitary confinement in the city’s jails, setting up a potential battle with the mayor who has expressed staunch opposition to the legislation.
Read MoreThe New York City Council is pushing back on Mayor Eric Adams’ recent budget cuts to libraries, education, police and other agencies, arguing that their own projections show that new revenue can stave off the cuts.
Read MoreIn response to a long list of pedestrian and cycling deaths in Western Queens, a group of elected officials and advocates released a comprehensive plan to make scores of improvements they believe will increase street safety in the area.
Read MoreQueens voters went to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday.
Read MoreIn just under a month, Queens voters will head to the polls to cast votes in their local City Council elections.
Read MoreThe Adams administration has yet to complete a single transfer of land on Rikers Island, a crucial part of the city’s plan to turn the jail complex into a renewable energy hub by 2027.
Read MoreNot all of the 64,000 Queens voters who cast a ballot in the recent Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney bubbled in a vote for incumbent DA Melinda Katz or challengers George Grasso or Devian Daniels. Instead, a small portion of the Queens electorate chose to write-in a candidate for the borough’s top prosecutor.
Read MoreThe City Council took a rare step on Thursday and voted to override the mayor’s veto of a package of housing bills recently passed by the legislative body.
Read MoreAhead 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 MoreQueens is getting the money this year through participatory budgeting, with several projects being selected last week in nine City Council districts, an increase from only three last year.
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