NYCHA dismisses over 30,000 eviction cases
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There were 2,500 non-payment cases resolved by the housing authority in Queens, according to NYCHA.
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Snow buildup on Queens walkways hinders mobility for some
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After the borough saw nearly a foot of snow and as businesses, drivers and residents began to shovel, crosswalk medians across Queens Boulevard were still buried.
Read MoreOrganizers claim legislature ignored public calls for unified redistricting
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A few days after the state legislature released its plans for the reconfiguration of congressional lines throughout New York State, lawmakers released redistricting proposals for the State Senate and Assembly.
Read MoreState legislature shares Congressional redistricting map
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“If it looks like gerrymandering and sounds like gerrymandering – it’s most likely gerrymandering,” said Brian Browne, an adjunct professor of political science at St. John’s University.
Organizers call for public input as redistricting falls to lawmakers
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More than 100 community leaders and organizations from South East Queens signed on to a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to keep Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park united in the final redistricting map.
Elected officials tour Woodside Houses as tenants face heat, hot water outages
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“This has been a consistent issue.”
Read MoreExpand financial aid for Queens’ part-time students, report says
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The nonprofit says the decision could aid more than 20,000 students in Queens, many of whom have been shut out of other forms of financial aid.
Participatory budgeting begins with few Queens pols partaking
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With the new City Council in place, participatory budgeting season has begun.
Read MoreJASA calls attention to senior food insecurity with diverse cookbook
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“Something we all have in common and can come together over is food.”"
Read MoreCity leaders call for immediate action against evictions and to ensure Right to Counsel
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“We are sounding the alarm today in the face of what could be an avalanche of evictions to crash over tenants in this city on a scale that we’ve never seen.”
Read MoreQueens 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.”
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BOC slams mayor’s office for skirting jail rules with executive orders
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“I can assure you that getting an implementation timeline in place is one of my top priorities.”
Read MoreSuozzi pushes back against Manhattan DA and Gov. Hochul
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“They can't pick and choose which crimes they are going to prosecute.”
Read MoreAdams allows noncitizen voting bill to become law
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“I believe that New Yorkers should have a say in their government, which is why I have and will continue to support this important legislation.”
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