Queens tenants air grievances at ‘rental ripoff’ hearing
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Queens residents told the city how they feel about their landlords at the Mamdani’s first “rental ripoff” hearing in the World’s Borough.
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Decomposing head found in Queens wildlife sanctuary: sources
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A decomposing head was found in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge late Thursday night, prompting a major law enforcement response on Friday, law enforcement sources told the Eagle.
Read MorePaladino shoots back after ethics committee charges her for Islamophobic remarks
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Queens Republican Councilmember Vickie Paladino shot back after she was charged by the Council’s ethics committee over a slew of Islamophobic remarks she made on social media in recent months.
Read MoreQueens man pleads guilty to attempting to kill 82-year-old he pushed onto subway tracks
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A Flushing man will spend 15 years behind bars after he admitted in court that he attempted to kill an 82-year-old woman in 2024, though his motive still remains unknown.
Read More‘Trump Yard’: Locals worry they’ll be cut out of Mamdani, Trump Sunnyside Yard housing plan
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Western Queens locals are wary of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to collaborate with President Donald Trump to build 12,000 units of housing in the World’s Borough, where the mayor once lived and where the president was raised.
Read MoreQueens candidates hit streets as busy ballot petition season begins
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Tuesday marked the beginning of petitioning season for Queens political candidates hoping to get their names on the ballot. Compared to years prior, this year might be one of the busiest.
Read MoreConstruction prep underway for $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino in Queens
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While the New York Mets lay the groundwork for their upcoming season in Florida, similar foundations are being laid for Steve Cohen’s casino next to Citi Field.
Read MoreNorthern Queens locals want Mamdani to fulfill Adams’ precinct promise
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Locals in Northern Queens are once again calling for the city to meet their demands for a new police precinct in their community after it went unmentioned in the mayor’s preliminary budget released earlier this month.
Read MoreMenin speeds up ethics review as Paladino doubles down on anti-Muslim posts
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City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Tuesday that the legislature’s ethics committee will expedite its inquiry into Islamophobic remarks made by City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, after the Queens Republican posted a fresh round of controversial comments online this week.
Read MoreJan. 6 rioter files for Queens Assembly seat
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A former Queens Republican district leader who was convicted for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection filed to run for the State Assembly, a little more than a year after he was pardoned for the crimes by President Donald Trump.
Read MoreQueens community boards ask for funding amid city budget crunch
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Queens’ 14 community boards made their annual funding pitch to the borough president during a public hearing on Monday – but the city’s fiscal outlook may make getting additional dollars to the local boards more difficult.
Read MoreQueens pays respect to shuttered Jamaica Coliseum
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It’s the end of an era for the historic Jamaica Coliseum Mall, which officially closed at the beginning of the month.
Read MoreQueens slows to crawl after being blanketed by snow
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A historic blizzard blew into Queens Sunday, bringing the borough to a crawl and covering it in nearly two feet of dense snow that fell well into Monday afternoon.
Read MoreAnother progressive vs socialist race brews in Queens as Raga throws hat into Senate race
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Queens Assemblymember Steven Raga threw his hat into the race to replace Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris in the State Senate, setting up a battle between the progressive lawmaker and Democratic Socialists of America-backed Aber Kawas.
Read MoreNYCFC to officially open 2027 season in Queens
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Queens’ soon-to-be hometown soccer team, New York City Football Club, will play their first match at Etihad Park in summer 2027, the team announced this week.
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