Community all in on Resorts World casino plan

Community all in on Resorts World casino plan

Of the more than 40 speakers who testified before the community advisory committee for the Resorts World casino project on Wednesday, every single one spoke in favor of the Queens gaming company’s $5.5 billion proposal to become the largest casino in the United States.

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‘Killing hope’: Advocates say gov has abandoned clemency reforms after failing to commute sentences

‘Killing hope’: Advocates say gov has abandoned clemency reforms after failing to commute sentences

Issuing her first round of clemencies in eight months, Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday pardoned 13 people but chose not to commute the sentence of a single New Yorker, despite the fact that commutation request make up a vast majority of the hundreds of clemency applications sent to the governor’s desk each year.

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Controversial proposed pipeline off Queens’ coast could make comeback

Controversial proposed pipeline off Queens’ coast could make comeback

An energy company is trying to resurrect a controversial and potentially harmful fracked gas pipeline that would run off the coast of Queens, and is being met with a familiar backlash after trying to build the pipeline three times before.

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Plan to rezone Downtown Jamaica moves to City Council

Plan to rezone Downtown Jamaica moves to City Council

The city’s plan to rezone a major section of Jamaica in the hopes that it invites massive housing and commercial development was approved by the City Planning Commission on Wednesday, the final step before the plan comes for a final vote before the City Council.

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Organizations jump to defend Protect Our Courts Act amid Trump admin challenge

Organizations jump to defend Protect Our Courts Act amid Trump admin challenge

A group of public defender organizations and immigration nonprofits are calling on a federal court to dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging a New York State law that protects immigrants when they appear in court.

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Meeks still mulling over making mayoral endorsement

Meeks still mulling over making mayoral endorsement

Despite Democratic party bosses in several other boroughs in the city throwing their weight behind Zohran Mamdani in his bid for mayor, Congressman Gregory Meeks, who serves as the chairman of the Queens County Democratic Party, has yet to weigh in on the race since Mamdani cruised to victory in the Democratic primary in June.

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