Retiring Representative Nydia Velázquez announced a trio of local endorsements on Thursday, largely spurning the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates seeking to capitalize on Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win.
Read MoreA coalition of legal advocates called on lawmakers to defend a state law that prevents youth under 18 from being prosecuted on Wednesday.
Read MoreViolence on Rikers Island remains pervasive as the city waits for a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over the jails.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul announced plans to construct an entirely new Jamaica Station in Queens along with a host of other programs and investments during her State of the State address on Tuesday.
Read MoreA progressive Bronx lawmaker will lead the State Senate’s powerful Judiciary Committee, Senate leadership announced this week.
Read MoreA former aide to Mayor Eric Adams was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday for allegedly using his position in city government to “create a side hustle of bribery and fraud,” according to investigators.
Read MorePesach Osina, a longtime political staffer and former City Council candidate, officially launched his bid for State Assembly on Tuesday, with the support of the outgoing incumbent.
Read MoreA new report from a Queens state senator’s office contends that violence and racism are endemic throughout New York State prison’s system, and calls on the legislature to pass reforms to prevent a repeat of the crises that engulfed the prisons last year.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul plans on Tuesday to outline her plan to limit political campaigns’ use of artificial intelligence, a tool that was used – sometimes deceptively – by campaigns in Queens this past year.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani officially moved from his Astoria apartment into Gracie Mansion on Monday.
Read MoreNew York teens held inside the state’s adolescent detention centers are routinely kept locked in cramped quarters without reliable access to water or bathroom facilities, a new class action lawsuit claims.
Read MoreNew York officials condemned chants in praise of Hamas used by pro-Palestinian protesters in Kew Gardens Hills on Thursday night outside a Queens synagogue.
Read MoreLess than 10 days into his mayoral tenure, Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside Governor Kathy Hochul laid out a plan to address one of the mayor’s leading campaign promises: universal childcare.
Read MoreThe New York Unified Court System on Thursday released its first annual report on the use of artificial intelligence in state courtrooms, outlining both the technology’s potential benefits and the risks it poses to the legal system.
Read MoreQueens Assemblymember Claire Valdez launched a campaign to succeed Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday.
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