Katz, Malik and Cabán first to file DA petitions
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In order to appear on the ballot, candidates must file at least 4,000 valid signatures from registered Democrats who live in Queens County.
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Staffer accuses Grodenchik of sexual harassment
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“No one should ever be made to feel uncomfortable in the workplace and singled out for unwanted attention.”
Read MoreActivists call on Cuomo to fully staff state Parole Board
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‘New York's new death penalty is death-by-incarceration.’
Read MoreLocal leaders: 345 Queens community board members begin terms
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Borough President Melinda Katz appointed 345 Queens residents to the borough’s 14 boards.
Read MoreLocal leaders join amicus brief challenging citizenship question
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Immigrants’ rights advocates say the citizenship question will discourage noncitizens from completing the Census.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Velázquez demands $300M for Superfund sites
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“Given the public health effects that environmental sore spots can have on families and children, this is a question of social and environmental justice.”
Read MoreState budget includes ‘One Day’ law provision for immigrant offenders
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The act will amend New York Penal Law to shorten the maximum jail sentences for certain class A misdemeanors to avoid triggering deportation proceedings.
Read MoreSex workers condemn massage parlor raids amid proposed crackdown in Flushing
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“NYPD out of massage parlors!” they chanted, in English and Mandarin.
Read MoreOp-ed: Before you can help small businesses, you have to save them first
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“For our nightlife business owners, there are serious, unintended consequences to having no rights when leases expire.”
Read MoreHow Will District 19 Spend $1 Million?
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A new gymnasium or a portable STEM lab? Why not both?
Read MoreMayor meets with Koslowitz, community leaders about jail behind closed doors
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“The purpose is to gain valuable initial feedback before having broader community meetings that will be open press.”
Read MoreJames Joins 19 Other AGs In Challenging ‘Public Charge’ Rule Change
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The proposed rule change would define anyone who receives benefits — even if they are not dependent on them — as a “public charge.”
Read MoreHow Would You Spend One Million Dollars?
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The ballot allows District 22 residents ages 14 and over to choose from 13 options for how best to spend the $1 million set aside for capital projects in their area.
Read MoreVintage Plane, Soon to Become Bar, Tours Times Square
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The Constellation, known as Connie, flew for TWA for three years before it was forced into retirement by the Boeing 707.
Read MoreQueens Leaders Celebrate Women’s History Month in Astoria
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“One woman alone is mighty, but, as many women in this community have shown, all of us working together are unstoppable.”
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