Twice disgraced Queens pol is running for state Assembly
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Hiram Monserrate filed his campaign for Assembly District 35 with the Board of Elections on Tuesday.
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Richmond Hill town hall highlights lack of South Asians in city and state office
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No one of South Asian descent has ever won a seat in city or state office, despite the community’s growing strength.
Read MoreRichmond Hill’s Sikh community celebrates spiritual leader on the 550th anniversary of his birth
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Sikhism was founded over 500 years ago by Nanak in the Punjab region of South Asia.
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Addabbo pushes state to OK mobile sports betting
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New York’s disallowance of mobile sports wagering is costing the state tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue, according to State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr.
Read MoreProcess begins to construct NYC’s four new jails
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A final request for proposal for construction of the Queens jail will be issued in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Read MoreCity launches outreach initiative for homeless New Yorkers
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More than 60,000 New Yorkers experiencing homelessness are currently living in shelters.
Read MoreOpinion: New York must divest from climate disaster
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City agencies should not be supporting companies that cause environmental devastation.
Read MoreMayor pledges to restore shuttered South Jamaica community center
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The community center closed in 2008 after 20 years of operation, due to NYCHA budget cuts.
Read More‘Overworked and underpaid’ council staffers want a living wage
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“I wish I was the only one going through this, but it’s throughout the council.”
Read MoreMaloney’s Women’s History Museum bill heads to House floor
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Only 5 percent of the approximately 2,400 national monuments honor women.
Read MoreQueens lawmakers free space for more bingo games
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The bill allows community groups, including non-profits and religious organizations, to host bingo games once a week.
Read MoreCouncilmember Moya among Queensboro FC’s first fans
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Count Councilmember Francisco Moya, a diehard soccer fan, among the first Queensboro FC supporters.
Read MoreWorld’s Fair site receives a major upgrade
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The project will provide $24 million in upgrades.
Read MoreCouncilmember denounces churro vendor arrest
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Councilmember Antonio Reynoso, transit advocates and immigrants’ rights groups have denounced the arrest of a churro vendor at the Myrtle-Wyckoff subway station.
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