Queens DSA recommends just one 2020 candidate for endorsement, passes on BP special election
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Zohran Mamdani is a first-time candidate running for State Assembly District 36.
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City leaders blast ‘vampire’ Monserrate’s bid for Assembly
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Disgraced former lawmaker Hiram Monserrate’s bid for state Assembly has prompted strong responses from several local leaders.
Read MoreQueens DA-elect Katz names transition team
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Katz, the current Queens Borough President, filled out the team with several defense attorneys, nonprofit leaders and activists.
Read MoreNYC pols to Albany: Legalize It
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Advocates and lawmakers are reigniting the effort to remove weed from the penal code and end the racial disparities in marijuana arrests.
Read MoreCouncilmembers in Queens BP race each support staff union drive
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“I know that an equitable blueprint for staff salaries and protections is best for all of the council.”
Read MoreHoward Beach park receives long-awaited upgrades
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Howard Beach’s Frank M. Charles Memorial Park has received a major upgrade.
Read MoreLeaders call on SE Queens to submit their Census forms after dismal 2010 showing
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Analysts predict that New York could lose up to two seats in Congress based on population estimates.
Read MoreHouse passes Meeks’ corporate diversity bill
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The bill would require public companies to publish diversity data on the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their executive officers each year.
Read MoreTwice 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.
Read MoreRichmond 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.
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