City set to shutter two jails to make way for new facilities
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The city’s jail population has fallen below 7,000 people and will likely decrease further.
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Rozic bill equips cops with skills to combat hate crimes
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Rozic said the legislation “sends a strong message about hate not having a place in any of our communities.”
Read MoreUlrich eyes new job as BOE executive director
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The lone Republican in the Queens delegation is interested in becoming the executive director of the BOE.
Read MoreOpinion: Candidate Bloomberg and the delayed apology
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Do enough voters care about candidate Bloomberg to switch loyalties from anyone they may be currently supporting?
Read MoreCouncil Speaker highlights staffers’ right to organize in email to members
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“Any deliberate discouragement or interference with staff’s ability to exercise those rights in this regard is prohibited.”
Read MoreQueens 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.
Read MoreCity 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.
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