Queens Borough Board blasts mayor’s preliminary budget
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Mayor Bill de Blasio’s preliminary budget proposal is out, and Queens is getting stiffed, at least according to Acting Borough President Sharon Lee.
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Southeast Queens pols back Richards for borough president
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A long list of Southeast Queens lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, are backing Councilmember Donovan Richards for Queens borough president with three weeks to go before the March 24 special election.
Read MoreSullen Wednesday at Bloomberg's Bayside field office
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“I was going to vote for him. I’m a little disappointed.”
Read MoreCity kicks off annual teen voter drive in Long Island City
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“Students age 16 and older can pre-register to vote so that the moment they turn 18, they will be registered to vote.”
Read MoreThree BP candidates receive city matching funds
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Three candidates in the race for Queens borough president have qualified for thousands of dollars in city matching funds with less than a month to go before the election.
Read MoreSimotas vows to leave Democratic conference if Hiram Monserrate invited
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“I will not sit next to someone who I feel does not respect women.”
Read MorePolice unions give thousands to Long Island Dems pushing bail law change
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“Judges need to be able to make their decisions based on the individual before them.”
Read MoreCampaign cash rolls in ahead of special election for Queens borough president
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Conservative ex-prosecutor James Quinn led all candidates for Queens borough president in fundraising during the last financial disclosure period, according to reports published this week.
Read MoreRon Kim backs Constantinides for Queens borough president
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Kim commended Constantinides’ opposition to the Flushing Creek rezoning plan.
Read MoreFor Burmese in Queens, Trump travel ban is personal
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“It does nothing to make our country safer. It is only stoking fear and tearing families apart.”
Read MoreDevelopers fund REBNY-backed Richards for Queens borough president
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Richards lobbied developers to “cut a check” to his campaign during a candidate forum on Feb. 4.
Read MoreQueens congresswomen demand info on unused Puerto Rico disaster relief
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The three members of Congress demanded the documents by March 10.
Read MoreSouth Asian legal leaders urge city to make Diwali a school holiday
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More than 550,000 people of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean descent live in New York City.
Read MoreTwo Queens councilmembers earn failing grades on annual environmental scorecard
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A pair of Queens councilmembers earned failing grades on an annual environmental report card published Tuesday by the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Read MoreCity officials prepare for new ‘public charge’ rule
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“I think it’s going to radically transform who’s going to get their green cards in this country.”
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