Dromm fires long-time chief of staff running to replace him in Queens
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Carolyn Tran, a candidate in Council District 25, served as chief of staff to Daniel Dromm for five years.
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Gennaro scores big Election Night lead in NYC's first ranked-choice contest
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RCV won’t apply in NYC’s first election of 2021.
Read MoreQueens residents vote with their snow boots in NYC’s first ranked-choice election
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Clear out the snow to get out the vote.
Read MoreRamos backs Bagga in crowded Western Queens council race
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Amit Singh Bagga is one of 18 Democrats in the race to replace Jimmy Van Bramer.
Read MoreBlizzard blankets Queens, postponing COVID vaccines
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There were 17 inches of snow in Bellerose as of 8 p.m.
Read MoreCrowley officially enters race for Queens borough president
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Crowley finished second in the Democratic primary last year.
Read MoreQueens private jail with $528 million contract insulated from Biden order
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A private jail in Queens under state investigation for its COVID-19 failures can continue detaining federal defendants.
Read MoreA few thousand Queens voters will decide NYC's first test of ranked-choice voting
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Bernie, billionaires and members of Congress have weighed in, but the race comes down to voters.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Closing Rikers will take courage
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Rikers Island is a human rights crisis that the next Council will inherit
Read MoreQueens candidate 'collective' pledges to support one another — and oppose a rival
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“Today’s event is not about me or any one candidate. It’s about us as a collective.”
Read MorePublic defender groups threaten to sue NY to vaccinate inmates
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Less than 5% of the population on Rikers Island has received the COVID vaccine.
Read MoreTom Duane, first openly gay state senator, backs Van Bramer in Queens BP race
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Van Bramer is challenging Donovan Richards for Queens Borough President.
Read MoreLess than 5% of Rikers inmates receive COVID vaccine
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About 250 of the 5,225 people behind bars have been vaccinated.
Read MoreAt Eagle debate, CD24 candidates stake out stances on jails, homelessness and BDS
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Early voting is underway in New York’s City’s first test of ranked-choice voting.
Read MoreQueens GOP leader runs to keep conservative-controlled council seat red
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“I sought a candidate I thought could win, and that candidate happened to be me.”
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