Ardila announces bid for Nolan’s Assembly seat
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Juan Ardila, a former City Council candidate, is running to replace Cathy Nolan in the State Assembly.
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Nolan won’t seek reelection: Report
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After nearly 40 years in the State Assembly, Cathy Nolan will not seek reelection this year.
Read MoreMaloney calls for federal action on gun violence
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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney laid out plans for new legislation that would prevent people out on pretrial release from purchasing guns, if passed into law.
Read MoreAdams goes to Albany
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Mayor Eric Adams continued to push for changes to the state’s bail laws and other criminal justice reforms Wednesday as he appeared before state lawmakers to lay out his requests for the city’s budget.
Read MoreBiden visits Queens, meets with leaders to address gun violence
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Following the meeting at police headquarters, the president traveled to Long Island City’s P.S. 111
Read MoreOrganizers claim legislature ignored public calls for unified redistricting
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A few days after the state legislature released its plans for the reconfiguration of congressional lines throughout New York State, lawmakers released redistricting proposals for the State Senate and Assembly.
Read MoreNew Queens Senate district opens gate for progressive LIC candidate
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Kristen Gonzalez, a 26-year-old Queens native, was the first to announce a bid for State Senate District 17, a new electoral district lawmakers proposed as part of the state’s redistricting process Tuesday.
Read MoreState legislature shares Congressional redistricting map
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“If it looks like gerrymandering and sounds like gerrymandering – it’s most likely gerrymandering,” said Brian Browne, an adjunct professor of political science at St. John’s University.
Lawmakers show little appetite for Adams’ bail changes
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“It was a very important piece of reform legislation that we worked on for years.”
Read MoreRedistricting deadline leaves electoral lines in limbo
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“The Republicans are intentionally running out the clock to prevent the Commission from voting on second maps by its deadline.”
Read MoreQueens BP calls for creation of office of COVID recovery
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“We need to take control of our response to COVID-19.”
Read MorePaladino barred from Council floor after flouting vax rules
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Republican City Councilmember Vickie Paladino was barred from entering the Council floor on her first day in office after she refused to tell officials her vaccination status.
Read MoreHochul promises new rail line in Queens during State of State address
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Governor Kathy Hochul has directed the MTA to begin a review of a stretch of abandoned rail that runs from Queens to Brooklyn.
Read MoreAdams elected speaker of the City Council
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The new class of city councilmembers voted to elect Queens City Councilmember Adrienne Adams as the speaker of the City Council on Wednesday.
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