Émilia Decaudin, a 24-year-old democratic socialist who became one of the state’s first openly transgender district leaders in 2020, announced this week that she’s mounting a bid to unseat Juan Ardila in the Assembly.
Read MoreThe theory goes that with low voter turnout comes few surprises for the incumbents – and that held true during Tuesday’s primary election in Queens.
Read MoreIt was raining and pouring, and most of Queens’ polling sites during Tuesday’s primary election were snoring.
Read MoreIn a rare rejection of an entire slate of candidates, all three judicial hopefuls in the race for Civil Court judge in Queens’ 6th Municipal District were rated “not approved” by the New York City Bar Association this week.
Read MoreA controversial proposal to rollback the state’s 2019 discovery reforms was struck from the state’s budget at the final moments this week.
Read MoreAs lawmakers approved State Assembly district lines on Monday, a group of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean advocates rallied in South Queens to protest the newly approved lines, which they say maintain unfair districts that splits up and dilutes their growing political voice.
Read MoreHe’s lied about a lot of things but George Santos appears to be telling the truth about his intention to run for re-election in 2024.
Read MoreIn the midst of budget fights at both the city and state levels, progressive elected officials from around Queens rallied in Astoria on Wednesday to push for the inclusion of a number of progressive causes in New York’s fiscal documents.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James filed a brief calling for the congressional redistricting maps to be redrawn, potentially beginning another episode in a drawn out redistricting saga that saw multiple versions of maps and ongoing court battles.
Read MoreA group of city councilmembers introduced Tuesday a plan to lower Rikers Island’s population over the next several years ahead of its legally mandated closure in 2027.
Read MoreDemocratic Queens district attorney candidate George Grasso officially launched his campaign this week. Facing an uphill battle against incumbent Melinda Katz, Grasso said he’s already begun contemplating a third party run should he be beat in the upcoming primary election.
Read More“We will have blood on our hands if we allow these [bail law] changes to be implemented in our New York State budget,” Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani said, following a visit to Rikers Island this week.
Read MoreA Queens lawmaker introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreThe NYPD spent $552.5 million on overtime for its officers last year, around 22 percent more than the $453 million budgeted for overtime spending.
Read MoreThe city’s largest public defender group is lobbying state and city officials to up their funding as the state’s budget season approaches its final weeks and the city’s negotiations begin to kick off.
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