Queens nominates two candidates for Civil Court
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A Queens County Democratic Party candidate and an insurgent candidate both won the Democratic primary race for Civil Court on Tuesday.
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Queens candidate arrested over deceptive use of AI on campaign trail: sources
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Jonathan Rinaldi, a perennial candidate who repeatedly used artificial intelligence to create deceptive campaign materials during several failed bids for office, was arrested Wednesday morning in Queens, multiple sources told the Eagle.
Read MoreDSA candidates sweep in Queens
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Powered by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s support and the political energy he generated a year ago, democratic socialist candidates in Queens were on track to sweep races for Congress, the State Senate and State Assembly on Tuesday.
Read MoreQueens voter turnout drops from last year’s highs but Mamdani effect lingers
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Here’s a snapshot of election day in Queens, where dozens of candidates ran in contested primaries on Tuesday.
Read MoreGianaris endorses across Queens – but stays silent about his own successor
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Queens State Senator Michael Gianaris may be retiring at the end of the year, but that hasn’t stopped him from endorsing those he hopes will become future members of the legislature – except when it comes to the race to fill his own seat.
Read MoreIn AD23 race, all three candidates are seeking their first victory
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Somebody has to win the race for Queens’ 23rd Assembly District.
Read MoreHeavily amended criminal court transparency bill passed by lawmakers
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A bill passed by the state legislature on Tuesday offers a small first step into shedding light on how judges make important decisions that affect every day New Yorkers.
Read MoreMayor backs trio of Queens state candidates
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed three candidates running to represent Queens in Albany over the weekend, around half a year after he left the legislature for Gracie Mansion.
Read MoreSentencing reform bill backed by top judge begins to advance through Senate
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A bill that would create a formal process for long-time incarcerated individuals to get a judge to reconsider their sentence was passed by a key Senate committee last month, creating the first real opportunity in years for the bill to become law.
Read MoreNY7 candidates mostly support Sunnyside Yard plan – even if Trump is involved
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All four Democratic candidates seeking to represent parts of Western Queens and Northern Brooklyn in Washington say they support the idea of funding a massive redevelopment of Sunnyside Yard with federal money – but are wary of who they may have to do business with in order to get the project over the finish line.
Read MoreQueens officials relieved after mayor axes property tax increase threat
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Property tax increases that officials claimed would have greatly harmed Queens residents will not be included in the city’s budget, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday as he rolled out his $124 billion executive spending proposal.
Read MoreQueens rep introduces bill to keep migrants out of courthouses and away from feds
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A Queens representative proposed legislation that would give migrants the option to attend legally-mandated court appearances virtually and potentially avoid arrest by federal immigration officers. But the bill faces an uphill climb in the conservative legislature.
Read MorePaladino settles with City Council over anti-Muslim posts
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Queens Republican Councilmember Vickie Paladino’s fight with the City Council is over after both sides agreed to drop their respective cases against the other over anti-Muslim comments she made online.
Read MoreFraud suit against Rajkumar dismissed on procedural grounds
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A Queens judge dismissed an alleged petition fraud case against Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar on procedural grounds on Thursday, effectively guaranteeing the Democratic incumbent will appear on the primary ballot against her Democratic Socialists of America-backed opponent who first brought the allegations against her.
Read MoreTwo Queens Dem mainstays to run unopposed after challengers booted from ballot
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Two of Queens’ more tenured elected officials are now running unopposed in this year’s primaries after their opponents failed to get enough petition signatures to appear on the ballot.
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