Nine candidates file petitions for Queens BP special election
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Nine candidates submitted viable petitions ahead of the filing deadline.
Read MoreQueens BP ballot begins to take shape as petition deadline passes
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Candidates had to submit 2,000 signatures from registered Queens voters in order to make the ballot.
Read MoreA memorable year on the roads and rails
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Check out some of the stories that shaped the transit system serving 2.3 million Queens residents.
Read MoreSix candidates for BP tackle community board disparities
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Whoever wins the special election will have the ultimate power to address the community board disparities.
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Van Bramer: NYC needs commercial rent control
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For those still lucky enough to be in business, it’s an uphill battle.
Read MoreFifteen Queens lawmakers say they’re ‘watching’ Amazon warehouse working conditions
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The Queens signatories include both supporters and opponents of Amazon’s high-profile plan to build a corporate campus in Long Island City.
Read MorePolice reform advocate files bid for Queens BP
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Anthony Miranda is a retired NYPD sergeant advocating for police officers and communities of color.
Read MoreSix Queens CMs call for Andy King’s expulsion
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Six Queens councilmembers called for the expulsion of their Bronx counterpart Andy King for ethics violations and serial harassment during a contentious council meeting Monday.
Read MoreThree Queens CMs hit with campaign finance penalties
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Candidates who do not pay their fines are not able to receive public funds in future elections, forcing them to be more accountable.
Read MoreDistricting quirk means Queens has key role in final Close Rikers plan
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A quirk of community districting gives Queens outsized influence on the final closure of the nine isolated and outdated jails on Rikers.
Read MoreGrab your bike, strap on your helmet and cycle Sunnyside this weekend
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“They’re built, so let’s use them.”
Read MorePols honor late State Sen. José Peralta with street naming
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Peralta was the first Dominican-American elected to the New York Senate when he took office in 2010.
Read MoreLetter to the editor: ‘There is nothing progressive’ about not closing Rikers
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And for Queens residents facing serious charges (to whom he does not seem to want to grant the presumption of innocence), who are remanded by a judge, does he propose they are left on a toxic penal colony? There is nothing progressive about that.
Read MoreLong Island City library opens to public after $40 million construction
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Long Island City’s Hunters Point Library reopened on Tuesday after a $40 million renovation and a decade in the making, and book lovers across Queens are rejoicing.
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