With a month before the election, how much cash does each Council candidate have?
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In just under a month, Queens voters will head to the polls to cast votes in their local City Council elections.
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NYCFC officially begins city review of Willets Point stadium plans
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The city, a group of developers and the New York City Football Club officially kicked off their bid to bring New York City’s first-ever soccer stadium to Queens this week.
Read MoreFederal judge scolds DOC boss for ‘disturbing’ attempt to influence Rikers monitor
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“These actions are, simply put, unacceptable,” a federal judge said of Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina’s alleged attempt to influence a report compiled by the monitor in charge of keeping tabs on conditions on Rikers Island.
Read MoreSuozzi joins crowded field for old seat
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The presumptive field of candidates hoping to unseat the embattled and controversial Queens and Long Island Representative George Santos grew again on Tuesday. Santos’ predecessor representing New York’s 3rd Congressional District – which includes areas of Eastern Queens – former Representative Thomas Suozzi announced on Tuesday that he would be running for his old seat against Santos.
Council passes bill in hopes more detainees are brought to court on time
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The City Council last week passed legislation they say will not only ensure detainees get to their court appearances on time, but will also help the city reach its legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island by the summer of 2027.
Read MoreCity proposal could expedite casino process
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A proposal from the City Council and Adams administration released this week could potentially create a new zoning process for casinos in New York City, as several applicants hope to earn one of three new state casino licenses to bring a casino to the five boroughs.
Read MoreQueensLink’s future cast into doubt following MTA report
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A proposal to restart an abandoned railway in South Queens and turn it into a working subway line received low scores in the MTA’s recently released 20-year needs assessment report, making it less likely the project receives future funding.
Read MoreMonitor says Rikers is getting worse as detainee becomes 9th to die this year
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On the same day a 27-year-old man became the ninth person to die in Department of Correction custody this year, the federal monitor tracking conditions on Rikers Island said reforming the notorious jail complex is a prospect that is “falling even further out of reach.”
Read MoreCity seeks to suspend Right to Shelter rules amid migrant crisis
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The city and Mayor Eric Adams issued a court filing on Tuesday night seeking to suspend the decades-long mandate which requires the city to provide shelter to anyone who asks for it.
Read MoreQueens pols give $6 mil to Eastern Queens Greenway
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Two Queens electeds are hoping to help complete the Eastern Queens Greenway and connect the borough’s parks with a $6 million allocation announced this week.
Read MoreCouncil to introduce Rikers transparency bills
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After having been accused by judges, advocates, lawmakers, oversight agencies, attorneys and others of failing to be transparent about what happens on Rikers Island, the Department of Correction may be legally required to open its records, video recordings and more to an oversight board should two bills set to be introduced in the City Council on Thursday pass into law.
Read MoreOversight board urges city to ‘recommit’ to Rikers closure plan
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The watchdog group charged with keeping tabs on New York City’s jails says that the city needs to “recommit” to its plan to shutter Rikers Island, which has seen its average daily population grow by nearly 1,000 detainees in the past two years.
Read MoreQueens BP relaunches Queens tech competition
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Tuesday that his office is bringing back the Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge for a second year after what he called a successful inaugural season.
Read MoreAdams to depart for South America
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Mayor Eric Adams and several top officials in his administration will leave New York on Wednesday for several Latin American countries, where he won’t be speaking about the merits of New York City, but rather trying to convince potential migrants that if they come to the Big Apple, they might not get what they are looking for.
Read MoreDOC agrees to restore Rikers video access to oversight body
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The watchdog board charged with keeping tabs on the New York City Department of Correction will again have the ability to view surveillance footage from inside the city’s jails remotely after the agency settled a lawsuit late last week.
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