Yonkers casino developers pull bid, increasing odds for Queens plans

Yonkers casino developers pull bid, increasing odds for Queens plans

The chances of Queens one day being home to two casinos – and another right at its border – grew exponentially this week after MGM withdrew its bid to expand their racino into a casino in Yonkers.

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Hochul joins Mamdani to announce new funding for Astoria Boys & Girls Club

Hochul joins Mamdani to announce new funding for Astoria Boys & Girls Club

Governor Kathy Hochul is allocating $5 million to Astoria’s Variety Boys & Girls Club to build a new clubhouse, expand the nonprofit’s programming and build new affordable housing, making the Astoria location the largest club in the country.

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Calls grow for expansion of state’s treatment courts

Calls grow for expansion of state’s treatment courts

The leaders of New York’s courts, a number of elected officials, lawyers and advocates together on Friday called on the state to reform its court system in a way that they say will prevent the cycle of incarceration hundreds of mentally ill New Yorkers experience every year.

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Jamaica rezoning clears Council committees with less housing but a lot more money

Jamaica rezoning clears Council committees with less housing but a lot more money

The plan to rezone a large swath of bustling Downtown Jamaica cleared two crucial City Council committee votes on Thursday with nearly 500 fewer housing units than initially planned and significantly more in community benefit funds to help meet the demands of local councilmembers.

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Opinion: What’s good for Tulsa isn’t good for New York. No to the Williams Pipeline, again

Opinion: What’s good for Tulsa isn’t good for New York. No to the Williams Pipeline, again

The Oklahoma-based Williams Transco company is proposing a pipeline through lower Hudson Harbor again. New York first rejected this pipeline in 2020, and now we must do it again. What’s good for a Tulsa gas company is terrible for Queens’ health and our wallets.

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Queens man awaits retrial over two years after his murder conviction was overturned

Queens man awaits retrial over two years after his murder conviction was overturned

Two and a half years after his 1993 murder conviction was overturned, a Queens man and his attorneys claim that they are ready for the retrial but have been subject to countless delays from the Queens district attorney’s office and the courts.

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