Bronx lawmaker tapped to lead Senate’s Judiciary Committee
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A progressive Bronx lawmaker will lead the State Senate’s powerful Judiciary Committee, Senate leadership announced this week.
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Former Adams’ administration official arrested on bribery charges
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A former aide to Mayor Eric Adams was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday for allegedly using his position in city government to “create a side hustle of bribery and fraud,” according to investigators.
Read MoreOsina launches campaign with Pheffer Amato’s backing
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Pesach Osina, a longtime political staffer and former City Council candidate, officially launched his bid for State Assembly on Tuesday, with the support of the outgoing incumbent.
Read MoreAfter a year of crisis, advocates make early push for prison reform
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A new report from a Queens state senator’s office contends that violence and racism are endemic throughout New York State prison’s system, and calls on the legislature to pass reforms to prevent a repeat of the crises that engulfed the prisons last year.
Read MoreHochul wants to ban AI in political campaigns
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Governor Kathy Hochul plans on Tuesday to outline her plan to limit political campaigns’ use of artificial intelligence, a tool that was used – sometimes deceptively – by campaigns in Queens this past year.
Read MoreQueens resident moves to Upper East Side
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially moved from his Astoria apartment into Gracie Mansion on Monday.
Read MoreTeens locked in solitary confinement for months in state facilities, new lawsuit claims
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New York teens held inside the state’s adolescent detention centers are routinely kept locked in cramped quarters without reliable access to water or bathroom facilities, a new class action lawsuit claims.
Read MorePols condemn ‘Hamas’ chants at Queens protest
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New York officials condemned chants in praise of Hamas used by pro-Palestinian protesters in Kew Gardens Hills on Thursday night outside a Queens synagogue.
Read MoreHochul and Mamdani lay out plan for universal childcare
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Less than 10 days into his mayoral tenure, Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside Governor Kathy Hochul laid out a plan to address one of the mayor’s leading campaign promises: universal childcare.
Read MoreAs AI enters courtrooms, courts leaders lay out potential risks and rewards
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The New York Unified Court System on Thursday released its first annual report on the use of artificial intelligence in state courtrooms, outlining both the technology’s potential benefits and the risks it poses to the legal system.
Read MoreValdez to run for Congress, setting up NY-7 showdown
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Queens Assemblymember Claire Valdez launched a campaign to succeed Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday.
Read MoreFamily of man killed by police calls for officers’ firing after AG releases bodycam video
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The family of a man shot and killed by police called for accountability after the state’s attorney general released footage of the fatal shooting on Tuesday.
Read MoreMenin voted speaker of City Council
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Manhattan Councilmember Julie Menin was unanimously elected to be the next speaker of the City Council on Wednesday.
Read MoreMayor appoints new head of City’s Commission on Human Rights
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani continued with his string of administrative appointments on Wednesday, announcing a longtime civil rights attorney will lead the City’s Commission on Human Rights.
Read MoreSpeed between Queens and Manhattan increased during congestion pricing’s first year, data shows
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Queens drivers heading into Manhattan are getting there faster and with less traffic, according to new data.
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