NY7 candidates mostly support Sunnyside Yard plan – even if Trump is involved

NY7 candidates mostly support Sunnyside Yard plan – even if Trump is involved

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.

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Two detainees die within a day on Rikers

Two detainees die within a day on Rikers

Two detainees died on Rikers Island in quick succession of each other on Monday and Tuesday as the jail’s top officials were across the Atlantic, touring jails in Europe.

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Public defense orgs condemn treatment of woman who gave birth in Brooklyn court

Public defense orgs condemn treatment of woman who gave birth in Brooklyn court

A coalition of legal aid organizations are demanding the city and state launch an investigation after a woman gave birth inside a Brooklyn criminal courtroom, calling the incident “a profound moral failure” of the justice system.

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Rockaway pol calls for city to fund trauma center

Rockaway pol calls for city to fund trauma center

When Mayor Zohran Mamdani rolled out his $124 billion executive budget proposal last week, it did not include any continuing funds for a new trauma center on the Rockaway peninsula. Now, local officials are calling for the money to be restored in the city’s final fiscal agreement.

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Queens begins to imagine a new future for Aqueduct

Queens begins to imagine a new future for Aqueduct

An entirely different type of starting gun was fired at Aqueduct Racetrack this week as the state began soliciting public feedback about what to do with the massive plot of state-owned land when it becomes empty later this year.

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Queens officials relieved after mayor axes property tax increase threat

Queens officials relieved after mayor axes property tax increase threat

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.

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Queens rep introduces bill to keep migrants out of courthouses and away from feds

Queens rep introduces bill to keep migrants out of courthouses and away from feds

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.

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