Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the next mayor of New York City on Thursday, becoming the first elected official from Queens to lead the five boroughs from City Hall.

As Mamdani gears up to become the city’s next mayor, one of the most pressing questions revolves around how his administration will address those everyday issues, the ones New Yorkers often demand be solved quickly but often aren’t.

Two attorneys with long careers in public service were tapped to join Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administration on Tuesday.

Mayor Eric Adams on Monday heaped praise on the city’s anti-violence workers for helping to bring shootings in the five boroughs to a record low, an achievement he’s often credited to the work of the NYPD and his administration’s tough-on-crime approach.

Adrienne Adams, the first Black woman to ever serve as City Council speaker and only the second from Queens, presided over her final meeting as the legislature’s leader last Thursday.

Prison reform advocates blasted last-minute changes made by the governor to a prison reform bill she signed into law last week.

A trio of Queens elected officials are asking for a full investigation into a police shooting that left a 29-year-old man dead in Far Rockaway over the weekend.

Prosecutors alleged earlier this month that Lori Zeno, the former executive director of Queens Defenders, and her husband, Rashad Ruhani, stole at least $300,000 from the legal nonprofit to fund luxury vacations, trips to expensive restaurants and their penthouse apartment in Astoria. The total in alleged stolen funds is five times larger than the sum they were originally accused of pilfering earlier this year.

It’s not Hollywood, but Queens is a film and television town, too. Writers in the World’s Borough picketed in front of one of Queens’ three studios this week.

The Queens Jazz Orchestra is honoring staples of the jazz world with a performance on June 17.

What do Italian and Senegalese music have in common? Two musicians performing at Flushing Town Hall next month are about to find out.

Former Queens Supreme Court Civil Term Administrative Judge Jeremy Weinstein has added one more profession to his impressive resume: movie star.

​​”Jamaica is in my DNA.”

“This year we wanted to do something special to encourage our customers to return to holiday shopping in our local downtown Jamaica.”