Queens electeds applaud governor for signing Lunar New Year holiday legislation
Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry
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CB 2 launches task force to ensure compliance with state law that mandates all community boards to meet in person
Sept. 8, 2023 By John Schilling Community Board 2 returned from summer break on Thursday, Sept. 7, at Sunnyside Community Services to discuss New York state’s Open Meetings Law with Allan Swisher, the general counsel and a senior policy advisor for the office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. The law, which applies to... Read more »
Ridgewood woman launches campaign to unseat scandal-scarred Assemblyman Juan Ardila
Aug. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
Queens College appoints new faculty and administrators as new academic year begins
Aug. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed As it begins the new academic year, Queens College is expected to appoint 57 new faculty members in professorial and lecturer titles, as well as announce major administrative appointments. The successful faculty hiring initiative is credited to the combined efforts of leaders at Queens College, CUNY and the state...
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Tensions flare at dueling rallies over Creedmoor migrant tent shelter in Queens Village
Aug. 9, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Tensions flared during dueling rallies held outside of a tent shelter at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village on Tuesday, Aug. 8, as the angry protesters who expressed their opposition to the city’s plan to house migrants at the site outnumbered a small group of pro-migrant supporters. Standing...
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Op-ed | How we make New York City safer
Aug. 8, 2023 By Mayor Eric Adams As mayor, it is my sacred duty to keep New Yorkers safe. I campaigned on making New York City a safer place to live, work, and raise a family, and now, after a little over a year and a half in office, we continue to see the results....
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Overweight trucks on BQE will be hit with fines starting November, warnings begin Thursday
Aug. 7, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The city is finally launching a first-in-the-nation program using technology to enforce weight restrictions against trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), with violations in the hundreds of dollars set to start in November on the crumbling highway. Enforcement against hefty trucks weighing over 80,000 pounds, which are not…
Getaway driver in NYPD Officer Eddie Byrne’s 1988 murder granted parole, draws outrage
Jul. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens lawmakers, police union leaders, and a former NYPD detective who is campaigning to unseat disgraced Congressman George Santos are all expressing outrage after Scott Cobb, the getaway driver in the 1988 assassination of rookie cop Eddie Byrne, was granted parole on July 26. Cobb, 60, has served 34...
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City housing asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack is now ‘off the table,’ Queens councilwoman says
Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling South Queens Councilwoman Joann Ariola revealed that the previously announced migrant tent to house asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park is now “off the table” at a rally outside the property on Monday, July 17. This news comes days after the announcement that...
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Trial Lawyers Association honors Queens lawmaker with leadership award
Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) honored Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar last week during a sold-out rooftop reception on the Lower East Side. NYSTLA President David L. Scher presented Rajkumar, as well as state Senator Andrew Gounardes of Senate District 26 in Brooklyn, with the Atticus Award,...
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