Jul. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Yusef Salaam, a member of the “Exonerated Five,” has won the 9th City Council District Democratic Primary, according to preliminary ranked-choice voting (RCV) results released by city election officials Wednesday.
Jun. 28, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The City Council has reached a deal with Mayor Eric Adams to restore $36.2 million proposed funding cuts to the city’s three public library systems in the forthcoming Fiscal Year 2024 city budget, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to amNewYork Metro Wednesday afternoon.
Jun. 27, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Polls are officially closed on Election Day in Queens and early returns are starting to trickle in for the local primary races. Voters had the opportunity to cast their ballots on Tuesday, June 27, for Queens district attorney, civil court county judge and city council races. Among the few…
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Amid a push to further crackdown on illicit cannabis sales, the City Council on Thursday unanimously passed a bill barring landlords from knowingly leasing commercial space to stores that sell unlicensed marijuana or tobacco products. The legislation, sponsored by Council Member Lynn Schulman (D-Queens), overwhelmingly passed the council…
Jun. 9, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The City Council wasted no time Thursday in overwhelmingly passing legislation that, if enacted, would mandate New Yorkers citywide to separate food scraps and other organic refuse from the rest of their trash.
Jun. 8, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams tore into city Comptroller Brad Lander Thursday, criticizing the city’s chief bean counter for not traveling to Washington D.C. to push the feds to provide more migrant crisis support. During the tirade, Hizzoner said Lander, who’s frequently criticized the mayor’s handling of the migrant crisis,…
Jun. 7, 2023 By Shaun Abreu & Shekar Krishnan
One of our city’s most important and effective tenant protections is in the midst of a funding crisis, and low-income New Yorkers are suffering the consequences.
Jun. 7, 2023 By Selvena N. Brooks-Powers & Reverend Dr. Margaret Elaine M. Flake New York is expensive. Half of the City’s households cannot comfortably afford to live here. These New Yorkers are struggling to pay for the essentials, like housing, food, healthcare, and transportation. We believe in our shared responsibility to help our neighbors…
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May. 11, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members of several diverse AAPI groups rallied outside of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens on Wednesday, May 10, calling on the City Council to adopt a “fair, inclusive and equitable budget” that uplifts the needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) New Yorkers. The groups are part…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
On the heels of Mayor Eric Adams dropping his $107 billion executive budget for the coming fiscal year, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Thursday that many city agencies are “hurting” and proposed cuts in the mayor’s plan would continue to cause them to “bleed out.”