Apr. 2, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Several candidates running to oust Mayor Eric Adams in this year’s Democratic primary argued that a federal judge’s decision to dismiss his corruption charges on Wednesday does not repair the incumbent’s damaged credibility or the appearance that he is beholden to President Trump. City Council Speaker and mayoral…
Apr. 1, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller As the deadline to file petitions to get on the June 24 primary ballot nears, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday would not say if he will have enough signatures by the Thursday night deadline to compete in the Democratic primary. During his weekly City Hall press conference on…
Apr. 1, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Embattled Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday stepped up attacks against those challenging his re-election in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race, lashing out at two candidates who are beating him in the polls: former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. After weeks of mostly holding back…
Mar. 31, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The progressive New York Working Families Party (WFP) endorsed a slate of four candidates over the weekend in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race, hoping that voters would rank all of them while shutting out Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams. But can the party’s strategy, which seeks to take advantage…
Mar. 31, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team Despite being three weeks after the official date, Bayside’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade this past weekend brought the community together to celebrate Irish culture, with lively festivities and a large turnout. The parade, which was held on Saturday, March 30, marked its annual return,…
Mar. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC is preparing for its state-approved expansion of red light cameras this year. Officials said on Monday they will continue to use their current vendor to manage the city’s extensive automated traffic enforcement program. Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that…
Mar. 27, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democrats running to replace Eric Adams in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race pitched on Thursday their plans to combat President Trump’s threats to cut billions in federal funding for the city, which supports a wide range of vital programs. Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos, in a rare Thursday…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The City Council approved a legislative package Wednesday afternoon to reduce the number of scaffolding structures on New York City streets. The package of five bills takes aim at the temporary steel and wooden scaffolding structures – known as scaffolding sheds – that line and darken thousands of…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller A conservative city lawmaker-led group filed a lawsuit on Tuesday night seeking to block Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes plan — a seismic overhaul of city zoning regulations aimed at building more housing across the five boroughs. In the suit, filed on Staten Island in Richmond County…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Community Education Council 26 (CEC 26) has approved a resolution urging the city to site a specialized high school at a school currently under construction on 88th Avenue in Jamaica in order to address a major shortfall of specialized schools in the borough. CEC 26 noted that Queens…