Apr. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams alleged on Tuesday that City Council Speaker and mayoral challenger Adrienne Adams has fought him on several policy issues as a springboard to run for his job, despite her showing scant interest in the role prior to several months ago. During his weekly “off-topic” news…
Apr. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller A group of left-leaning mayoral candidates accused Andrew Cuomo on Friday of deepening New York City’s housing crisis as governor—and warned he would prioritize wealthy real estate interests over working-class tenants if elected mayor. The four New York Working Families Party-endorsed candidates gathered with party leaders and tenant…
Oct. 29, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller This election year, in addition to the top-tier races for president and US Senate, New York City voters have the chance to decide on six ballot referendum questions. Early voting in the 2024 general election started on Saturday and runs through this Sunday. The six questions include a…
Jun. 28, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have agreed to expand eligibility for a program that provides low-income New Yorkers with half-priced MetroCards in the upcoming city budget, an increase that still falls far short of the one desired by the speaker and transit advocates, sources…
Jun. 20, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Thursday that negotiations over the nearly due city budget are in a “holding pattern” — co-opting Mayor Eric Adams’ frequent description of the spending plan as a plane he will land. The speaker’s comments indicated that negotiations over the city budget are…
Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Students from P.S. 176 were thrilled to learn that their Delphin H. Greene Playground in Cambria Heights will undergo a nearly $8 million renovation. Council Member Nantasha Williams and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced the extreme makeover , on Oct. 12 and presented the youngsters with two oversized…
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Oct. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry The Eastern Queens Greenway plan is a step closer to fruition after Council Member Sandra Ung joined Speaker Adrienne Adams in Kissena Park on Oct. 2, where they announced $6 million in funding to complete two sections of the greenway that will create a seamless connection between Flushing Meadows…
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Sep. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Speaker Adrienne Adams welcomed young students from P.S. 40 Samuel Huntington Elementary School to the reopening of Jamaica Playground after a $4.6 million reconstruction project and turned a ribbon-cutting ceremony into a teachable moment for the youngsters on Sept. 27. “For far too long, neighborhoods like ours have been…
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Sep. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry Speaker Adrienne Adams and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards were all smiles Wednesday as they helped break ground on the Sutphin Senior Residence, a new affordable housing development that will bring 173 units of affordable and supportive housing to seniors in Jamaica. Developed by Breaking Ground, the 15-story structure…
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Sep. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry As Climate Week NYC got underway, Councilwoman Nantasha Williams presented a check for $2.8 million in funding to Queens Public Library to support vital resilience upgrades at the Cambria Heights Library on Monday, Sept. 19. The resilience upgrades are designed to enhance the library’s ability to withstand and recover…
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