Major Queens political players take sides in District 21 race
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There’s no single clear frontrunner in the race to represent one of the city’s most diverse Council districts – there’s three.
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City reaches milestone at Willets Point
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The city reached a major milestone last week in Willets Point when it completed construction of the structures of the first two buildings that will one day anchor the new neighborhood in Queens.
Read MoreMetropolitan Park gets another thumbs up from City Council
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The City Council passed a resolution on Thursday calling on the state to pass a bill that would allow New York Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreRoosevelt Ave. crackdown pushes street vendors toward pricey black-market permits
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Street vendors in Queens are resorting to an increasingly expensive tactic to survive New York City’s multi-agency quality-of-life crackdown on Roosevelt Avenue: paying thousands of dollars for black-market food permits.
Read MoreQueens candidates bring in over $1 million in matching funds
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Over a dozen candidates running for City Council in Queens were gifted public matching funds by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday.
Read MoreTrump cuts threaten to make Queens’ flooding issues worse, pols say
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Another round of federal cuts from the Trump administration are threatening projects meant to mitigate one of Queens’ most notable issues – flooding.
Read MoreMonserrate off ballot again – for now
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Supporters of Hiram Monserrate are appealing a February court decision which upheld a law specifically created to stop the former lawmaker from running for office because of his criminal history.
Read MoreCohen’s casino gets City Council approval
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The City Council on Wednesday approved New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Citi Field.
Read MoreCohen’s casino pitch heads to Council for vote, but state approval remains a gamble
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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot will head to the City Council for a vote after the City Planning Commission gave the project their stamp of approval last week.
Read MoreQueens candidate leads in mayoral fundraising as money pours into local races
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New campaign fundraising numbers show Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani outraising all of his mayoral opponents during the most recent filing period. The new filings also show a rush of cash to several local races in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreBorough prez gives stamp of approval to Cohen’s casino plan
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards gave Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot his stamp of approval on Monday, bringing Cohen one step closer to having the $8 billion plan approved at the city level.
Read MoreCity of Yes gets final ‘yes’ from City Council
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The mayor’s sweeping and controversial plan to address the city’s housing crisis known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity cleared its final and highest hurdle on Thursday when it was approved by the New York City Council.
Read MoreNYCFC breaks ground on Willets Point stadium
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The city officially broke ground on New York City Football Club’s future stadium in Willets Point on Wednesday, a little more than two years after Mayor Eric Adams first announced that the soccer club would one day build its future home in Queens.
Read MoreSex workers say mayor’s Roosevelt Ave. response goes too far
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Sex workers and activists in Queens say that the city and state’s plan to send more police onto Roosevelt Avenue to quell quality of life issues is both an overblown and potentially dangerous response.
Read MoreCity of Yes faces an uncertain path through Queens councilmembers
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When Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial housing plan comes before the City Council for what is expected to be a marathon two-day hearing this week, it won’t get much of a warm reception from the delegation from Queens.
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