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Op-ed: Sammy’s Law must pass this year – A legislator’s personal encounter

By New York State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas

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Advocates call on Mayor Adams to pump funding into city’s human rights agency

By Athena Dawson

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New York legislators and transparency advocates call for stronger Freedom of Information Laws

By Athena Dawson and Czarinna Andres

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Council Members, who are part of the ‘Hood Caucus,’ roll out plan to tackle social media usage and gun violence

By Athena Dawson

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Queens Assemblymember David Weprin sponsors bill that would make staged construction accidents a Class E felony

By Athena Dawson

Sharpton

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Rev. Al Sharpton, community leaders draw attention to high unemployment rate among Black New Yorkers, tout Steve Cohen’s casino plan

By Ethan Marshall

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Morton Povman: longest serving NYC Council Member, dies at 93

By Ethan Marshall and Czarinna Andres

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Holden urges Mayor Adams and DOE to fully utilize school facilities for after-school programs

By Anthony Medina

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Some Queens City Council Members say no to e-bikes in parks

By Iryna Shkurhan

community board

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Assemblywoman Rajkumar clashes with community board member during meeting

By Anthony Medina

campaign

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Second candidate announces campaign to represent Flushing in state assembly, taking on Ron Kim

By Rachel Butler

Queens

New bill targets RV and mobile home removal from residential streets in NYC

By Rachel Butler

Rendering of new Queens high school focused on healthcare, with insets of Schools Chancellor David Banks and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg

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How NYC, former Mayor Bloomberg and a healthcare giant are looking to grow medical careers at a new Queens high school

By Barbara Russo

election

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Special election to replace George Santos likely to be affected by heaviest snow in two years

By Iryna Shkurhan

stavisky

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State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky faces challenger from anti-affirmative action education advocate

By Iryna Shkurhan

vallone

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Hundreds turn out to honor Paul Vallone at funeral service Friday, including Mayor Adams and dozens of city officials

By Athena Dawson

council

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3 out of 15 Queens council members voted against overriding Mayor’s veto on key public safety bills

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Op-ed: Commonsense Solutions for Northeast Queens

Op-ed by: Tom Suozzi

special election

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Early voting for special election of New York’s third congressional district starts Feb. 3

By Ethan Marshall

Queens City Council Member Paul Vallone

Queens

Paul Vallone, former Council Member from Queens political dynasty, dies at 56

By Ben Brachfeld

Suozzi

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Suozzi discusses immigration at Whitestone civic meeting ahead of special election

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Congresswoman Meng faces backlash over Gaza ceasefire stance during heated Zoom meeting

By Iryna Shkurhan

Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas.

Queens

Queens lawmaker Jessica González-Rojas breaks arm after being hit by car

By Ben Brachfeld

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Queens

AM Rajkumar proposes new bill to shutter illegal smoke shops across the city and state

By Anthony Medina

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