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New York City Council

District 31

Arverne, Brookville, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers has renewed calls for a Level 1 or 2 trauma center on the Rockaway Peninsula.
Queens

Brooks-Powers renews calls for Rockaway trauma center funding

By Shane O’Brien
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Interviews

Meet NYC Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers

By Skye Ostreicher
Selvena Brooks Powers
Inside Government

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers

By Lea Tomaswick
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $38.4 million investment in eco-friendly electric heating pumps for NYCHA's Beach 41st Street development in Edgemere Wednesday morning. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell.
Queens

Mamdani announces $38 million investment in electric heating pumps for NYCHA Beach 41st Street development in Edgemere

By Shane O’Brien
Abuse survivor Austin Stevens speaks at City Hall Park speaks at a rally in City Hall Park on Tuesday before the City Council vote to restore GMVA claims.
Politics

‘No more hiding’: NYC Council votes to reopen civil lawsuit ‘lookback’ window for sex abuse claims

By Adam Daly
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Brooklyn

Things to Know for the 2025 Primary Elections

By Abbie Martin Greenbaum
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Queens

Holden accuses Council of ‘crying wolf’ on e-bike dangers while blocking safety bill

By Czarinna Andres
medicaid
Queens

Queens leaders rally against proposed $880B federal cuts to Medicaid

By Athena Dawson
mayor
Queens

Mayor Adams breaks ground on new Far Rockaway health center to expand care access by 2027

By Athena Dawson
accessibility
Queens

CM Selvena Brooks-Powers’ bill expands accessibility for NYC’s deaf community

By Athena Dawson
officials
Queens

Local elected officials present $650K to support affordable housing improvements in Jamaica

By Athena Dawson
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Queens

Local leaders and advocates gather in Far Rockaway to honor New Yorkers lost to summer drownings

By Athena Dawson
CM Brooks-Powers
In the Community With

In the Community with Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers

By Lea Tomaswick
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Queens

Brooks-Powers wins District 31 special election in city’s first ranked-choice voting count

By Bill Parry & Jacob Kaye
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Election

Election history made in desolate mall in Queens as first RCV count begins

By Clarissa Sosin
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City Government

With RCV Count Approaching, City Council Hopefuls Talk Food Policy in District 31

By Sophia Lebowitz
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Queens

After Narrow Defeat, Osina Looks to Redeem Himself in Next Week’s Special Election

By Politics NY
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Queens

Southeast Queens council race emerging as first test for ranked choice voting

By Christine Chung, THE CITY
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Queens

Meeks Endorsed Brooks-Powers Hopes to Take Community Work to Next Level on Council

By Clarissa Sosin
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Queens

Far Rockaway Minister Vows to Self-Fund Council Bid

By Politics NY
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Queens

Education Focused Latanya Collins Runs to Replace Richards on Council

By Politics NY
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Ramona Johnson

Far Rockaway Educator Runs to Replace Richards on City Council

By Politics NY
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Queens City Council Candidate Aims to End “Digital Divide”

By Clarissa Sosin

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Tenants and members of Bronx Defenders, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), New Settlement, Bronx Leadership Organizing Center, Met Council on Housing, PSC-CUNY and NYC-DSA rally outside of Hostos Community College ahead of the Bronx Rent Guidelines Board meeting.
Bronx Times

‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing

“By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12.
Gay City News

‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later

Matthew Rodriguez of Levittown, Long Island was tracked down in Virginia, where he had been a fugitive since shooting a 15-year-old boy on an A train in Ozone Park.
QNS

Long Islander held without bail for allegedly shooting a 15-year-old boy on a crowded A train in Ozone Park in April before fleeing the state: DA

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Brooklyn Paper

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