De Blasio Boots ICE From Rikers
Mayor Bill de Blasio travelled to Astoria on Friday and before a large crowd, signed Introductions 486A and 487A, bills that will dramatically reduce the…
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Katz Honors Borough Veterans for Continued Service
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last Thursday honored three borough veterans for their continued advocacy on behalf of the nation’s military service members. Katz presented…
De Blasio, Bratton Detail New Lenient Marijuana Policy
After consulting with all five city district attorneys, the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and the courts, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this…
Bratton Taps New NYPD Deputy After Banks Abruptly Resigns
City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this week picked a former President Obama appointee as his first deputy commissioner—the NYPD’s second in command—after Bratton’s first choice…
Mayor’s School Space Task Force Weighs-in on Overcrowding
Space issues such as chronic overcrowding, the use of mobile classrooms and problems with co-located schools, whereby charter and public schools occupy the same building,…
City Investing $150 Million in Struggling Schools
In a move that seems to further establish an educational policy philosophy that is in sharp contrast to that of the 108th mayor of the…
Addabbo Earns Another Term but GOP Takes State Senate
Cuomo cruised, but the state Senate Democrats were bruised on Tuesday night as control of the Legislature’s upper body shifted to the GOP. Incumbent Democratic…
De Blasio, Katz Appoint Two More to Queens Library Board
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last Thursday announced their latest appointees to the Queens Borough Public Library Board of Trustees….
Richmond Hill South Civic Hits $2 Million Coupon Mark
A couple of years ago, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) made a promise to Margaret Finnerty, president of the Richmond Hill South Civic Association. The group…
Goldfeder Takes on Toys “R” Us And Wins
In response to a letter written by Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D – Hamilton Beach) to Toys “R” Us urging the removal of Kidffiti brand graffiti…
DA Detectives Trained to Administer Opioid Overdose Antidote
Members of the District Attorney’s Detective Bureau have been equipped and fully trained to administer Naloxone, a drug overdose antidote used to quickly reverse the…
Addabbo, Jr. Seeking Fourth Term in State Senate
With the midterm elections less than a week away, state Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is hoping that he can turn his three-term run…
Goldfeder Rips FEMA for ‘Recoupment’ Letters
Two years later, and still many victims of Superstorm Sandy are trying to piece together their homes, their businesses, their lives. Two years later,…
City Touts Progress, Community Demands Ferry at Rockaway Sandy Meet
Dozens of victims of Superstorm Sandy on Monday night trekked to Beach Channel High School for a town hall and resource fair, during which they…
Three State Referendums Also on Ballot This Election Year
When borough voters size up the state and congressional races on the ballot on Nov. 4 they’ll also come across three referendums, or proposals: revising…