Queens Library tables Galante’s contract talks
The Queens Public Library’s board of trustees called off a controversial meeting discussing its embattled CEO’s golden parachute after borough leaders argued against any action…
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West Hamilton Beach volunteers rally for emergency response boost
Lawmakers stood with southern Queens emergency responders this week to call on the city to take whatever steps necessary to beef up its ability to…
Borough leaders celebrate city budget victories
The city should not have any trouble adopting its budget for Fiscal Year 2015 on Tuesday. Queens lawmakers celebrated the early budget agreement along with…
Bills boost de Blasio’s vision for safer streets
Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a huge boost to his Vision Zero initiative Monday, signing 11 bills to make city streets safer. De Blasio sat…
Borough mourns death of Republican Chairman Ragusa
Phil Ragusa, chairman of the Queens Republican Party, died Tuesday surrounded by loved ones after a short battle with Leukemia, a party leader said. Robert…
Queens GOP Tackles Party Fracture
The Queens Republican Party is taking a hard look in the mirror. Members of the party’s various clubs throughout the borough met in Forest Hills…
Queens College Study of Abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line Set to Begin
Proposals for the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line, including reactivating the train service and turning the space into a park similar to Manhattan’s High Line,…
Queens Leaders Rally to Save Rockaway Ferry
Councilman Eric Ulrich, left, Councilman Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Committee to Save the Rockaway Ferry President Danny Ruscillo, and Manhattan Borough President…
Teachers Back Stavisky for Senate
State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) accepted key endorsements this week from some of the city’s biggest voices on education representing more than 140,000 teachers and…
Katz Opposes Civic Virtue Statue in Front of Boro Hall
The fight over Civic Virtue continued in Queens this week, with Borough President Melinda Katz coming out against its installation in front of Borough Hall….
State Pols Support Sandy Victims’ Push to Rebuild, Extend Aid for Breezy Point Residents
The hum of construction that has been emanating from Breezy Point over the past year is expected to continue without being silenced by red tape,…
Build It Back Case Workers to be Stationed in Ulrich’s, Richards’ Offices
Following an announcement that Build It Back case workers would be setting up shop on a weekly basis in the offices of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
GWDC Celebrates Woodhaven Leaders at Spring Gala
The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation sponsored its 35th annual “Spring is Here” dinner dance on Friday, when the group honored area leaders for their dedication…
Crowley Calls for More NYPD Civilian Posts
Elected officials said there is a solution to lessening the burden on the city’s finest – and lawmakers in the City Council called on the…
Pols, Civic Leaders Call on City to Fix ‘Dangerous’ Streets Outside Lindenwood School
Crowding around the streets outside Lindenwood’s PS 232 that residents said have long been a notoriously dangerous area for pedestrians – particularly the hundreds of…