From NY1:A month after NY1's first story aired, the local community board said the Sanitation Department removed 11 tons of garbage from the boarded-up property.The site became an illegal dumping ground after a developer halted construction on these tw... »
From Crains:Since announcing a bid for an open Queens congressional seat last month, Assemblywoman Grace Meng has largely kept her last name out of the three-way Democratic primary race. Campaign signs, placards and logos belonging to the Flushing poli... »
From the Queens Courier:The Queens GOP leadership made a bold move Saturday at their March Executive Committee meeting by endorsing City Councilmember Dan Halloran to run in the newly created 6th Congressional District. Party leaders strongly felt that... »
Proposed Senate District 11 - February 2012Major changes to already-gerrymandered maps making them MORE gerrymandered (which we thought was impossible) occurred between the initial proposals made in February and those submitted by the Republican State ... »
From Douglaston Patch:The city has still not designated a locale for a new northeast Queens high school due to a lack of available spots and transportation concerns, Community District Education Council 26’s chairwoman said.The School Construction Auth... »
From NBC:Police are looking for a 12-year-old Queens boy who disappeared on his way home from school Tuesday.Authorities say Gerardo Ramos was last seen at about 2 p.m. Tuesday walking home from I.S. 204 on 28th Street. Police say he has no history of ... »
From Queens-Politics:Both male district leaders in AD 26, Evan Stavisky and Michael Sais, have been absent from participating in community functions for as long as they’ve been elected. But who exactly are they? Michael Sais, who once worked for the Pa... »
From the Times Ledger:State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said there are rumors swirling around that his district may be torn apart when the state Legislature redraws political lines next year.An Asian coalition wants Avella’s district to encompass only... »
