EXCLUSIVE: Meeks Endorses De Blasio
Gregory Meeks U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) announced Wednesday afternoon that he would endorse Mayor Bill de Blasio in his bid for re-election this …
Mayor Calls For Rikers Island Closure
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan on Friday to close the controversial 85-year-old Rikers Island jail facility within the next decade. …
Flooding Resolution Seemingly In Sight For SEQ
A Personal Perspective BY MARCIA MOXAM COMRIE Flooding and sewer problems don’t make for “sexy” stories—but, for Rosedale, it is welcome news that a …
Rikers Replacement Requires Community Feedback
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan last week to close Rikers Island—the 85-year-old jail that has long been a source of controversy due to violence, abuse …
Mayor’s New Plan For Personal Help To MWBEs
BY TRONE DOWD Efforts to help out the city’s sector of Minority and Women Owned Businesses (MWBEs) continues with the rollout of a new assistance initiative …
De Blasio Tackles Jobs, Affordable Housing In State Of City
Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City Address at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Photo by Edwin J. Torres BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Mayor Bill de Blasio …
Mayor Vows To Fight For Water Credit
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stopped by the Clearview Senior Center in Bayside to promote his water credit plan, which would give a one-time $183 credit …
Federal Gov’t Steps In To Aid Sandy Relief Efforts
BY RODNEY D. GANTT Local and state officials recently announced that city agencies will receive nearly $47 million in federal funding as reimbursement for …
Queens Pols Come Out Against Homeless Policies
BY TRONE DOWD Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) rallied together with his colleagues in the city council Friday morning to denounce Mayor Bill de …
De Blasio Talks Shelters And Affordable Housing In Jamaica
Mayor Bill de Blasio took three hours to hear out the concerns of the Southeast Queens community. BY TRONE DOWD Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio held a second …