June 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin Several candidates running for City Council seats in Queens filed preemptive lawsuits last week against the NYC Board of Elections (BOE) and their opponents ahead of the Board’s blunder yesterday. At least six Queens Council candidates and two Queens borough president candidates have filed the lawsuits over the past… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Ryan Songalia New York drivers no longer need to worry about having their licenses suspended due to unpaid tickets. The Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act took effect Tuesday, with all suspensions related to unpaid traffic and parking fines being lifted automatically. The new law will end license suspensions due to non-payment… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Former US President Donald Trump has blasted the New York City Board of Elections handling of the Democratic primary mayoral vote, labeling it as “an embarrassment and total mess.” Trump, in two separate emails sent out to his supporters Wednesday morning, ripped the Board for revealing overnight that more… Read more »
This article was originally published by The City on June 29 at 11:55 p.m. EST BY SAMANTHA MALDONADO AND JOSEFA VELASQUEZ The Board of Elections withdrew the first ranked choice voting tabulation of the crucial primary contest after more than 140,000 extra ballots invaded the count. The now discredited results showed Kathryn Garcia getting closer to Eric… Read more »
This article was originally published by The City on June 28 at 11:17 a.m. EST BY ANN CHOI AND JOSEFA VELASQUEZ The mayoral race helped spur the largest turnout for a citywide primary in years. Growing progressive pockets recorded high participation while voters in areas staggered by the pandemic struggled to get to the polls, THE CITY’s… Read more »
June 28, 2021 By Allie Griffin Nearly every Queens Public Library (QPL) branch across the borough will reopen in-person services beginning next month in a move to return to pre-pandemic service. All library branches were temporarily closed last year to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. QPL has gradually phased in in-person services since last summer… Read more »
June 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An international restaurant chain known for its ramen will open a location in Bayside in the coming months. Kyura Men—which has restaurants in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the U.S. – will open at 38-35 Bell Blvd. in September. The new restaurant will be the chain’s third in Queens. The… Read more »
June 28, 2021 By Allie Griffin Workers have broken ground on a community space and parking garage near Queens Borough Hall — the first major step in the construction of a borough-based jail in Kew Gardens, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. The new facility, which will be 105 feet tall, will include a 25,000-square-foot… Read more »
June 27, 2021 By Christina Santucci Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has formed a task force of elected officials, city agencies and community leaders to address quality of life issues in College Point. The group met for the first time earlier this month to discuss matters including an ongoing sewer construction project in the neighborhood,… Read more »
June 25, 2021 By Allison Griffin The outcome as to who will be the next borough president is likely to be determined by western Queens voters—the supporters of Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. The nail-biting borough president race is currently a near-tie with only 2,076 first-choice, in person votes separating incumbent Queens Borough President Donovan… Read more »