By Jon Cronin, Editor On Feb. 7, former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley announced that her proposed light rail from Jamaica through Maspeth to Long Island City would cost $2.2 billion.... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor “Ya gotta dream,” Queens Borough President Melinda Katz said in her annual State of the Borough speech on Friday in Astoria. During the speech, Katz made the case for h... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor City Council District 30 residents now have their answer—Robert Holden, president of the Juniper Valley Civic Association, is their councilman-elect. Councilwoman... Read more
The City Council race between incumbent Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden was too close to call on Tuesday night. ... Read more
Reform Party City Council Candidates Bob Holden and Paul Graziano laid out a plan on Tuesday in front of Elmhurst’s Pan-Am homeless shelter to ease the homelessness crisis in the city. Grazi... Read more
BY JON CRONIN Editor Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) has ignited a feud with Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) following her endorsement of Ulrich’s opponent—Democrat Michael... Read more
U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens), who is the leader of the Queens Democratic Party, has endorsed Michael Scala in his bid against Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). “I’... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor Glendale’s 88th Street—a residential side street—has seen traffic increase exponentially amid ongoing Select Bus Service construction on Woodhaven Boulevard, prompting... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor In the wake of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to close Rikers Island, a group of City Council members have authored a letter to the mayor to float the idea of utilizin... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor Community activist Martha Flores-Vazquez has joined forces with former Councilman Hiram Monserrate and opened two locations in Queens for donations to Hurricane... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor City Council District 30 Contender Robert Holden has confirmed that he will run on the Republican line in this November’s general election after having been defeated by... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor Former Republican Councilman Anthony Como confirmed that City Council c... Read more
BY JON CRONIN Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) won big Tuesday night in the Democratic primary, but she still has a tough battle facing challenger Robert Holden, the president of... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden, who will face off in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary election, trad... Read more
Paul Vallone City Council District 19 Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) has served as councilman in the 19th Council District since 2014. Prior to his election, Vallone was an attorne... Read more
BY JON CRONIN Editor Robert Holden, a candidate for City Council District 30’s Democratic primary, announced in front of his Middle Village home on Tuesday that he’d received a hand-written... Read more
By Jon Cronin, Editor The NYPD released a video today showing three teenagers breaking into Glendale’s Cypress Hills Cemetery whom they believe to be vandals who damaged more than 40 headsto... Read more
By Jon Cronin The residents of Calamus Avenue in Maspeth continue to be frustrated with the collateral damage done to their homes during the massive sewer and water main replacement project... Read more
BY JON CRONIN Editor Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) announced the results of her pilot participatory budget program in which students of local schools could vote and receive hun... Read more
BY TRONE DOWD Editor What has been dubbed the Queens Light Rail is being seen by many as a potential booster for the economy and future businesses in the western and southeast Queens areas.... Read more
BY JON CRONIN Editor Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) said it’s near impossible to recreate the culture and vibrancy of Queens anywhere else in the nation, but that her district w... Read more
BY COUNCILWOMAN ELIZABETH CROWLEY Mayor de Blasio’s two zoning text amendments, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) seek to address two signif... Read more
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