Dec. 11, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 11. 2024 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani committed to freezing rents for millions of New Yorkers living in rent-stabilized apartments at a Mayoral Forum on Housing on Saturday. Ramos and Mamdani, the two Queens-based candidates in the 2025 mayoral race, joined fellow… Read more »
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Queens leaders divided over Daniel Penny acquittal, sparking heated reactions and call for improved mental health services
Dec. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Several Queens politicians issued statements following the acquittal of Daniel Penny Monday, with comments from the likes of Astoria Council Member Tiffany Cabán generating enormous controversy. Cabán, in the wake of Penny being found not guilty in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely, posted a statement…
Astoria Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani enters 2025 mayoral race, challenging Eric Adams
Oct. 22, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist Assembly Member representing Astoria, has become the latest contender in next year’s race to unseat embattled Mayor Eric Adams, according to city Campaign Finance Board records. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Mamdani filed a committee to run for mayor…
Queens pols call on Adams to resign, others stay quiet after historic corruption charges
Sep. 26, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan After Eric Adams became the first sitting mayor to be indicted with federal crimes on Wednesday evening, Queens elected officials from all ranks called for his resignation. From city council members to Albany representatives and one notable congresswoman, officials added to existing calls for Adams to step down…
Queens Assemblymember shares bigoted voicemail calling for ‘death of all Muslims’
Nov. 10, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of the Israeli government, took to social media to share a profanity-laced voicemail his office received from a man advocating for the “death of all Muslims.”