How the two sides of the Van Wyck will decide the race for District 28

How the two sides of the Van Wyck will decide the race for District 28

The Van Wyck Expressway, which runs north-south through parts of Queens, is one of the borough’s most infamous and frustrating highways – it's also the dividing line in one of its most contentious City Council races.

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Queens court upholds BOE’s decisions to kick candidates off ballot

Queens court upholds BOE’s decisions to kick candidates off ballot

Queens Supreme Court on Sutphin Boulevard played host to a precession of political and legal formalities as rulings from the Board of Elections made the day prior on the fate of several Queens candidates were confirmed before a judge Tuesday.

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‘Off the ballot’: Queens races become clear after ballot objection rulings

‘Off the ballot’: Queens races become clear after ballot objection rulings

Far from their respective district’s boundaries, several candidates hoping to be elected in Queens had their campaigns brought to an early end by the Board of Elections on Monday.

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Queens judicial candidate filed fraudulent ballot petitions, attys allege

Queens judicial candidate filed fraudulent ballot petitions, attys allege

Lawyers for the Queens County Democratic Party told a judge this week that ballot petition signatures purportedly collected from voters by a canvasser for a Queens judicial candidate – and for several others running for office – were forged.

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Council and mayor’s office clash over Rikers’ closure plan

Council and mayor’s office clash over Rikers’ closure plan

The mayor’s office and the City Council remained in a standoff over the closure of Rikers Island on Wednesday, unable to agree on how the city should chart a new path toward shutting the deadly jail complex.

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Queens residents say their signatures were forged on ballot petitions

Queens residents say their signatures were forged on ballot petitions

Several residents of the South Jamaica Houses in Queens say that their names and signatures were forged on a ballot petition sheet collected by a canvasser on behalf of a group of local and citywide candidates attempting to get on the ballot for the upcoming June primary election. 

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