A State Supreme Court judge rejected late last week a lawsuit from Queens residents alleging that the New York City Districting Commission unfairly drew council redistricting lines that split Queens’ South Asian communities.
Read MoreThe New York Independent Redistricting Commission voted 9-1 to send a new set of Assembly district maps over the legislature, maps nearly identical to current lines.
Read More“The lines divide us in a way that dilutes our ability to be a strong voice.”
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries represents a part of Southern Queens.
Read MoreCommunity and advocacy will attempt to bridge the digital divide and combat language barriers to reach historically undercounted groups.
Read MoreWastewater flooded dozens of basements in South Ozone Park over Thanksgiving weekend due to a collapsed pipe.
Read MoreAfter several recent rainstorms, residents of 231st Street near Seward Avenue claim they faced a deluge of water in their basements that they were scrabbling to clean.
Read MoreSouth Ozone Park homeowners took turns describing the impact of the sewer backup that flooded dozens of basements during Thanksgiving weekend.
Read MoreThe sludge flood was the latest sewer problem in a part of Queens long plagued by wastewater problems.
Read MoreCity officials say the flood of human waste was caused by a backed up sewer pipe.
Read MoreAn FDNY spokesperson called the sewer backup a “one-in-a-million thing.”
Read MoreThe deadly collision occurred near 111th Avenue and 126th Street.
Read MoreSo far two likely candidates have emerged for the seat, which encompasses much of Southeast Queens.
Read More“This was another senseless act of violence.”
Read More“What you want to do is to make sure that the airport is not something that is separate and apart from the community, but is an integral part of the community.”
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