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If elected, Adrienne Adams will become the second lieutenant governor from Queens, and the first since Mario Cuomo was in the office in the '80s. https://t.co/4CWszxk7Ag
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday selected former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate, tapping the Queens native to run for lieutenant governor in the 2026 gubernatorial race.
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Lori Zeno admitted in federal court this week that she stole over $100,000 from Queens Defenders, the nonprofit org she founded in the '90s. https://t.co/wMujTzKw5V
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The co-founder and former executive director of Queens Defenders on Tuesday admitted in federal court to stealing over $100,000 from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit that provides legal defense services...
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Diana Moreno cruised to victory in her race to replace Zohran Mamdani in the Assembly on Tuesday. The mayor traveled back to his old neighborhood to welcome his chosen successor to the office. https://t.co/1kc3Fx5XTy
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Diana Moreno was elected on Tuesday to replace Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the State Assembly, handily winning the three-way race in the low turnout special election.
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Queens City Councilmember Julie Won has filed to run in the race to replace Nydia Velázquez in New York's 7th Congressional District. https://t.co/NpBwcUU3KZ
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Queens City Councilmember Julie Won filed to run in the already crowded race to replace Nydia Velázquez in New York’s 7th Congressional District on Monday.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards to serve as the city's next Department of Correction commissioner. https://t.co/PpUFWII7Vo
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday appointed Stanley Richards, the former head of The Fortune Society, to serve as the city’s next commissioner of the Department of Correction.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Department of Probation veteran Sharun Goodwin as the agency’s next commissioner. https://t.co/DEsOv0rGqs
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appointed Sharun Goodwin to lead the city’s Department of Probation, which has been led by controversial Commissioner Juanita Holmes for the past three years.
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NEW: Nicholas Deml, a former CIA agent who led Vermont’s Department of Corrections, will soon take over Rikers Island as remediation manager https://t.co/pjPvsDkXTY
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After more than a decade of failed reforms, mounting deaths, and repeated warnings from the courts, a federal judge on Tuesday took the extraordinary step of wresting control of New York City’s jail...
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A man who cops claimed was emotionally disturbed was shot by NYPD officers in Briarwood on Monday. This is a developing story https://t.co/YRKN54jzCq
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A man who cops claimed was emotionally disturbed was shot by NYPD officers in Briarwood on Monday.
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Hey Queens! Hope everyone is staying safe and warm today! But if you are out and about, heading to work or enjoying some snowy fun, show us what you are seeing! Any photos used by the Eagle will be credited! ❄️🦅
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Zohran Mamdani’s unprecedented rise from Queens assemblymember to national political figure reached a new peak Tuesday night, when he was elected mayor of New York City. He will be the first elected official from Queens to live in Gracie Mansion. https://t.co/eN4WE9KrJl
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Zohran Mamdani’s unprecedented rise from Western Queens assemblymember to national political figure reached a new peak Tuesday night, when he was elected mayor of New York City in an election that...
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If you’re voting in Queens, let the @QueensEagle know how things are going at the polls. Also, have some Queens pride and read this story! https://t.co/JnwGpfYlWv
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Since Queens became a part of New York City in 1898, none of the 23 men who served as the city’s mayor were born in Queens or represented the borough in political office. On Election Day, that is...
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Back in Queens today for @QueensEagle, checking in with voters and poll workers all over Council District 30. If you see anything at your poll site that I should know about, send me a message or email!
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It is Election Day, Queens! Let us know how your poll site is looking!
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Queens Defenders' controversial ED Lori Zeno was forced to go on leave by the group's board last night. Though the board's chair didn't say what was behind the dismissal, he told staff to reach out to the AG's whistleblower office with complaints. https://t.co/xUXU8Ap8Mf
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Lori Zeno, the controversial executive director of the Queens Defenders, was forced to go on immediate leave by the group’s board of directors this week.
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Breaking: A federal judge today ruled that the city is in contempt of court for its failure to keep Rikers Island safe. Most importantly though, she also said that she is "inclined to impose receivership," stripping control of the jails away from the city.
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happy (?) election day, Queens! Let the @QueensEagle know how things are looking at your poll site!
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Mayor Eric Adams indicated on federal charges and calls for his resignation flood in
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Eric Adams became the first New York City mayor in modern history to be criminally charged while in office on Thursday.
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