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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters at the Brooklyn Paramount on Nov. 4, 2025.
2025 Election

2025 ELECTION: Mamdani wins Queens as Paladino, Wong take key Council races

By Shane O’Brien
Holden distributed free bags of cat and dog food at the event on Saturday. Photo via Council Member Robert Holden Facebook.
Politics

Holden distributes free pet food in Maspeth to around 200 District 30 residents

By Shane O’Brien
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2025 Election

District 30 Democratic race too close to call as candidates await RCV results

By Bill Parry
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Sliwa rallies Queens supporters, claims title of ‘mayor of the outer boroughs’

By Robert Pearl
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RV fire damages iconic Goodfellas Diner, reigniting calls for crackdown on illegal encampments

By Colum Motherway
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2025 Election

Candidates compete for open District 30 Council seat as Holden reaches term limit

By Colum Motherway
Council Member Robert Holden and District 30 candidate Paul Pogozelski
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District 30 Council race intensifies with contrasting perspectives from Pogozelski and Holden’s staff

By Colum Motherway
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District 30 City Council candidates answer hard-hitting questions during engaging Ridgewood POCA forum

By Colum Motherway
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Owner of infamous ‘space shuttle’ bus in Ridgewood plans lawsuit after NYPD towing wrecks vehicle

By Colum Motherway
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Campaign filings show fierce fundraising battles in 3 key Queens Council Districts

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Politics

District 30 candidate Alicia Vaichunas secures key endorsements at sold-out fundraiser

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Middle Village hosts City Council District 30 debate as candidates outline priorities

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Politics

District 30 race: Alicia Vaichunas builds campaign support with Sliwa endorsement

By Colum Motherway
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Maspeth

Holden’s deputy Alicia Vaichunas announces candidacy for City Council, joining three other contenders in District 30 race

By Colum Motherway

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  • U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella, Jr. said that the NBA-related case targeted “one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States,” while the poker case involved “a nationwide scheme to rig illegal poker games… using high tech cheating technology to steal millions of dollars from victims in underground poker games that were secretly fixed.”Two Queens men charged in massive $120 million adult day care and pharmacy fraud schemes
  • BP Richards vows justice for Queens as he’s sworn in for second four-year term
  • Council Member Joann Ariola with Con Edison repair crews during an earlier power outage in her district. Howling winds off Jamaica Bay caused power outage in Broad Channel; Con Ed lauded for rapid response
  • DaSC02089 copy-2NYPD Police Academy in Queens to be renamed for late Detective Steven McDonald, honoring an inspirational cop of courage and faith
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