DA Touts Sex Abuse Legislation
Queens elected officials were elated about a recently-passed law that hopes to crack down on persistent sexual abuse. According to a press release by Queens DA Richard Brown’s office, persistent sexual...
View ArticleShe Knows Better
U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-Buffalo, inset) may not be from around here, but she knows better than to park on the street without paying a Muni-meter. Andrew Cuomo’s choice for new lieutenant governor was...
View ArticleCuomo Signs Avella Animal Bill
BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer On Aug. 12, State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) announced that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill he authored to protect people and wild animals from interacting....
View ArticleAge Requirement Lowered For CB Members
BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a piece of legislation that dropped the minimum age of appointment to a New York City Community Board from 18 years old to 16 years old....
View ArticleCandidates Talk Issues At Bayside Forum
BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer On Tuesday, a candidates forum in Bayside touched on several topics affecting not only that community, but also the entirety of Queens. The Bay Terrace Community Alliance...
View ArticleQueens Tribune Primary Endorsements
State Senate District 11 The State Senate needs members who are willing to work together to not only benefit their individual districts, but to also create better opportunities throughout the City and...
View ArticleCommunity Boards React To Lower Age Restriction
BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer A new law affecting the age restrictions for community board members has created a range of reactions from Queens’ community boards. Aug. 12, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic...
View ArticleCuomo, Incumbents Win
BY QUEENS TRIBUNE STAFF Gov. Andrew Cuomo led the way on Tuesday night as the highest-profile of three Queens incumbents elected. The governor held off a Democratic Primary challenge from Fordham law...
View ArticleAG Candidate Talks Transparency, Environment
BY JACKIE STRAWBRIDGE Staff Writer As the Nov. 4 general election approaches, Republican candidate for State Attorney General John Cahill said he wants to bring credibility back to what he sees as...
View ArticleMayor Commits To Massive Greenhouse Reduction
BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer New York City is set to become a much greener place. On Sept. 21, the same day that hundreds of thousands of people marched through Manhattan against climate change, Mayor...
View ArticleQueens Tribune Endorsements
With the midterm General Election set for Nov. 5, all three state-wide offices are contested this year. While we announce our endorsements for Governor, Comptroller and Attorney General this week, next...
View ArticleCuomo And Biden Announce Airport Renovations
Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. Andrew Cuomo took part in a panel discussing airport renovations in New York. Pictured (from left) are U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Grace Meng, Biden, Cuomo and U.S....
View ArticleInappropriate Plug?
In the midst of the Ebola craziness that has seemingly engulfed New York City in the past week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo took the chance to plug his recently-released memoir. During a press conference on...
View ArticleWomen’s Equality Party Set For Election
BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer While this year’s Statewide election is not as competitive as last year’s City elections, the creation of the Women’s Equality Party has thrown a new element into the mix...
View ArticleTribCast Episode 7 – Hunger Games Oct. 31
This week’s episode of the TribCast talks about Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s relationship to the Mayor, the Nov. 4 General Elections, an expansion of the Citi Bike program and the recent...
View ArticleCuomo, Incumbents Easily Win Reelection
BY TRIBUNE STAFF Election Night was mostly bleak for Democrats in New York State and throughout the country, but New York State’s top offices stayed firmly entrenched in the hands of its Democratic...
View ArticleVoting Against Your Interests
To The Editor: Congratulations voters! Once again, you’ve voted against your best interests. You’ve handed control of the New York State Senate to Republicans. They are members of a party that wants to...
View ArticleCuomo Signs Veteran Tax Relief Law
BY JACKIE STRAWBRIDGE Staff Writer State legislation from two Astoria officials will put some money back into veterans’ pockets. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will raise the...
View ArticleTallying Up The Write-Ins
A listing of the write-in votes for the Governor’s race shows that some people really like to waste their vote. While most New Yorkers voted for the two major candidates running for the seat, incumbent...
View ArticleQueensWay Gets More Money From NY State
BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer The QueensWay project got another boost from New York State last week. The proposed bike and pedestrian path received $443,750 through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York City...
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