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2 days ago | 
qns.com | Shane O’Brien
Council Member Vickie Paladino has stood by controversial comments calling for the deportation of Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after several Queens elected officials rebuked the Republican Council Member for “xenophobic” comments.
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2 days ago | 
noticiany.com | Shane O’Brien
Mientras Nueva York lidia con la crisis de vivienda, CityFHEPS —un programa de vales financiado por la ciudad para hogares de bajos ingresos— ha adquirido un papel cada vez más importante al garantizar vivienda para los residentes más pobres de la ciudad. Pero el programa, que ha crecido de forma exponencial desde su creación en 2018, está atrapado en una batalla legal de años por su expansión.
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3 days ago | 
politicsny.com | Shane O’Brien
Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani sharply criticized Republican Council Member Vickie Paladino after she appeared to question his legitimacy as a candidate and called for his deportation in a social media post Monday night. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and a candidate in the mayoral election, described Paladino’s comments as a reflection of “Donald Trump’s authoritarian administration” after Paladino questioned Mamdani’s pathway to US citizenship in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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3 days ago | 
qns.com | Shane O’Brien
Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani sharply criticized Republican Council Member Vickie Paladino after she appeared to question his legitimacy as a candidate and called for his deportation in a social media post Monday night. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and a candidate in the mayoral election, described Paladino’s comments as a reflection of “Donald Trump’s authoritarian administration” after Paladino questioned Mamdani’s pathway to US citizenship in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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3 days ago | 
qns.com | Shane O’Brien
As New York City grapples with the ongoing housing crisis, CityFHEPS, a city-funded voucher program for low-income households, has played an increasingly prominent role in securing housing for some of the poorest residents in the city. But the program, which has grown astronomically since its inception in 2018, is locked in legal turmoil amid a years-long battle to expand it.
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3 days ago | 
qns.com | Shane O’Brien
Mayor Eric Adams joined elected officials, community representatives and New York City FC (NYCFC) players, staff and executives on Monday morning to cut the ribbon at NYCFC’s newly built mini soccer pitch at PS 211 Elm Tree Elementary School in Corona. The ribbon-cutting marks the launch of a public-private partnership to build 26 mini soccer pitches across the five boroughs as part of the New York City Soccer Initiative (NYCSI), in celebration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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1 week ago | 
qns.com | Shane O’Brien
Forest Hills Stadium‘s summer concert series is set to return this weekend with a performance from Bloc Party on Saturday, May 31. The 2025 series will feature 22 different events between May 31 and Oct. 25, when Big Thief closes out the summer series. The series also features performances from Shawn Mendes, the Black Keys, Phish, Mumford & Sons and Alabama Shakes across the five-month period in addition to the three-day All Things Go festival from Sept.
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1 week ago | 
qns.com | Shane O’Brien
State Sen. Jessica Ramos expressed her disappointment following the State Senate’s approval of parkland alienation legislation for the $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino project earlier this week. Ramos was one of only five lawmakers to vote against the bill during Tuesday’s Senate session, where 54 senators voted in favor.
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1 week ago | 
politicsny.com | Shane O’Brien
State Sen. Jessica Ramos expressed her disappointment following the State Senate’s approval of parkland alienation legislation for the $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino project earlier this week. Ramos was one of only five lawmakers to vote against the bill during Tuesday’s Senate session, where 54 senators voted in favor. See the full article at QNS Ramos disappointed by Senate vote but ‘stands on principle’ in opposing Metropolitan Park casino parkland bill
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1 week ago | 
politicsny.com | Shane O’Brien
Posted on State Sen. Jessica Ramos joined around 200 seniors at the Elmhurst Older Adults Center Thursday afternoon to “cut the ribbon” for a new sound system that staff say will improve communication and recreational activities at the center. Ramos, along with senior center staff and representatives from the Institute for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly Inc.
