Though City Councilman Tony Avella and “Reverend” Billy Talen have an uphill battle to beat Goliath this fall, they’re banking on grassroots dissent against Bloomberg to propel their bids for…
A look at Queens Councilman Eric Gioia, who brings both idealism and strong funding to his quest for higher office. The third in a five-part series on the race for…
As a promise to help mom and pop shops stand their ground when a Pathmark opened in southwestern Queens a few years ago, the City Council passed a law establishing…
The city is looking to replace the 30-year manager of a family shelter in Brooklyn after a series of audits questioned its financial and property management practices.
The Working Families Party was determined to make its mark in this year’s primary election. But on an election day delayed two weeks by the World Trade Center disaster, it…