DEVASTATING FIRE IN WOODSIDE; 9 INJURED: A massive fire on 59th Street in Woodside on Tuesday, March 7 resulted in 200-plus-person response, 9 injured firefighters and 18 displaced residents. Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued this statement following a fire that injured nine FDNY firefighters and displaced eighteen area residents: “Last night’s devastating fire caused
BORO HALL ON YOUR BLOCK: WESTERN QUEENS: Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. successfully brought his Borough Hall on Your Block initiative to Western Queens recently, carrying on his commitment to ensure Queens residents have equitable access to the services and resources of his office. Over the course of the five-day initiative, Borough President Richards
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato has been working hard in recent weeks as the NYS Assembly’s Legislative Session is in full swing. As Chair of the Committee on Governmental Employees, Pheffer Amato has introduced legislation that has already garnered support from unions throughout New York and residents in the 23rd Assembly District. The Assemblywoman’s legislation aims
ADAMS’ WORKING PEOPLE’S AGENDA: Promising to make the City more affordable, safer, cleaner, and more livable, New York City Mayor Eric Adams outlined on Jan. 26 a “Working People’s Agenda” in his second State of the City address, delivered at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Mayor Adams’ agenda is built on four
With her protracted post-election odyssey in the rearview mirror, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato is back in Albany, where she was selected to play a key