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will lose one House seat under a new census count falling just 89 people short of the number it would have needed to keep all 27 of its House members.
On the one hand: 89 people! The tiny margin by which New York lost out to Minnesota prompted tons of hand-wringing. What if fewer rich people had fled New York as the pandemic bore down? What if the state had
By Michael V. Cusenza
Former borough Councilman Ruben Wills, who was found guilty in 2017 of pocketing thousands of dollars in public campaign funds and charitable grant money for personal benefit and served more than two years in prison as a result, has had that conviction overturned by a State court of appeals, according to published reports.
Wills, 49, represented Council District 28 (Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Jamaica, Rochdale Village) until 2017 when he entered prison in Upstate New York. Adrienne Adams has succeeded him.
Then-NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Wills allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the city Campaign Finance Board and the state Office of Children and Family Services. He was convicted of grand larceny, scheme to defraud, and falsifying business records.
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The New York Health Department is backing a plan to cut capacity and eliminate hundreds of employees at St. John s Episcopal Hospital. (Google Maps)
QUEENS, NY – Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling a proposed plan to cut capacity at Far Rockaway s only hospital absolutely unacceptable, almost exactly a year after the hospital treated Queens first COVID-19 case.
The New York Health Department is backing a plan to cut capacity and eliminate hundreds of employees at St. John s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, turning the hospital into a 15-bed micro hospital, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.
Queens Republican District Leader Arrested For Alleged Role In Capitol Insurrection
arrow Philip Grillo, a Queens District Leader, was allegedly seen on video inside the U.S. Capitol Facebook/FBI
A Republican district leader from Queens was arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol building last month, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.
Philip Grillo, 46, was taken into custody by FBI agents at his girlfriend s home in Glen Oaks, Queens on Monday. The Trump-supporting GOP leader who represents Assembly District 24 was identified for his role in the insurrection by his distinctive Knights of Columbus jacket, prosecutors said.
According to court papers, Grillo entered the Capitol building through a broken window, then walked the halls of Congress carrying a bullhorn while recording himself on a cell phone. He was allegedly among the frontline of rioters who engaged in a physical confrontation with uniformed officers at the entryway.