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Aubry, who has represented the district for three decades, turned aside a similar challenge by Monserrate in 2020.

“There’s still a pull.” Multiple familiar faces are hoping to revive their careers as elected officials.

Monserrate told the Daily News he’s in the midst of collecting signatures to mount a Democratic primary challenge against Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry.

SHARE: Former New York City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley has become better known for losing high-profile races than winning them, after losing a congressional race in 2012, her own reelection bid in 2017 and a special election for Queens borough president in 2020. But the cousin of former Rep. Joe Crowley seemed to be on the verge of an upset in the Democratic primary for Queens borough president Tuesday night, as unofficial returns showed her trailing incumbent Donovan Richards by just 1 p...

In New York’s legislative session this year, several real estate bills were approved while others ended up in a pile of rubble.

arrow Queens County Civil Court Roman Tiraspolsky / Shutterstock While the media spotlight has been largely focused on the NYC mayoral candidates, when you head to the polls for the June 22nd primary youll also find a number of judicial posts on the ballot. Most of the judges are running for open seats in Civil Court, which, unlike other judicial posts appointed by the mayor and governor, are elected positions. Judges in these courts—broken up into municipal districts per boroug...

  NEW YORK -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomos administration insisted Friday that a quest for scientific accuracy, not political concerns, prompted members of his COVID-19 task force to ask the state health department to delete data last summer from a report on nursing home patients killed by the coronavirus. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, citing documents and people with knowledge of the administrations internal discussions, reported late Thursday that aides including secretar...

A new report shows 15,000 nursing home residents in New York state died as a result of COVID-19, a drastic increase over a January report of 8,700. Critics say the way the deaths were counted was an attempt to protect Gov. Andrew Cuomo from political rivals.

March 5, 2021 96 NEW YORK (AP) — Some New York lawmakers are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s impeachment after reports late Thursday that his top aides altered a state Health Department report to omit the true number of people killed by COVID-19 in the state’s nursing homes. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, citing documents and people with knowledge of the administration’s internal discussions, reported that aides including secretary to the governor Melissa DeRosa pushed ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Some New York lawmakers are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomos impeachment after reports late Thursday that his top aides altered a state Health