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June 11, 2018

Richard Brown, Joseph Crowley, Queens, and institutionalised racism

EDITORIAL : By protecting Queens District Attorney Richard Brown from having any primary challenges, Queens party boss Joseph Crowley enables law enforcement Agencies in Queens to deny any criminal justice system reform to the public, enabling a culture that propagates racism.

June 8, 2018

Before a primary challenge to Joseph Crowley, Board of Elections makes changes to voting in Queens — even after civil rights probes

In response to multiple questions about the activities of Joseph Crowley and the Queens Democratic Party county committee, including about its possible role in interfering with voting rights and elections and the way campaign money is raised, the office of U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue is remaining mum.

June 7, 2018

Joe Crowley, the Democratic Party machine, and the lack of democracy in Queens and New York City

EDITORIAL : The real source of Joseph Crowley’s power is not his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he represents the 14th House district, but, rather, his direction and control of the Queens County Democratic Party ‘organization,’ a.k.a., ‘the machine.’

May 31, 2018

Agents of the City FOIL Response reveals some of the political machinations used to promote the proposed BQX street car project

A review of the history of the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector street car project and newly-released e-mails show that lobbyists and developers were receiving inside information about the BQX.

May 17, 2018

Daniel Dromm’s 2017 City Council calendar reveals meetings with special interests, but redactions stand out

The official 2017 calendar of Councilmember Daniel Dromm showed scheduled meetings with Taser International, several special interest groups, a controversial Democratic Party club, and problematic redactions.

April 1, 2018

A series of open records requests aims to discover information about BQX project, and its impact

For a forum sponsored by the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project about filing open records requests, several FOIA and FOIL requests were made, seeking documents and records about the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar service, or BQX.

March 26, 2018

Growing Federal law enforcement interest in Queens County politics

Information being reviewed by Federal law enforcement about the activities of the Democratic Organization of Queens County includes the county political committee’s involvement in the recently-concluded speaker race for the New York City Council.

March 6, 2018

Elected officials, with power to regulate land use and real estate development, appear at rally to decry unregulated real estate development

Elected officials, including Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, appeared at a rally to oppose the disposition of City-owned land in Long Island City to real estate developers. Yet, rally participants overlooked the failure by legislators to regulate responsible land use.