Pol Position: Menin Speakership No Surprise
December 8, 2025
Most of the readers of our weekly Pol Position are fairly aware of the significance of the speaker of the city council. Manhattan’s Julie Menin
Most of the readers of our weekly Pol Position are fairly aware of the significance of the speaker of the city council. Manhattan’s Julie Menin
By JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com The race to become the second most powerful official in New York City had scarcely started before it was over. Last Wednesday,
By JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com At its latest full meeting on November 12, the rift between older and newer residents in Community Board 6 was laid
Greenpointers trace a beloved enclave’s colorful past and uncertain future. By COLE SINANIAN news@queensledger.com Izabella Prusaczyk remembers the Pulaski Day parade of her youth. Everyone
By COLE SINANIAN | news@queensledger.com At the first of three scoping meetings for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment project, more than a dozen Red Hook, Cobble
By COLE SINANIAN news@queensledger.com At a town hall in Downtown Brooklyn on October 16, city planners faced sharp criticism from activists and North Brooklyn business
Politcal Whisperer By Robert Hornak You know an important election is approaching when elected representatives abandon the long-standing political ideology of their party and actually
In the first of the Star’s interviews with the 2025 mayoral candidates, Lander discusses his plans to make CUNY free, reveals where the letters of
The red dress, who had been seemingly inserted in every photo with Mayor Adams prior his legal troubles, announced a run for city comptroller in
… and 4 more takeaways from the first major forum of the year, held last week at Brooklyn Law School. By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com
Most of the readers of our weekly Pol Position are fairly aware of the significance of the speaker of the city council. Manhattan’s Julie Menin
By JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com The race to become the second most powerful official in New York City had scarcely started before it was over. Last Wednesday,
By JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com At its latest full meeting on November 12, the rift between older and newer residents in Community Board 6 was laid
Greenpointers trace a beloved enclave’s colorful past and uncertain future. By COLE SINANIAN news@queensledger.com Izabella Prusaczyk remembers the Pulaski Day parade of her youth. Everyone
By COLE SINANIAN | news@queensledger.com At the first of three scoping meetings for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment project, more than a dozen Red Hook, Cobble
By COLE SINANIAN news@queensledger.com At a town hall in Downtown Brooklyn on October 16, city planners faced sharp criticism from activists and North Brooklyn business
Politcal Whisperer By Robert Hornak You know an important election is approaching when elected representatives abandon the long-standing political ideology of their party and actually
In the first of the Star’s interviews with the 2025 mayoral candidates, Lander discusses his plans to make CUNY free, reveals where the letters of
The red dress, who had been seemingly inserted in every photo with Mayor Adams prior his legal troubles, announced a run for city comptroller in
… and 4 more takeaways from the first major forum of the year, held last week at Brooklyn Law School. By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com
