May. 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed union organizer Claire Valdez in her bid for New York Assembly District 37, which encompasses Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Long Island City and Maspeth. Ocasio-Cortez, a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialist movement, praised fellow socialist Valdez for her leadership… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2024 By ishkurhan Feb. 27, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan US. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hosted a town hall in Astoria last week to discuss how federal climate change policy is playing out on a local level. Five years after she laid out the Green New Deal vision with Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts,… Read more »
March 15, 2023 By Julia Moro Queens elected officials are disturbed by the sexual assault accusations against freshman Assembly member Juan Ardila. Many are calling on him to resign after holding the District 37 seat for barely three months. News broke Monday, March 13, that the assemblyman allegedly sexually assaulted two women at a Manhattan… Read more »