Democrat Pesach Osina appeared to win the 23rd Assembly District in South Queens, succeeding retiring incumbent Stacey Pheffer Amato, according to unofficial vote totals.

Voters in the the 23rd Assembly District headed to the polls to vote for either Pesach Osina, a well-known Democratic operative, or Republican Thomas Sullivan, an Army veteran making his third attempt at the seat.

Tuesday may mark the final time Queens voters see AOC on their congressional ballots, but many say they will support her wherever she goes next.

Queens’ voter guide for the Nov. 3, 2026 election.

Both Governor Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, made their final pitches to Queens voters over the weekend.

An alleged brothel that operated across the street from a Queens city councilmember’s office was shuttered Thursday after residents called on the city to crack down on prostitution in the area.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani threatened to sue the federal government if the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t stop using city lots – including one in Flushing Meadows Corona Park – to stage immigrant enforcement operations.

The former head of the city’s Department of Buildings said in court last week that Eric Ulrich asked her to help reopen a Brooklyn bakery connected to two men who have since admitted to bribing Ulrich in exchange for favors.

Defendants found unfit to stand trial can spend upwards of six months waiting on Rikers Island for a bed in an upstate hospital to become available. Meanwhile, they have little to no contact with a judge, meaning any improvements they make may go unnoticed.

John Surico, a journalist and activist, has been tapped to herald the QueensWay project into the future. He is the first executive director ever hired to lead the project.

“In my practice, I have seen how a decision made in a moment can change the course of a young person’s life. “

“Community-based alternatives to incarceration and post-release reentry programs are proving every day that public safety and decarceration are not competing goals.”

“Families are being presented with a false choice: Send your children to a brand-new, $92 million facility, or continue using an aging building that has been allowed to deteriorate.”

“With the mayoral elections coming up, it's important that we seek out representatives who will do right by their constituents and abolish Rikers once and for all. “

The Oklahoma-based Williams Transco company is proposing a pipeline through lower Hudson Harbor again. New York first rejected this pipeline in 2020, and now we must do it again. What’s good for a Tulsa gas company is terrible for Queens’ health and our wallets.

“For a corporate center that hosts more than a thousand employees every day — including staff at the Department of Corrections, Skanska, numerous firms and the headquarters of the Queens Chamber of Commerce — this change is more than an inconvenience. It is a step backward for our borough’s economy.”