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VOLUME 30, NO. 12 THURSDAY, MARCH 20 2025 25 CENTS

Govenor Kathy Hochul Marched in

NYC 264th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Three Queens State Lawmakers
Endorse Cuomo For Mayor

Govenor Kathy Hochul the first Irish Governor in over 40 years marched in the NYC St.
Patrick’s Day Parade. See story on page 2.

Congressman Tom Suozzi Releases

“March Madness Budget Cuts” Brackets

On the heels of yesterday’s
NCAA Selection Sunday for its
yearly March Madness basket-
ball tournament, Congressman
Tom Suozzi (D-NY) released his
Queens Native Receives the NYS Assembly Governmental own version of March Madness:
Backing of Assembly Members Employees Committee, let me “March Madness Budget Cuts.”
Pheffer Amato, Cook, and Berger be clear: our City is struggling With this bracket, Suozzi hopes
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, with recruitment and retention to draw attention to the dangers
candidate for mayor of New York of our police officers,” Assembly of these cuts and the recklessness
City, today proudly received Member Pheffer Amato said. with which they continue to be
the endorsement of Assembly “The NYPD’s uniformed head- made.
Members Stacey Pheffer Amato, count is at its lowest in decades “The most exciting part of the posed by DOGE and the Repub- $4 billion in cuts to the National
Vivian Cook, and Sam Berger. and we need a Mayor who will college basketball season starts lican’s budget reconciliation bill. Institute of Health by DOGE, that
The trio from the Queens delega- stand up for our men and women today, but there is a different kind These cuts will go head-to-head will stall cancer, Alzheimer’s, and
tion threw their support behind in blue. Andrew Cuomo is that of ‘March Madness’ happening in to determine which one deserves other critical research and $140
Cuomo, a Queens native, citing candidate and I strongly endorse Washington,” said Suozzi. “While the title of worst budget cut ever. billion in cuts for hospital fund-
his record of accomplishments his campaign for Mayor.” sports fans are focused on filling The printable bracket can be ing versus big cuts to the USDA’s
and commitment to making the “For decades, I have known out their brackets, Republicans found on Suozzi’s website, Face- efforts to fight the avian flu.
city safer during this crisis. Andrew and his family and are focused on passing reckless book, Instagram, and X. Those In the bottom left quadrant,
Assembly Members Pheffer worked alongside to make budget cuts for essential services, who wish to participate can vote the ‘Public Service’ matchups
Amato and Cook represent dis- Queens—and our entire state— healthcare, the environment, and on Suozzi’s Twitter. Round win- feature cutting staff in charge of
tricts in southeast Queens and safe, affordable, and a beacon of education. ners will be announced daily. nuclear stockpile oversight versus
Berger’s district covers eastern progress,” Assembly Member Suozzi’s March Madness-style In the top left quadrant, the laying off 80,000 employees in
Queens. bracket features sixteen of the ‘Healthcare’ matchups are $880
“As the Chairwoman of the (Continued on page 2) more disastrous budget cuts pro- Billion Cuts in Medicaid versus (Continued on page 2)
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