14 THE QUEENS COURIER • JANUARY 3, 2019 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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Saluting veterans at the 2018 Howard Beach Memorial Day Parade
THE YEAR AHEAD IN QUEENS
Mark your 2019 calendars with boro’s biggest dates
Photo by Dean Moses
The 2018 Dragon Boat Festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
rpozarycki@qns.com
@QNS
Now that the confetti has settled and the buzz from new year’s
parties has worn off , it’s time to start looking ahead to many
important events in Queens in 2019.
Jan. 1 marked the start of new terms in government for statewide
offi ces. Governor Andrew Cuomo begins
his third term in offi ce today; joining him are
incoming Attorney General Letitia James, the
fi rst African-American woman to hold statewide
offi ce, and State Comptroller Th omas DiNapoli,
who also starts his third term in the post.
Queens has several new Assembly members and State
Senators assuming offi ce today. Th ey include State Senators
John Liu of the 11th District (northeast Queens) and Jessica
Ramos of the 13th District (Corona, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights
and Woodside); and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz of the 39th
District (Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights), who is the
fi rst DREAMer to hold public offi ce in New York State.
Th ursday, Jan. 3, marks the fi rst day of the 116th Congress
on Capitol Hill, and a new era in the federal government.
Democrats will once again be in control of the House of
Representatives, having gained 40 seats and the majority in
the chamber. Th e Senate remains in Republican hands, and the
divided Congress will have to fi gure out how to reopen the gov
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