Queens locals joined the millions of New Yorkers who lined the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan to celebrate the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks on Thursday.

Years of legislative debate over the role state judges should play in granting custody rights during cases of alleged abuse may finally be over after the legislature passed a bill that includes new procedures, evidentiary standards and considerations for those cases.

Queens State Senator Michael Gianaris may be retiring at the end of the year, but that hasn’t stopped him from endorsing those he hopes will become future members of the legislature – except when it comes to the race to fill his own seat.

With merch to buy, highlights to watch and fellow New Yorkers to high five, there are bountiful opportunities to relive the glory of the New York Knicks championship win over the weekend.

Somebody has to win the race for Queens’ 23rd Assembly District.

Severe leaks on the roof of a popular Flushing adult center has led organizers to shut down programming for around 700 local seniors, a pair of local officials say. 

The powerful union representing correctional officers on Rikers Island this week asked a federal judge to "reassess" the recent hiring of an ex-Department of Correction investigator tapped by the remediation manager to reprise her role in the city’s jail complex.

New York City and Queens County Bar Associations last week released their ratings for each of the four candidates running for the two open spots on the borough’s Civil Court bench.

On Thursday, Paseo Park in Jackson Heights buzzed with soccer fans and wandering locals who joined one of the city’s first watch parties on 34th Avenue as Mexico and South Africa hit the field to kick off the 2026 World Cup.

For the second time in around three decades, a Queens jury found Michael Robinson guilty of murdering his estranged wife last week.

“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.”

“Metropolitan Park is a project that has been shaped by the people who live here. A steadfast partner of the community and Elmcor, Metropolitan Park has been intentional with its support for putting the community first. “