Queens court community reflects on 9/11
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Queens courts reflect on Sept. 11 on the 25th anniversary.
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25 years later, Maspeth firehouse remembers 19 firefighters lost on 9/11
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The Maspeth firehouse on 68th Street, home to Squad 288 and Hazmat 1, lost more members than any fire station in the five boroughs during the attacks.
Read MoreInterborough Express moves ahead as state prepares to release major environmental review
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The state is continuing to move ahead with its plan to build a 14-mile light rail connecting Queens and Brooklyn, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced this week that it was making major progress in the design and environmental review phase of the Interborough Express.
Read MoreQueens officials call for safety overhaul on new ‘Boulevard of Death’
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Queens officials in Jackson Heights want the city to fix longstanding dangerous road conditions along busy Northern Boulevard, which they dubbed the borough’s new “Boulevard of Death.”
Read MoreLegionella found at Forest Hills precinct before contamination became a threat
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The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was discovered at a Forest Hills police station earlier this month, though the amount of bacteria found didn’t pose a real threat, officials said.
Read MoreNew schools open in Queens this week, but overcrowding problems remain
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Three new schools are set to welcome Western Queens students this week – but local education advocates say they’ll only make a marginal difference in addressing overcrowding in the borough’s schools.
Read MoreCity releases trove of 9/11 records showing officials knew of health risks but misled New Yorkers
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Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, New York City released tens of thousands of pages of documents confirming previous city officials were aware of the potential health hazards first responders and survivors faced but still encouraged New Yorkers to return to dust-strewn areas surrounding Ground Zero after the terror attacks.
Read MoreFormer Queens senator takes job with Metropolitan Park
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Michael Gianaris, the longtime Queens state senator who recently retired from his role in Albany, has been hired to work for billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen and his Metropolitan Park casino venture.
Read MoreRikers monitor rips DOC leadership over ‘grave concerns’ about transparency
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After months of praising a shift toward greater transparency at the Department of Correction, the federal watchdog overseeing Rikers Island sharply changed course Thursday, accusing agency leadership of taking steps that could undermine court-ordered reforms.
Read MoreICE spotted making arrests near Woodside playground, angering officials
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Even after federal immigration officials said they had finished large-scale sweeps across the city, reports of federal agents conducting arrests near a Woodside playground continued to pour in throughout the week, angering local officials.
Read MoreRomero is headed to Albany without DSA’s endorsement – but he still plans to work with the group
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Brian Romero wasn’t endorsed by the Democratic Socialist of America, but that won’t stop him from working on behalf of the group when he takes office in the Assembly next year.
Read MoreMayor’s judicial committee releases first-ever code of conduct
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The group charged with nominating the city’s judges recently published its first-ever code of conduct for its members to abide by, an attempt to fulfill, in part, the mayor’s promise to make the powerful committee more transparent.
Read MoreCouncil working on bill to push back Rikers Island closure deadline
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The City Council is currently drafting a bill to extend the deadline to close Rikers and replace it with four borough-based jails
Read MoreGov backs away from sentence commutations while pardoning six New Yorkers
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Governor Kathy Hochul declined to commute the sentence of any of the more than 1,000 people in New York’s prisons who applied for clemency when she granted half a dozen pardons on Friday, angering advocates who say the governor has all but abandoned her promise to reform the state’s clemency process.
Read MoreLG pick Adrienne Adams campaigns in her native Southeast Queens
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Former community board chair and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams returned to her home turf in Southeast Queens on Thursday – now as a candidate for lieutenant governor.
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