New York Mets fans got their first glimpse of a new era Thursday as a reshaped team took the field on Opening Day and as early construction work on Steve Cohen’s casino project came into view outside Citi Field.
Read MoreA 39-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Thursday, marking the first death in the dangerous jail complex this year and the first since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office.
Read MoreThe final steel beam was placed atop Etihad Park in Willets Point on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in not just the stadium’s construction, but that of the new neighborhood soon-to-be built in Queens.
Read MoreThe city still doesn’t have a timeline to open an already-constructed hospital jail ward meant to hold detainees with serious physical illness, despite new leadership in City Hall and the Department of Correction, who say they are fully committed to reversing the massive delay.
Read MoreA former Rikers Island correctional officer who was convicted last December of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday.
Read MoreThe City Council is asking a judge to dismiss Queens Councilmember Vickie Paladino’s suit against the legislative body.
Read MoreLeaders of some of the city’s largest public defense organizations warned last week that without at least $100 million in additional city funding, they’ll risk an exodus of attorneys that would leave low-income New Yorkers struggling to secure legal representation.
Read MoreThe St. John’s Red Storm punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time in a quarter century on Sunday night, after a spectacular buzzer-beater layup pushed them past Kansas.
Read MoreTwo airline pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured after a plane crashed into a firetruck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night.
Read MoreQueens Borough President Donovan Richards wants the state to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations in order to meet the city’s budget deficit and stave off what he says would be catastrophic consequences for the borough caused by the property tax increase threatened by the mayor.
Read MoreThe mayor last week tapped a Queens native with extensive ties to the World’s Borough to lead the city’s Department of Finance, where he’ll guide the collection of more than $50 billion in city revenue each year.
Read MoreTwo Queens congressmembers joined the growing calls against St. John’s University to reverse their controversial decision to cut ties with their long-time faculty unions.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani took a step toward meeting a key campaign promise on Thursday, announcing the creation of an Office of Community Safety.
Read MoreQueens Criminal Courthouse finds itself in a historic moment this Women’s History Month – for the first time, four of its leadership positions are held by women.
Read MoreQueens District Attorney Melinda Katz told lawmakers on Wednesday that her office needs an additional $12.5 million in this year's budget after the mayor’s preliminary spending plan proposed keeping her funding nearly flat.
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