Queens voter turnout drops from last year’s highs but Mamdani effect lingers
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Here’s a snapshot of election day in Queens, where dozens of candidates ran in contested primaries on Tuesday.
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New York’s mandatory retirement age for judges stands after top court ruling
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New York’s mandatory retirement age for judges will remain in place after the state’s top court rejected an argument from a trio of elderly justices who claimed that the retirement rules amounted to a form of discrimination.
Read MoreJustice Sandra Perez inducted into Supreme Court
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Queens Supreme Court Justice Sandra Perez was officially sworn into the bench last week. The judge is a founding member of the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County, which has successfully pushed to get a number of its members elected to the courts in recent years.
Read MoreCourt dismisses one Forest Hills stadium suit, keeps another alive
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Judges in a state appellate court issued rulings in two separate lawsuits against Forest Hills Stadium last week, sending one back to a Queens court for further proceedings while dismissing another.
Read MoreNew Rikers leadership earns praise, but violence persists, report says
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While the federal monitor tasked with tracking conditions on Rikers Island appears optimistic about the leadership of the two new officials in charge of the city’s jails, violence in the troubled complex remains high, the monitor said in a new report.
Read MoreQueens celebrates long-awaited Knicks championship
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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.
Read MoreFamily Court reforms passed by lawmakers
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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.
Read MoreGianaris endorses across Queens – but stays silent about his own successor
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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.
Read MoreSutphin Boulevard deli gets in on Knicks championship spirit
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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.
Read MoreIn AD23 race, all three candidates are seeking their first victory
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Somebody has to win the race for Queens’ 23rd Assembly District.
Read MoreSevere leaks forced seniors out of resource center, pols say
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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.
Read MoreCorrection officers’ union challenges key hire by Rikers remediation manager
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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.
Read MoreCity and County bar associations rate Queens judicial candidates
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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.
Read MoreThe World’s Borough welcomes the World Cup in Jackson Heights
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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.
Read MoreOpinion: The smartest public safety investment New York can make
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“Community-based alternatives to incarceration and post-release reentry programs are proving every day that public safety and decarceration are not competing goals.”
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