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 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 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 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.
Read MoreQueens to get new green medians to help combat severe flooding
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Officials are pouring more than $8 million dollars into three projects to help prevent water from pouring into Queens’ streets.
Read MoreStaten Island’s flag just become law, Queens’ might be next
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The World’s Borough has had its blue and white, flower-adorned flag unofficially representing the county since 1913. It’s a beautiful but rogue banner with no legal legitimacy behind it. But that may soon change.
Read MoreMen behind viral staged Queens car crash sentenced to prison
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The two Brooklyn men responsible for the staged Belt Parkway car crash that went viral last year are heading to prison after admitting they orchestrated a series of similar fake accidents as part of an insurance fraud scheme.
Read MoreCity public defender strikes are over, for now
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In each of the last two years, the city has seen thousands of public defenders walk off the job threatening to upend the city’s court system. It could very well become a reoccurring trend unless the city finds a solution.
Read MoreRemembering a World’s Borough World Cup
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Fans celebrating in bars with loose connections to the country they were supporting, chance subway encounters between rivals on a Queens N train and jubilant celebrations on Steinway Street and outside of historic clubhouses.
Read MoreState’s ban on ICE agreements goes into effect
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Federal agents can no longer use New York police or jails to help detain immigrants after two new laws banning local municipalities from cooperating with federal immigration agents went into effect.
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