Mayor makes vague pitch to turn borough-based jail into mental health treatment facility

Mayor makes vague pitch to turn borough-based jail into mental health treatment facility

Mayor Eric Adams pitched a vague plan to turn one of the city’s proposed – and extremely delayed – borough-based jail facilities into a mental health treatment jail, confusing advocates and lawmakers who say the mayor has thus far resisted calls to support treatment facilities and programs for detainees.

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Monitor says Rikers remains dangerous as judge mulls federal takeover

Monitor says Rikers remains dangerous as judge mulls federal takeover

As a potential federal takeover of Rikers Island looms over the city, a court-appointed monitor said in a highly anticipated report that violence and dysfunction has continued to plague the jail complex and the agency that runs it over much of the past year.

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City of Yes clears Council committees with substantial changes

 City of Yes clears Council committees with substantial changes

The mayor’s sprawling and controversial plan to rework the city’s zoning laws in an effort to encourage more housing construction cleared a major hurdle Thursday after undergoing some significant changes.

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Following Mastro disaster, new corp counsel pick cruises through City Council

Following Mastro disaster, new corp counsel pick cruises through City Council

The City Council on Wednesday had few objections to the mayor’s pick for the city’s top attorney, a sharp contrast from their feelings toward his last pick, Randy Mastro, who withdrew his nomination after an all-day grilling from lawmakers over the summer.

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City Council hangs onto hopes of a QueensLink

City Council hangs onto hopes of a QueensLink

Some members of the City Council are still hanging onto hope that the city will decide to resurrect an old train line that they believe would change South Queens locals’ lives for the better, rather than build a park along the elevated tracks.

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Queens’ 7 train is epicenter of deadly subway surfing trend

Queens’ 7 train is epicenter of deadly subway surfing trend

During a City Council hearing on Monday, city officials said the 7 train is the “overwhelming” epicenter for incidents of subway surfing, a dangerous practice which has resulted in six deaths citywide this year.

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City looks to develop long-abandoned Flushing Airport site

City looks to develop long-abandoned Flushing Airport site

The New York City Economic Development Corporation released a request for proposals last week seeking pitches for a long-term lease or sale of the land where the former airport resided. The proposed development site consists of 80-acres of land along 20th Avenue in College Point.

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‘They need to do more’: Rockaway locals say MTA’s plan to keep them moving during A train stoppage won’t be enough

‘They need to do more’: Rockaway locals say MTA’s plan to keep them moving during A train stoppage won’t be enough

On Thursday night, Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers and the MTA held a town hall in Rockaway to discuss the MTA’s long-slated and much needed repairs on the peninsula portion of the A line and to hear out local concerns. At the town hall, the councilmember and several other locals told the MTA it isn’t going far enough to accommodate riders during the stoppage.

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